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Fisherman's Point, Lincoln National Park

Fishermans Point, Lincoln National Park
Fisherman's Point is another established campground within Lincoln National Park.      It takes around 30-40 minutes from the entrance of the National Park to reach this spot and is on a point, overlooking 2 very pretty beaches, and provides some beautiful outlooks for campers.

Access is via paved and unsealed roads in the park, but is suitable for 2WD the entire way.   The campground is made up of 8 sites, but they are not clearly defined sites in most cases, so it's pretty much, set up wherever you like, though some areas do have a picnic table.    

The turn off to the campground is well sign posted, but a very rocky entrance with lots of jutting rocks, which makes anyone in a 2WD a little more hesitant at this part of the trip!


At time of writing, there were no bookings available, but since then, bookings are required.    

You can find out about costs and how to book at the link: 

  
https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Eyre_Peninsula/lincoln-national-park#fees

Based on the above change to getting a campsite, some of the information below may not be as relevant. ​
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Campground

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View from Fishermans Point Campground
As mentioned, this is an 8 site campground and a popular one.         

It's suitable for camper trailers and tents - but caravans are going to be a lot more limited here in finding a spot that is large enough to accommodate them as the sites are not overly large.   When we visited there were no caravans here, but maybe in off  peak times your ability to find a suitable spot would be easier, but generally, I think caravans should give this campground a miss.

As the sites are on a point, you are very susceptible to the wind, with some campsites being considerably exposed to the elements, especially all of those that had views!    We camped in a storm, on the point, and it was a bad night in the tent!   The winds were ferocious, coupled with heavy rain and one of our tents did not make it through the night!!

The couple of sites tucked in the middle of the point, were protected by the trees and scrub , but they didn't have the outlook, so when setting up, do check the weather as it might affect your campsite choice.

The ground for setting up tents is tricky.     Some sites were incredibly rocky making pegging out your tent, a real challenge, and other sites were sandy, which can also be challenging.  Not all sites are level, and after the storm, the huge puddles at one campsite would have caused your belongings to float away.  Keep an eye on the weather is the key lesson we learned from our time at the camp.




Camping on the beach for 4WD's is possible - there is a road just past the main entrance to the campground to access beach.



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Campsite at Fishermans Point
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Campsite with picnic table at Fishermans Point

The following campsite,  is a challenging one, but with great views.   

Not level, all rocks (even the sandy section wasn't really that sandy;  rocks about 2 cm under the surface), and exposed to the elements, with no shade.   Not ideal from the sounds of it, but the views had the 'wow' factor.    Access to this part of the campsite was 4WD only.  Suitable for small tents, and swags.  Possibly a camper trailer??   Definitely not for caravans, and no trees - so no good for hammock campers.





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Sandy campsite, good for all camping styles.
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Tent/hammock campers only in this site.
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Camper trailer/tent campsite - not completely level
What stood out about this campground, is that it is a great location, and the campsites are quite varied in terms of privacy, shade and suitability.

There is good shade at most of them.  If you visit on non peak times, you will have the best choice and could be the only one there!    

When we visited, some campers were right next to each other with no screening,  others were tucked away by themselves.    There are no big sites, so group camping isn't really something you can do here.


 



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Tent/hammock campers campsite

Amenities

There is 1 toilet block in the middle of the Point - 1 male drop toilet, 1 female drop toilet.

BYO your toilet paper, and a peg for your nose, as the female toilet was hideous.  It stank so much, and was filthy.   I don't know if its always like this, but it was very bad on our visit.

There is a water tank (treat all water before use), but was empty when we visited, so please remember to bring in all your water supplies.  


Campfire restrictions apply at all campsites and to find out if you are allowed to have one when you visit, please check this page for the latest information in regards to when  and where campfires are permitted

Generators are allowed between 9am and 9pm.  Please be considerate of your neighbours.   We only heard 1 generator when we were there, and the owners only ran for a short time, and we were some distance from it, which we were thankful about.   Everyone else seemed to be using solar panels for their power needs.

Activities

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Being called Fishermans Point, there were quite a few people doing rock fishing around the point.   There level of success varied from what we could see, but it's a very peaceful spot to drop a line.

The beaches on either side of the point (as seen at the top of this page) are beautiful.   Clean water, safe swimming beaches, and perfect on a warm day for family dips.    

Great rock pools at the end of the point, which provided hours of entertainment for our children.    Though note of caution - blue ringed octopuses are found here, and under rocks and swimming in the rock pools, so please take care.   Apart from that, you have loads of other sea creatures to look at.

Plenty of bird life, though I don't know names of most of the birds that were hanging around, except for the large pelicans and herons.   But if you are by the water, there is always something to see and this campground is a great one for sitting near the water's edge, just chilling out.


Other campgrounds in Lincoln NP are:

Surfleet Cove

September Beach


Engine Point


Donington Beach

Spalding Cove


Taylors Landing


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