Cockle Creek

What’s special about Cockle Creek?

• Marks the furthest point you can drive south in Australia.
• Beginning (or end) of The South Coast Track- one of Tasmania’s great bushwalks.

Experience a number of excellent walks from Cockle Creek, sheltered among the tranquil coves of Recherche Bay, A short stroll around the foreshore takes you to a whale sculpture and interpretation sign explaining the bay’s whaling history.

Continue to the Fishers Point Navigation Light and Pilot Station Ruins, or take the well-marked track to South East Cape for stunning cliff-top views of the Southern Ocean and Maatsuyker Island.

Cockle Creek was once a thriving settlement of over 2,000 people. The area’s rich human history is reflected in Aboriginal sites, abandoned tramways, gravestones and ruins. This is the entry point to the Southwest National Park, in Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area.

More things to do:

Camping
Fishing

The story of Cockle Creek:

French explorer, Bruni D'Entrecasteaux sailed into Recherche Bay in 1792 on a botanical expedition. The remains of a garden planted by the French were found here in 2003, resulting in the creation of a reserve to protect the area.

Travel directions:

Cockle Creek is two hours’ drive south of Hobart (148 kilometres/92 miles) via Geeveston.