Top Attractions For PORT CAMPBELL

• Port Campbell National Park - Provides breathtaking coastal views, rugged cliff formations and a fascinating shipwreck trail. Visit the following attractions in the area:
  
  
• Lord Ard Gorge - Visitors can reach the area by climbing down the cliff steps. Watch out for the nearby landforms including the Blowhole, Elephant Rock and Mutton Bird Island.
  
  
• London Bridge - Once an amazing double arch rock formation formed by wind and wave action. However, in 1990, one of the arches plunged into the sea. The Arch – Formed due to sea action over many, many years.
  
  
• The Grotto - Named due to the constant wind and wave action.
  
  
• Twelve Apostles - View these amazing rock formations that exist as a result of wind and wave action. Interpretive information and viewing platforms will enhance your visit to this part of the magnificent coastline.
  
  
• Trading Company - Displays of Australian art and craft such as pottery, woodwork, paintings and jewellery.
  
  
• Glenample Historic Homestead - Built in 1869 by pioneer – Hugh Gibson, this house now contains displays about the Loch Ard story and early history of the area.
  
  
• Picnic Areas - There are picnic areas in Port Campbell opposite the hotel, beside the Gellibrand River at Princetown and at the Glenample Homestead.
  
  

Top Activities For PORT CAMPBELL

• Walking - There are three self guided walks around the Lord Ard Gorge Area:
  
  
• The Wreck of the Lord Ard - This walk tells the tragic story of the Loch Ard shipwreck from the wreck site to the cemetery.
  
  
• Living on the Edge - Discover life on the edge of the sheer cliffs.
  
  
• Beach Walk - A fine walk along Newfield Bay, Gibson’s Beach and the Gellibrand estuary.
  
  
• Swimming - The bay at Port Campbell is a safe area for swimming.
  
  
• Diving - When the sea is calm, there is excellent wreck and reef diving off the Port Campbell National Park.
  
  
• Fishing - Popular spots include Curdies Inlet, Gellibrand River, Newfield Bay and the Port Campbell Jetty.
  
  
• Canoeing - The Gellibrand River is ideal for canoeing with access from the picnic ground at Princetown.
  
  
• Birdwatching - The heathlands and low coastal scrub are particularly good for birdwatching as is Muttonbird Island with its resident muttonbirds and short-tailed shearwaters.
  
  
• Scenic flights over the Twelve Apostles, Lochard Gorge and London Bridge. -