Attraction

Yorke Peninsula

Windara Reef

Yorke Peninsula

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Windara Reef is the first of its kind in South Australia and the largest in Australia. Windara Reef is a shellfish restoration reef in the Gulf St Vincent.

Windara Reef offers excellent fishing for recreational anglers, with species including King George Whiting and Snapper.

The reef is named Windara Reef after the Narungga name for the eastern section of Yorke Peninsula, which is one of the 4 clans making up Narungga. It is located 1km off the Rogues Point coast, 7km south of Ardrossan and is at a water depth of 8-10 metres.

The 4-hectare site is the first construction phase of Windara Reef, and is made of 60 custom-made concrete structures and over 800 tones of Yorke Peninsula limestone, covered with Pacific Oyster shells and juvenile native oysters

A miniature version of the reef is located on the clifftop at the end of Main Street in Ardrossan. It shows the structure of the reef below the surface, and there is a brief explanation to read.

Facilities

Carpark
Family Friendly
Picnic Area

Price

Free

The Yorke Peninsula is the traditional lands of the Narungga (Nharangga) people, who have lived on, and cared for, this country since the beginning of time. We work, live and travel on Nharannga Banggara [Country], and we take time away from those pursuits to acknowledge and pay our deep respects to the Nharangga Elders of the past and present. 

Today, it is essential that we continue to care for and protect our spectacular natural environment. Tread lightly and leave no trace. Learn more about responsible and respectful travel on Yorke Peninsula.