Memory Cove

Memory Cove is a secluded sandy cove within the Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area at the southern tip of Lincoln National Park on the Lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Accessible only by high-clearance 4WD via a locked gate with limited daily vehicle access, it offers a pristine beach, clear waters and low-impact bush camping. Named by Matthew Flinders in 1802, it is notable for its wilderness setting and remote coastal landscape.

Visitors can expect a remote, undeveloped cove with a curved sandy beach, clear turquoise water, granite headlands and surrounding mallee and coastal bushland within a Wilderness Protection Area. Access is via a rough 4WD track through Lincoln National Park requiring a hired gate key. Facilities are minimal with designated campsites, pit toilets and picnic tables. Activities centre on beach use, swimming, snorkelling, fishing, short walks and nature observation in a quiet, isolated setting with no shops or piped water.