Campground · Wilsons Promontory National Park
A backcountry camp beside white sand and clear water.
Overview
Little Waterloo Bay Camping Area is a remote, walk-in campground on Wilsons Promontory’s eastern coast. Its setting is the white-sand beach and clear blue water, backed by steep forested slopes, lilly pilly trees and large granite boulders. It is a destination for people walking the Southern Prom, not a place to drive up and pitch a tent.
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Plan your stop
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Wilsons Promontory Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Wilsons Promontory 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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Guide
From Refuge Cove, the track is 6.4 km, about two hours one way, and Grade 4, with steep rocky sections and uneven surfaces. It climbs around a rocky headland through stringybark forest; a short detour to Kersops Peak is possible before the descent to North Waterloo Bay and the crossing of a granite headland to Little Waterloo Bay. Parks Victoria also lists foot access from Tidal River or Telegraph Saddle.
Basic tables, a composting toilet and creek water are provided. Treat the water before drinking it. There is no vehicle access, so all camping gear has to come in on foot. The campground sits beside the bay, where the pale sand, clear water, forested slopes and granite boulders are the main reward after the walk.
Wildlife
18 sightingsWedge-tailed EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
29 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
774 sightingsBare-nosed WombatMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
291 sightingsEastern Grey KangarooMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
512 sightingsSwamp WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
20 sightingsIndochinese Hog DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Wilsons Promontory. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateLittle Waterloo Bay to Telegraph Saddle Hike11.9 km · 4.5 hr · At the trailheadCoastal scrub gives way to a steep climb through eucalypt forest.
ChallengingWaterloo Bay to Lightstation Hike9.8 km · 3 hr · At the trailheadA remote coastal climb to a historic station above the sea.
ChallengingRefuge Cove to Little Waterloo Bay Walking Track6.4 km · 2.5 hr · 3.9 km awayA steep headland crossing between two coastal camps
ModerateSealers Cove to Refuge Cove Walking Track6.4 km · 2 hr · 4.9 km awayA rocky rise above Five Mile Beach links two remote coves.
ChallengingSouth Point Track from Roaring Meg7.4 km · 2.5 hr · 6.7 km awayThe mainland's southern tip rewards the long walk in.
ChallengingSealers Cove Walk20 km · 6.5 hr · 7.4 km awayA full-day rainforest walk earns a crescent of quiet beach.
ChallengingSouthern Prom Circuit35.5 km · 11 hr · 7.4 km awayFerny climbs open onto three sheltered coves on the east coast.
ChallengingWilsons Promontory Lightstation Walk19.1 km · 5.5 hr · 7.4 km awayA long forest walk ends at a lighthouse above the sea.Beach · 0.2 km awayLittle Waterloo BayWhite sand, granite boulders, and a real hike to get here.
Beach · 2 km awayWaterloo BayA remote sweep of white sand on the Southern Circuit.
Campground · 3.9 km awayRefuge Cove Camping AreaA secluded cove camp reached by walking track or boat.
Beach · 4 km awayRefuge CoveA secluded white-sand cove reached by foot or boat.
Campground · 4.6 km awayHalfway Hut Hike-in Camping AreaA quiet bush camp beside a hut built for telegraph linesmen.
Campground · 4.9 km awaySealers Cove Camping AreaA beachside camp reached by a 10-kilometre walk.Beach · 5 km awaySealers CoveA pale-sand cove worth the long rainforest walk.
Campground · 6.8 km awayRoaring Meg Camping AreaA fern-gully camp for a long walk to South Point.Parkwolf’s Wilsons Promontory ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
