1. WEST STRAHAN BEACH – This beach has an even sandy bottom and virtually no shelving.

2. WATER TOWER HILL – (Scenic lookout) Situated a few hundred meters from the motel entrance and being one of the higher parts of the town area.

3. PEOPLES PARK – A pleasant, natural forest area bordering botanical creek with toilets and BBQ areas.

4. HOGARTH FALLS – Set amidst typical West Coast rainforest, the falls are a 30 minute walk from the entrance gates at Peoples Park.

5. SAND DUNES – 12km north of Strahan along the Strahan-Zeehan highway.

6. SWAN BASIN – The basin is situated 6 km from Strahan along the road to Macquarie Heads and is a natural habitat for a variety of birdlife and water fowl.

7. MAQUARIE HEADS – The harbour entrance is situated 10 km west of Strahan.

8. OCEAN BEACH – A 33km expance of sandy beach only 6 km west of Strahan. The nearest landfall west of South America.

9. MUTTON BIRD ROOKERY – (Ocean Beach). Each year in October the mutton birds (Puffinus tenuirostris) return from their winter migration to breed on Ocean Beach. Daily at dawn, a parent bird leaves the nest (a burrow in the sand) and flies out to sea to feed. At dusk the sky is suddenly clouded as hundreds of birds return to their nests, guided by the calls of their mates and young chicks waiting at the burrow entrance. A sight not to be missed. The birds migrate to Japan and South East Asia in mid April. Care and attention should be taken around the rookeries, so as not to collapse burrows by walking on them. Interpretive information has been established.

10. STRAHAN VISITOR CENTRE– Featuring the internationally acclaimed exhibition “West Coast Reflections” and Tasmania’s Longest running play “The Ship that Never Was”. (Charges apply)

 

 

 

 

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