Corny Point Lighthouse was a quick stop on our way from Flaherty Beach to our night at Daly Head. A sandy track runs out across the low scrub to the white tower on the point, with the sea on three sides, and ten minutes is all it takes.
What we like
- A white lighthouse on the point
- Coast views both ways
- Free, ten minutes off the road
- Between two bush camps
What we don’t
- No facilities
- Nothing to go inside
About Corny Point LighthouseAbout
The lighthouse stands on the north-west corner of the foot of the Yorke Peninsula, where the west coast turns the corner towards Marion Bay. It’s a working lighthouse, a plain white tower on a low sandy point, and the attraction is the point itself: the coast running away south towards Gleesons Landing and Daly Head on one side, and the open water of Spencer Gulf on the other. There’s nothing to go inside, and no facilities, but the stop is free and the view earns it.
Quick facts
- AddressCorny Point Lighthouse, Corny Point, Yorke Peninsula, SA, AustraliaSee on the trip map →
- Phone receptionPatchy
- FacilitiesParkingLookoutsNo ToiletsNo Drinking WaterNo Shade
- Good to know10 minutes is enoughSandy track, any car in the dryFree
- FeesFree
- 7.8/10Overall rated
Getting There
From the Corny Point township, follow the road out to the point and the lighthouse sign, and a sandy track takes you the last stretch to the parking area below the tower. The sand sits over firm ground, so you shouldn’t need to drop your tyres; ours were already down from the beaches anyway.
Sea on Three SidesSea on three sides
From the base of the tower you have the sea on three sides, the clear blue of the whole west coast, with the coast running away south towards Daly Head. We walked around the tower, took the photos and were back in the car in ten minutes.
Things to Do NearbyThings to do
Daly Head, where we camped that night, is down the west coast past Gleesons Landing, Flaherty Beach near Point Turton was our beach stop before the lighthouse, and Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park is at the toe of the peninsula beyond Marion Bay. The rest of the leg is in our Yorke Peninsula guide.
Summary
A white lighthouse on a sandy point with the coast both ways, free and ten minutes off the road between two of the best bush camps on the peninsula.
A white lighthouse on a low sandy point with the sea on three sides and the coast running away south.
A sandy track, a short walk, a photo, and you’re back on the road to Daly Head. Free, and worth the ten minutes.
- Travellers
- Campers
- 4WD tourers
Yes, for ten minutes. It’s free, a sandy track off the road on the way round the foot, and the point has a view both ways.
Recommended Gear for Corny Point
Nothing is needed for the stop itself, but the beaches either side are: a tyre deflator for the sand, a camp shower for after the swim, water containers for the dry camps, and our Kings 270 Tourer awning for shade on the beach.
