Yardie Creek

Located on the western coast of Cape Range National Park in Western Australia, Yardie Creek has a small beige sand beach.   Yardie Creek is actually a permanent water hole that meanders through red limestone cliffs on both sides and is popularly known as the Yardie Creek Gorge.  It is famous for its unique geological formations, rugged landscapes, diverse wildlife, and incredible views.  Yardie Creek is part of Cape Range National Park, which preserves the fragile ecosystem, including rugged limestone ranges, deep gorges, coastal cliffs, beaches, reefs, shrublands, and islands.

Yardie Creek does not have lifeguards but offers a few other amenities, including restrooms and a picnic area.

Yardie Creek offers many fun activities, including swimming, sunbathing, bushwalking, hiking, boat cruising, picnicking, camping, kayaking, and canoeing.    If you are planning to go into the water, the beach has a safe swimming area, but it is worth noting that the creek itself is not suitable for swimming.  The water near the creek is shallow, which is ideal for canoes, kayaks, and small boats.  Anglers may catch a wide variety of fish in the water near the creek.  If you enjoy watching wildlife, you may spot the threatened black-flanked rock wallaby, euros, red kangaroos, sea eagles, and ospreys.  Additionally, visitors may enjoy a boat cruise down the gorge to watch the wildlife that inhabits the small caves on the cliff faces.  To make reservations, visit online.  Hikers can enjoy the nearby hiking trail, namely Yardie Nature Walk, which offers unique insights into the local biodiversity.  If you enjoy camping, there is a campground with 10 tent campsites near the beach that offer a few amenities, including restrooms.  Visitors have to pay 15 dollars per person to reserve a campsite.   It is an ideal place for visitors looking for a quiet beach experience.   Dogs are not allowed here, and it is open from sunrise until sunset.

Yardie Creek does not offer an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Yardie Creek is easy - the beach has a parking lot located at the end of Yardie Creek Road.  After parking, visitors have to walk in a southeast direction for ten minutes to access the beach.  It is important to note that 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 Yardie Creek.  Cape Range National Park is spread over 50581 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.  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.  Milyering Discovery Center provides unique insight into the nature, habitat, flora, and fauna of the Cape Range Peninsula through interesting exhibitions, information displays, nature trails, aquariums, touch pools, and guided tours.  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.    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 one-hour drive of Yardie Creek.  Whalers Restaurant is an upscale restaurant that serves eggs, burritos, pancakes, salads, burgers, pasta, seafood, pork, meat, and poultry dishes.  Cadillacs Bar & Grill serves amazing burgers, pizzas, pasta, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  Exhale Exmouth serves delicious salads, eggs, pancakes, crepes, waffles, burgers, sandwiches, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  Mutts Cafe offers an outdoor seating area and serves amazing salads, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, ice creams, and smoothies.   If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, The Shack Exmouth serves seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Yardie Creek, there are many great options nearby.   If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Exmouth Escape Resort is one hour 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.