Fitzgerald bay whyalla

Bendleby Ranges 5 Ratings. Port Germein Caravan Park 0 Ratings. BBQ Areas Powered sites. Mt Remarkable National Park 0 Ratings. Post a review. Listing type Campsite. Phone Show number. Website Visit. Coles Express Whyalla Free camp Ideal for self-contained travellers who need a basic place to stay, free camps provide limited or no amenities.

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An information bay is provided for visitors. Liquid hydrocarbons - oil, condensate and LPG - are mixed at Moomba and pumped through a km underground pipeline to Port Bonython where the liquids are split into their various components by a distillation process. Port Bonython commenced operation in and crude oil, napthas, propane and butane LPG , are produced and held in storage tanks with capacities of , barrels, before being pumped along a 2.

Approximately 20kms northeast of Whyalla, Fitzgerald Bay offers stunning views of the blue gulf waters framed by picturesque hills and Southern Flinders Ranges. Semi-desert vegetation reaches to the beaches that are mainly formed by pebbles, sand and a line of mangroves. The scenic drive extends approximately 20kms north to the uppermost holiday shack area of Douglas Point. The first section from the turn off to Fitzgerald Bay is a sealed road while the remainder is a gravel surface.

Fitzgerald Bay was home to a kingfish farm operator. The sea cages are still visible from the shoreline. The Freycinet heritage trail starts here. Bush camping is available at Fitzgerald Bay in three designated areas. At the T junction where the sealed road becomes a dirt road, if you turn left and travel for approximately 1. This area is fairly basic and without any facilities.

If you continue approximately 1. Alternatively, if you turn right at the T junction and travel for approximately 3. There are only 2 other places in the world registered with similar Shingle Ridges being in Egypt and Scotland. A geological phenomenon, these stranded shingle beach deposits have been traced over a distance of some 50kms from near the head of Spencer Gulf southwards along its western shore to Stony Point, and provide a distinctive geological feature which is believed to date back to the Pleistocene period.