Best Beaches In & Near Esperance
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1. Twilight Beach
jackoscage Travel time from Esperance: approx 0.5 hrs
One of the closest beaches to Esperance in Western Australia is Twilight Beach, which lies just ten minutes west by road. Two large car parks make it easy to pull over and enjoy all the beach has to offer, which includes beautiful views of a rock formation just offshore, white sands, and azure waters that attract both swimmers and surfers.
Facing southeast, Twilight Beach continues for an incredible 3.2 kilometres in… read more »
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2. Blue Haven Beach
Graeme Churchard Travel time from Esperance: approx 0.5 hrs
Blue Haven Beach gets its name by being more protected from the wind than many of its neighbouring reaches of white sand, as well as from having exquisite blue waters. Accessed via Twilight Beach Road, Blue Haven Beach begins its run of 1.4 kilometres on the western side of Chapmans Peak, and continues until it meets a headland of solid granite.
The western end of Blue Haven Beach is its access… read more »
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3. Lucky Bay
Stan Feldman Travel time from Esperance: approx 1 hr
Lucky Bay is reputed to be Australia's whitest beach, making it an idyllic beach to visit with its pristine sand and aquamarine water. Views from the beach look out across the Recherche Archipelago, adding further to the natural beauty.
Stretching for 5km, Lucky Bay is one of a series of beaches and coves along the Cape Le Grand National Park coastline. You'll usually have the beach almost to yourself, making it… read more »
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4. Hellfire Bay
eileenmak Travel time from Esperance: approx 0.5 hrs
Situated within the protected bounds of Cape Le Grand National Park, Hellfire Beach doesn't give away its secrets easily. Almost hidden among giant slabs of granite, this lesser known stretch of sand has some of the clearest waters in the area.
Approximately 60 kilometres east of the town of Esperance, opposite Frenchman's Peak, this secluded coastal spot is backed by high dunes. Its white sand is so fine that it squeaks… read more »
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5. Thistle Cove
© GrahameReadwin Travel time from Esperance: approx 1 hr
Not everyone is lucky enough to have a beach as gorgeous as this named after them. Thistle Cove takes its name from the master of a ship surveying this area of coast alongside Flinders in 1802.
Still largely as Flinders and Thistle would have found it, Thistle Cove is wild, undeveloped, and free of crowds as a result. Its facilities are limited to a single picnic table close to Whistling Rock,… read more »
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6. Wharton Beach
© alfotokunst Travel time from Esperance: approx 1 hr
Located within Cape Le Grand National Park, around an hour's driving time from Esperance, Wharton Beach is best known for its surf. Facing south and forming a semicircle 4.5 kilometres in total length, this white-sand beach is home to some of the areas most consistent and manageable waves. The waves tend to be best towards the centre and western end of the beach. At the eastern end there tend to… read more »
