Stenhouse Bay, Innes National Park - Panoramic Earth Virtual Tour

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Stenhouse Bay (Browns Beach)

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Stenhouse Bay - FURTHER INFORMATION

Stenhouse Bay - Innes National Park visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Stenhouse Bay' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from South Australia.

Stenhouse Bay is a small settlement at the southern end of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, on the eastern side of Innes National Park. It is named after Andrew Stenhouse who founded the Permascite Manufacturing Company in the area in the 1920's, mining gypsum, which was exported to other parts of Australia.

Once the gypsum mining industry moved on, much of the town was demolished by the South Australian Government, except for a few houses used by Innes National Park rangers. Today, Stenhouse Bay is once again becoming popular for walkers and those visiting and camping in the park, many staying in Stenhouse Bay Campground.

The coastline around Stenhouse Bay is stunning, forming many of the activities in the area:

Whale Watching - popular activity, possible from the cliffs in the winter months.

Thomson/Pfitzner Plaster Trail - hiking trail from Stenhouse Bay to historic Inneston town along an old wooden railway line, about 2 hour return.

Stenhouse Bay Lookout Walk - starts at the jetty car park, a 2 km loop around the cliff tops on a formed trail through low closed coastal heath, about 1 hr return.

Browns Beach to Gym Beach Walk - 2 hours each way over high sand dunes with plenty of bird life and flora on the way.

Fishing - a variety of fish can be caught of Stenhouse Bay Jetty, and the annual salmon run along Browns Beach offers good angling.

Cape Spencer Lighthouse - 7km from Stenhouse Bay, set on top of dramatic cliffs with stunning views along the coast.

Cutloose Coopers Yorke's Classic - Surfing event in Stenhouse Bay attracting some of the best surfers in Australia. The bay has several highly recommended surfing spots.