Accommodation

Newland Head Conservation Park

Located on the southern coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, Newland Head Conservation Park is a popular destination for bird watching, surfing, fishing and is home to one of the most memorable sections of the Wild South Coast Way.

The park protects two long beaches, Waitpinga and Parsons, as well as the scenic Waitpinga Cliffs and surrounding mallee heath vegetation. Follow the walking trails alongside the rolling sand dunes and rugged cliffs which provide panoramic views of Waitpinga Creek, Encounter Marine Park, the Pages in Backstairs Passage and Kangaroo Island.

After a day of exploring, set up camp at Waitpinga Campground or Natunyuru Ngawanthi (Sand Dunes campground) and enjoy the distant sound of waves rolling onto the beach.

Due to strong rips and hidden gutters, the park’s beaches are not suitable for swimming.

  • Natunyuru Ngawanthi (Sand Dunes campground)

    Pro­nounced Nut-un-yoo-roo Ngah-wun-thee and locat­ed on the Wild South Coast Way on the Hey­sen Trail in New­land Head Con­ser­va­tion Park, this is a hik­er-only camp­ground. Sur­round­ed by coastal white mallee, this camp­ground pro­vides a seclud­ed area to relax after tra­vers­ing the coastal cliffs or long sandy beach­es. The mallee canopy pro­vides a per­fect envi­ron­ment for the small orchids that thrive here and the echid­nas that wan­der through search­ing for their next meal. Facil­i­ties include a camp shel­ter with tables, bench and basin and near­by toi­let. Camp­fires are pro­hib­it­ed at all times. Camp­ing capac­i­ty is max­i­mum 20 guests with 10 allo­cat­ed camp­sites (max­i­mum 2 peo­ple per site). Camp­sites are com­pact­ed earth. Unpow­ered. This is a hik­er-only camp­site with no vehi­cle park­ing or access

    If you are leav­ing a vehi­cle in Deep Creek Nation­al Park overnight, you must pay a one-off vehi­cle day entry fee for camp­ing in the park. Vehi­cles may only be parked at day vis­i­tor areas.

  • Waitpinga campground

    A short walk from Wait­pin­ga Beach (where there are ide­al con­di­tions for surf­ing or a spot of fish­ing, but not suit­able for swim­ming), this camp­ground is shel­tered from the wind where you can camp among the mallee or in open areas pro­tect­ed by shrubs. It is an unal­lo­cat­ed camp­ground and vehi­cles have to be parked at car park­ing bays. There are a num­ber of walk­ing trails start­ing from this campground.

    Access 2WD and 4WD.
    Suit­able for tents or swags.
    Facil­i­ties: flush­ing toi­lets, com­mu­nal gas BBQ, pic­nic shel­ter and tables, rain­wa­ter tank.
    Camp­fires not per­mit­ted through­out the year.
    Num­ber of camp­sites, unal­lo­cat­ed — max­i­mum of 28 vehicles.
    Unpowered.