Marino Rocks

Marino Rocks is a rocky coastal beach and foreshore in the suburb of Marino within the City of Marion, about 16 km southwest of Adelaide on the Gulf St Vincent coastline. It is notable for its exposed limestone and sandstone rocks, intertidal rock pools, and scenic coastal cliffs. The beach forms part of Adelaide's southern metropolitan coastline and is valued for fishing, snorkelling, photography and coastal walking.

Visitors can expect a rugged, rocky shoreline with limestone platforms, boulders and small sandy patches rather than a long sandy beach. The setting includes coastal cliffs, clear shallow water at low tide with rock pools, and views across Gulf St Vincent. There is a foreshore reserve with walking paths connecting to the Coast to Vines Trail and Marino Conservation Park. Visitors can explore rock platforms at low tide, fish from the rocks, snorkel in calm conditions, and walk along the coastal trail.

The Marino coastline lies on the traditional lands of the Kaurna people. European settlement in the Marino area developed in the 19th century with coastal quarrying and later suburban development. The rocky foreshore has been retained as public coastal reserve and is part of Adelaide's conserved metropolitan coastline.

The area is part of Kaurna Country and holds cultural significance for the Kaurna people as part of the Gulf St Vincent coastline. Today it is valued as a local recreational and natural coastal landscape for the Marino and Marion community.