Lakeside Beach

Lakeside Beach does not have lifeguards or any other amenities except a toilet and a few picnic tables, so plan your trip accordingly.

Lakeside Beach offers many fun activities, including swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling, fishing, bushwalking, and hiking.  If you are planning to go into the water, the beach has a safe swimming area.  The beach offers amazing opportunities for snorkelers and divers to explore the large coral bombies that are home to an abundance of marine life, including large rays, gropers, sharks, turtles, and a wide variety of fish species within the Lakeside Sanctuary Zone.  There is a designated snorkeling area, which is around 500 meters south along the beach, where you can see the Lakeside Sanctuary marker (yellow posts) and two in-water Sanctuary markers (yellow buoys), and you can explore the underwater world for 150 meters before returning to your original entry point.  Hikers can enjoy the nearby hiking trails, which offer unique insights into the local biodiversity.  Anglers may catch a wide variety of fish, including coral trout, mackerel, and emperor fish. It is perfect for visitors looking for a tranquil experience, as this beach sees fewer visitors than other nearby beaches.  There is a nearby lakeside campground, popularly known as Mesa Campground, where visitors may book a lakeside camp to enjoy an incredible camping experience.   Dogs are not allowed on the beach, and the beach is open from sunrise until sunset.

Lakeside Beach does not offer an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Lakeside Beach is easy - the beach has a small parking lot located near Yardie Creek Road.  Visitors must pay eight dollars per person as an admission fee to access Cape Range National Park.

The Baiyungu, Thalanyji, and Yinigurdira Aboriginal people were the traditional owners of the region and made a great contribution to preserving the flora and fauna of Cape Range National Park.

There are many attractions near Lakeside Beach.    Jurabi Turtle Centre is home to four species of sea turtles found along the North West Cape and provides unique insight into the nesting habits, their lifecycle, and threats they face through interesting information displays and guided tours.  Cape Range National Park is spread over 50,581 hectares and is home to rugged limestone ranges, deep gorges, coastal cliffs, beaches, reefs, lagoons, mangroves, arid shrublands, and islands.  Visitors can enjoy many fun activities, including swimming, snorkeling, diving, fishing, bushwalking, camping, and wildlife viewing.  Ningaloo Marine Park is home to the famous Ningaloo Reef, which is considered one of the world's largest fringing coral reefs.  It attracts many nature enthusiasts who can enjoy snorkeling and diving by exploring the vibrant coral formations and diverse marine life.  Vlamingh Head Lighthouse is a more than hundred-year-old lighthouse positioned on a cliff overlooking Lighthouse Bay, and it was the former site of a World War II radar station and anti-aircraft positions.  Visitors can spot humpback whales and enjoy incredible views of the North West Cape, especially during the sunsets.  If you are looking for another nearby attraction, Mandu Mandu Gorge is a three-kilometer-long hiking trail that meanders through a rocky creek bed that runs deep into a gorge that is known for its ancient Aboriginal rock art.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants within a 44-minute drive of Lakeside Beach.  Whalers Restaurant is an upscale restaurant that serves eggs, burritos, pancakes, salads, burgers, pasta, seafood, pork, meat, and poultry dishes.  Exhale Exmouth serves delicious salads, eggs, pancakes, crepes, waffles, burgers, sandwiches, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  Adrift Cafe offers an outdoor seating area and serves amazing salads, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, seafood, meat, pork, and poultry dishes.  The BBQ Father & Deli serves amazing Italian food, including pizzas, pasta, sandwiches, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, Planet Burgers Exmouth serves burgers, falafel, nachos, tacos, tortillas, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Lakeside Beach, there are many great options nearby.   If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Exmouth Escape Resort is 46 minutes away by car and offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a wading pool, a boat-washdown area, and a restaurant.  A more affordable hotel is the 4-Star Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort, Exmouth, which has many amenities, including an outdoor pool, a fitness room, a playground, and a seafood restaurant.  Another moderately priced option is the 4-Star RAC Exmouth Cape Holiday Park, which offers a few amenities, including an outdoor pool and a restaurant.  A more reasonably priced option is the 3-Star Ningaloo Lodge Exmouth, which offers a few amenities, including an outdoor pool, a game room, and a terrace with a barbecue grill facility.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby hotel, the Potshot Hotel Resort offers several amenities, including an outdoor pool, a barbecue grill facility, and a restaurant.