Eyre Peninsula Spring Wildflowers

The Eyre Peninsula's coastal heathlands and mallee scrub deliver one of SA's most diverse spring wildflower displays against the backdrop of the Southern Ocean. Lincoln National Park on the southern tip is the centrepiece — banksias, grevilleas, native orchids, and massed everlastings carpet the clifftops and dunes, while grey kangaroos and emus move through the flowering understorey. The combination of turquoise water, white beaches, and spring colour is as photogenic as anywhere in Australia. The display typically begins with wattles in late July and peaks through September as the heathland reaches full flower. A beautiful, relatively uncrowded alternative to the more famous wildflower destinations further north.

Lincoln National Park, 25 km south of Port Lincoln via Proper Bay Rd and Lincoln NP entrance (sealed). Free car park at the Surfleet Cove day-use area and Spalding Cove. The Stamford Hill Loop and the Nine Mile Creek trail system pass through the best heathland. Venus Bay Conservation Park (further north, near Venus Bay township via Venus Bay Rd) is a productive alternative. National Parks SA entry fee applies for Lincoln NP.