Sitting on the north west tip of Yorke Peninsula, Corny Point is a comfortable three hour drive from Adelaide. This delightful seaside town offers great surfing and boat fishing, beautiful north-facing swimming beaches and bays that are perfect for the family. Surfers are within 15 minutes drive of some of the best surfing spots including Rock Pool, Salmon Hole, Daly Head and Berry Bay.
Enjoy a wide variety of water sports, time to relax and some amazing scenery with great coastal drives. It’s an easy drive from Corny Point to Marion Bay and then onto Stenhouse Bay and glorious Innes National Park, making Corny Point the perfect base for exploring the ‘foot’ of Yorke Peninsula.
Attractions:
Scenic drives include the famous lighthouse at Corny Point, Berry Bay, Point Deburg, Point Annie, Swincer Rocks, Gleesons Landing, Daly Head and Gym Beach.
The Corny Point Lighthouse which was completed in 1882, is 12.2 metres high. Built of local limestone, it was initially serviced by a head keeper and assistant. The lighthouse ceased being manned in 1920. The ancient rocks near the lighthouse are believed to be around 1800 million years old.
Local tip: One of the peninsula’s most spectacular drives is from Corny Point to Berry Bay, a stunning beach and a drawcard for surfers.
It was named Corny Point by Captain Flinders in 1802 due to the fact that it looks like a growth on the toe of the Yorke Peninsula.