Yorke Peninsula Attractions

The boot-shaped Yorke Peninsula to the west of Adelaide lies between Spencer Gulf in the west and Gulf St Vincent in the east. Around 1860 rich deposits of copper were found at Wallaroo, Moonta and Kadina and a mining boom developed, during which many Cornish miners came to the area. Mining was abandoned in the 1920s, and only a few ruins remain as reminders of past activity. This is now a grain-growing region.

The east coast of the peninsula is particularly beautiful. There are safe bathing beaches on the west coast.