Beach · Booderee National Park
A sandy shore pause on Booderee’s long headland circuit.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Booderee Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Booderee National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Steamers Beach: The Walk to the Cove“You're approaching the car park for Steamers Beach, an isolated shore below high cliffs and steep dunes.”
Plays as you drive up to Blacks Harbour in the Parkwolf Booderee Tour Guide.
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Guide
Blacks Harbour is a small natural bay with an adjacent sandy beach, reached by a short marked side trail from the St Georges Headland Circuit. It's a stop to break up the walk and spend a little time by the water, not a drive-up beach. I'd include it if you're already taking on the circuit; the harbour works best as one pause in the bigger walk.
The circuit leaves from Steamers Beach car park and loops for 11.4 km. Give it around four hours to visit the main sites. Blacks Harbour's side trail is described as short, but its length and grade aren't listed separately, so plan around the whole circuit rather than treating it as a timed spur. The loop returns via Blacks Waterhole. Bring food and water and stay on marked tracks.
The bay and its little sandy shore are the payoff here. Stand back on the sand for the wider bay view, or include a strip of sand in the foreground to give a water photo a sense of place.
Wildlife
202 sightingsGrey KangarooMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
26 sightingsEchidnaMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
16 sightingsRed-necked WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
116 sightingsSwamp WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
93 sightingsKookaburraMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
22 sightingsYellow-tailed Black CockatooMost seen around 5 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Booderee. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateSteamers Beach Walk4.6 km · 2 hr · 3.5 km awayA shaded bush track ends on an isolated, cliff-backed beach.
ModerateBooderee Circuit Trail11.4 km · 4 hr · 3.5 km awayFrom eucalypt shade to sea cliffs and Blacks Waterhole.
ModerateSt Georges Head Trail13.8 km · 5 hr · 3.5 km awayOcean cliffs after miles of quiet, undulating management track.
EasyCave Beach to Bherwerre Beach Walk1.8 km · 45 min · 3.7 km awayA short walk from Cave Beach through Ryans Swamp to Bherwerre Beach.
ModerateCave Beach to Bherwerre Beach Fire Trail Loop Walk2.8 km · 1 hr · 3.8 km awayRyans Swamp to Bherwerre Beach, then back by fire trail.
EasyForest Walk1.3 km · 30 min · 4.9 km awayA ferny garden loop with Lake McKenzie views in half an hour.
EasyTelegraph Creek Nature Trail2.4 km · 1 hr · 5.6 km awayAn easy loop through creekside forest, swamp and spring heath.
EasyStony Creek Walk0.5 km · 45 min · 5.7 km awayA quick walk to a sheltered rocky creek inlet.
Beach · 0.6 km awayKittys BeachA 50 m beach reached by a long headland walk.
Beach · 0.8 km awayWhiting BeachA 50-metre beach with a waterfall that doesn't always run.
Sight · 1 km awayKittys PointRocky ocean outcrops reward a long headland walk.
Sight · 1.5 km awayCorangamiteA short spur reaches rocky cliffs above open water.
Beach · 1.6 km awaySummercloud BayA community surf spot with public ramp and picnic access.
Sight · 1.6 km awaySt Georges HeadThe payoff is jagged rock outcrops at the ocean’s edge.
Sight · 2.3 km awayBrooks LookoutWide sea views worth adding to a longer headland walk.
Beach · 3.2 km awaySteamers BeachA dramatic cove, reached by a steep forest walk and stairs.Parkwolf’s Booderee ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
