Crayfish Creek: Beach Sections and Boat Launch

Crayfish Creek has several clearly distinct beach sections. If you are looking for hotels for a stay in the area, the beaches’ length, location, and characteristics give you a concrete sense of the shoreline. The boat launch at Beach T 1003 adds another way to use the water.

Beaches and Getting Around

Beach T 1000 is a 100 m stretch of sand and rocks in the high-water area. Beach T 1001 is a 150 m beach on the west side of the mouth of Crayfish Creek. A bridge crosses Crayfish Creek 50 m west of Beach T 1001. After major roadworks or weather events, check the condition of the bridge on site.

Beach T 1003 also includes a 150 m stretch of sand in the high-water area. For Beach T 1001, the 150 m refers to the beach; for Beach T 1003, it specifically refers to the stretch of sand. Beach T 1000, in turn, is described as a combination of sand and rocks.

Beach T 1003 is on the eastern side of the small settlement of Crayfish Creek. There is a small inlet lined with rocks, and the beach faces east. Rocks and reefs reduce the wave height here to 0.5 m, while surf conditions remain variable. Boats are launched at Beach T 1003; conditions for doing so can vary.

Surf Life Saving Australia currently provides no services at Crayfish Creek Beach (W 2). If you plan to swim, check the current conditions again before going in the water.

More to Explore in the Wider Destination of Circular Head Council

The wider destination of Circular Head Council has other distinct nature and culture attractions. The Nut Summit Circuit is a 2.7-kilometre loop over the plateau and takes about an hour. The Nut State Reserve is a breeding area for short-tailed shearwaters, peregrine falcons, Australian kestrels, and little penguins. It also protects significant Tasmanian Aboriginal and historical heritage sites. At Godfrey’s Beach, a purpose-built, red-lit platform lets visitors watch little penguins come ashore and head to their burrows at night.

Rocky Cape National Park is primarily a day-trip destination and is best explored on foot. Its landscape includes sea caves, rock pools, and remote beaches suitable for fishing and swimming. Walking conditions and facilities may change.

The Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area encompasses a large part of Tasmania’s extensive peatlands, as well as some of the state’s largest dune fields. It can be explored in regular and four-wheel-drive vehicles, by canoe, and on foot; conditions on vehicle tracks may change. The area is part of the traditional lands of the four clans Peerapper, Manegin, Tarkiner, and Peternidic of the North West nation.

The Circular Head Heritage Centre has an extensive collection of fossils and geological samples. It also displays local Aboriginal cultural objects, historic machinery, and household items.

Discover more destinations: Marrawah, Arthur River.

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