Jurien Bay

Jurien Bay is a destination in Western Australia, Australia (AU). More information is expected to be added here.

The town is small enough to walk around but most sights are at some distance. You need your own wheels with 4WD for these.

See

The jetty is the 162 m fishing and strolling pier completed in 2011. (Boats don't come in here, they use the marina.) Two old jetties were wrecked by storms in 2003: one was completely dismantled to make way for the new, but some wooden piles of the other remain 200 yards north.

North Head is a scenic peninsula with remnants of a wartime radar station.

Drover's Cave National Park is four miles north of town. Many caves are screened off to prevent vandalism and casual visitors coming to grief. The must-see is Stockyard Gully , with a 250 m limestone tunnel that you walk through. No entrance fee but you need high-clearance 4WD to reach it; no dogs.

Lesueur National Park ,

Cockleshell Gully Rd ,

.

24 hours .

This is an extensive park but the most accessible is the 18.5 km sealed driveway off Gairdner Rd, as marked on the map. It has a profusion of wildflowers, at their best after the rains in early summer. Bush walks include Lesueur (3.5 km), Yued Ponar (6 km) and Yonga (26 km), plus a 50 m wheelchair loop. Mount Lesueur provides a good view of the bay.

$15 per car .   (

Boullanger Island is the largest and closest of the archipelago of the Marine Park. The island is named for the cartographer on Boudin's 1801 survey, and home to the dibbler, a rare marsupial mouse.

Jurien Bay Marine Park stretches along the coast from Green Head in the north to the boundary of Nambung National Park in the south. It extends three miles offshore, taking in a long submerged limestone ridge, which here and there forms small islands. The signature wildlife are the sea lions; you might also see dolphins or migrating whales. The ridge is easily reached by boat trips, see below, for scuba-diving, snorkelling and fishing. There's little reason to land on the islands and some are off-limits.

Sandy Cape is a stretch within the Marine Park for recreational activities such as kayaking. It's an attractive cove with camp grounds, accessible by 2WD.

Do

Coastal trail from the jetty goes 32 km north to Dynamite Bay at Green Head.

Skydiving :

Skydive Jurien Bay offers tandem rides (strapped to an instructor) from 14,000 ft, and AFF courses if you want to go solo.

Boat trips:

Jurien Bay Oceanic sail from the marina for fishing and snorkelling with sea lions.

Fishing: commercial fishing is only interested in the high value crayfish, leaving plenty of dhufish, snapper and groper for casual anglers.

Golf:

Jurien Bay Country GC is on Bashford St east of town by the airstrip.

Buy

IGA is the big supermarket, on Bashford St. It's open daily 08::00.

Fuel is available 24 hours at the Roadhouse, with a smaller filling station nearby.

Eat

Roadhouse has a Subway.

Joy's Thai Kitchen is authentic stuff. It's by the Roadhouse, open W-Sa 4PM-8:30PM.

The Oneh ,

12 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

M Tu 5PM-9PM, W-Su 10:303PM, 5PM-9PM .

Asian fusion restaurant earning great reviews.   (

Jurien Fish & Chips is next to the Roadhouse.

Lesueurs Gallery Cafe near the Roadhouse gets poor reviews.

Sandpiper at 12 Roberts St does good pizza, open F-Tu 11:302PM, 5:PM.

Beach Cafe by the jetty is open M-Th 6AM-6PM, F-Su 6AM-10PM.

Seaside Cafe is within IGA Shopping Centre.

Drink

Sandpiper is the town tavern, see above.

Kakka Alley Brewing ,

12 Gypsum St

( north of airfield ),

.

M-Th noon-5PM, F Sa noon-8PM, Su 11AM-6PM .

Micro brewery, beach-themed pub and pizzeria just off main highway.   (

Sleep

Jurien Bay Tourist Park ,

1 Roberts St ,

.

Near the jetty, a well-run site with sleeping options from unpowered campsites to chalets, pet-friendly. Facilities include BBQs, campers kitchen and kids playground.

Hook-up $42 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel ,

5 White St

( block south of Tourist Park ),

.

Central, mixed reviews for cleanliness and catering.

Double $130 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel Apartments ,

7 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

Good clean spacious rooms equipped for self-catering.

Double $160 .   (

Jurien Bay Beachfront Holiday Units ,

12 Grigson St

( 200 yards southwest of Tourist Park ),

.

Good affordable self-catering rooms.

Double $165 .   (

Ocean Bay Chalet 18 ,

18/2 Casuarina Cres

( 400 yards north of Roadhouse ),

.

Clean self-catering accommodation.   (

Connect

As of Jan 2023, the town has 4G from Optus and Telstra, but patchy coverage on the approach roads and nothing from Vodafone. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

Green Head and Leeman are north along Indian Ocean Drive, then towards Dongara the highways re-unite.

New Norcia to the east has a 19th century Benedictine abbey, still active.

Pinnacles Desert 45 minutes south of Jurien Bay is an otherworldly vista of limestone pillars.

The jetty is the 162 m fishing and strolling pier completed in 2011. (Boats don't come in here, they use the marina.) Two old jetties were wrecked by storms in 2003: one was completely dismantled to make way for the new, but some wooden piles of the other remain 200 yards north.

North Head is a scenic peninsula with remnants of a wartime radar station.

Drover's Cave National Park is four miles north of town. Many caves are screened off to prevent vandalism and casual visitors coming to grief. The must-see is Stockyard Gully , with a 250 m limestone tunnel that you walk through. No entrance fee but you need high-clearance 4WD to reach it; no dogs.

Lesueur National Park ,

Cockleshell Gully Rd ,

.

24 hours .

This is an extensive park but the most accessible is the 18.5 km sealed driveway off Gairdner Rd, as marked on the map. It has a profusion of wildflowers, at their best after the rains in early summer. Bush walks include Lesueur (3.5 km), Yued Ponar (6 km) and Yonga (26 km), plus a 50 m wheelchair loop. Mount Lesueur provides a good view of the bay.

$15 per car .   (

Boullanger Island is the largest and closest of the archipelago of the Marine Park. The island is named for the cartographer on Boudin's 1801 survey, and home to the dibbler, a rare marsupial mouse.

Jurien Bay Marine Park stretches along the coast from Green Head in the north to the boundary of Nambung National Park in the south. It extends three miles offshore, taking in a long submerged limestone ridge, which here and there forms small islands. The signature wildlife are the sea lions; you might also see dolphins or migrating whales. The ridge is easily reached by boat trips, see below, for scuba-diving, snorkelling and fishing. There's little reason to land on the islands and some are off-limits.

Sandy Cape is a stretch within the Marine Park for recreational activities such as kayaking. It's an attractive cove with camp grounds, accessible by 2WD.

Do

Coastal trail from the jetty goes 32 km north to Dynamite Bay at Green Head.

Skydiving :

Skydive Jurien Bay offers tandem rides (strapped to an instructor) from 14,000 ft, and AFF courses if you want to go solo.

Boat trips:

Jurien Bay Oceanic sail from the marina for fishing and snorkelling with sea lions.

Fishing: commercial fishing is only interested in the high value crayfish, leaving plenty of dhufish, snapper and groper for casual anglers.

Golf:

Jurien Bay Country GC is on Bashford St east of town by the airstrip.

Buy

IGA is the big supermarket, on Bashford St. It's open daily 08::00.

Fuel is available 24 hours at the Roadhouse, with a smaller filling station nearby.

Eat

Roadhouse has a Subway.

Joy's Thai Kitchen is authentic stuff. It's by the Roadhouse, open W-Sa 4PM-8:30PM.

The Oneh ,

12 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

M Tu 5PM-9PM, W-Su 10:303PM, 5PM-9PM .

Asian fusion restaurant earning great reviews.   (

Jurien Fish & Chips is next to the Roadhouse.

Lesueurs Gallery Cafe near the Roadhouse gets poor reviews.

Sandpiper at 12 Roberts St does good pizza, open F-Tu 11:302PM, 5:PM.

Beach Cafe by the jetty is open M-Th 6AM-6PM, F-Su 6AM-10PM.

Seaside Cafe is within IGA Shopping Centre.

Drink

Sandpiper is the town tavern, see above.

Kakka Alley Brewing ,

12 Gypsum St

( north of airfield ),

.

M-Th noon-5PM, F Sa noon-8PM, Su 11AM-6PM .

Micro brewery, beach-themed pub and pizzeria just off main highway.   (

Sleep

Jurien Bay Tourist Park ,

1 Roberts St ,

.

Near the jetty, a well-run site with sleeping options from unpowered campsites to chalets, pet-friendly. Facilities include BBQs, campers kitchen and kids playground.

Hook-up $42 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel ,

5 White St

( block south of Tourist Park ),

.

Central, mixed reviews for cleanliness and catering.

Double $130 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel Apartments ,

7 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

Good clean spacious rooms equipped for self-catering.

Double $160 .   (

Jurien Bay Beachfront Holiday Units ,

12 Grigson St

( 200 yards southwest of Tourist Park ),

.

Good affordable self-catering rooms.

Double $165 .   (

Ocean Bay Chalet 18 ,

18/2 Casuarina Cres

( 400 yards north of Roadhouse ),

.

Clean self-catering accommodation.   (

Connect

As of Jan 2023, the town has 4G from Optus and Telstra, but patchy coverage on the approach roads and nothing from Vodafone. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

Green Head and Leeman are north along Indian Ocean Drive, then towards Dongara the highways re-unite.

New Norcia to the east has a 19th century Benedictine abbey, still active.

Pinnacles Desert 45 minutes south of Jurien Bay is an otherworldly vista of limestone pillars.

Coastal trail from the jetty goes 32 km north to Dynamite Bay at Green Head.

Skydiving :

Skydive Jurien Bay offers tandem rides (strapped to an instructor) from 14,000 ft, and AFF courses if you want to go solo.

Boat trips:

Jurien Bay Oceanic sail from the marina for fishing and snorkelling with sea lions.

Fishing: commercial fishing is only interested in the high value crayfish, leaving plenty of dhufish, snapper and groper for casual anglers.

Golf:

Jurien Bay Country GC is on Bashford St east of town by the airstrip.

Buy

IGA is the big supermarket, on Bashford St. It's open daily 08::00.

Fuel is available 24 hours at the Roadhouse, with a smaller filling station nearby.

Eat

Roadhouse has a Subway.

Joy's Thai Kitchen is authentic stuff. It's by the Roadhouse, open W-Sa 4PM-8:30PM.

The Oneh ,

12 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

M Tu 5PM-9PM, W-Su 10:303PM, 5PM-9PM .

Asian fusion restaurant earning great reviews.   (

Jurien Fish & Chips is next to the Roadhouse.

Lesueurs Gallery Cafe near the Roadhouse gets poor reviews.

Sandpiper at 12 Roberts St does good pizza, open F-Tu 11:302PM, 5:PM.

Beach Cafe by the jetty is open M-Th 6AM-6PM, F-Su 6AM-10PM.

Seaside Cafe is within IGA Shopping Centre.

Drink

Sandpiper is the town tavern, see above.

Kakka Alley Brewing ,

12 Gypsum St

( north of airfield ),

.

M-Th noon-5PM, F Sa noon-8PM, Su 11AM-6PM .

Micro brewery, beach-themed pub and pizzeria just off main highway.   (

Sleep

Jurien Bay Tourist Park ,

1 Roberts St ,

.

Near the jetty, a well-run site with sleeping options from unpowered campsites to chalets, pet-friendly. Facilities include BBQs, campers kitchen and kids playground.

Hook-up $42 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel ,

5 White St

( block south of Tourist Park ),

.

Central, mixed reviews for cleanliness and catering.

Double $130 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel Apartments ,

7 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

Good clean spacious rooms equipped for self-catering.

Double $160 .   (

Jurien Bay Beachfront Holiday Units ,

12 Grigson St

( 200 yards southwest of Tourist Park ),

.

Good affordable self-catering rooms.

Double $165 .   (

Ocean Bay Chalet 18 ,

18/2 Casuarina Cres

( 400 yards north of Roadhouse ),

.

Clean self-catering accommodation.   (

Connect

As of Jan 2023, the town has 4G from Optus and Telstra, but patchy coverage on the approach roads and nothing from Vodafone. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

Green Head and Leeman are north along Indian Ocean Drive, then towards Dongara the highways re-unite.

New Norcia to the east has a 19th century Benedictine abbey, still active.

Pinnacles Desert 45 minutes south of Jurien Bay is an otherworldly vista of limestone pillars.

Roadhouse has a Subway.

Joy's Thai Kitchen is authentic stuff. It's by the Roadhouse, open W-Sa 4PM-8:30PM.

The Oneh ,

12 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

M Tu 5PM-9PM, W-Su 10:303PM, 5PM-9PM .

Asian fusion restaurant earning great reviews.   (

Jurien Fish & Chips is next to the Roadhouse.

Lesueurs Gallery Cafe near the Roadhouse gets poor reviews.

Sandpiper at 12 Roberts St does good pizza, open F-Tu 11:302PM, 5:PM.

Beach Cafe by the jetty is open M-Th 6AM-6PM, F-Su 6AM-10PM.

Seaside Cafe is within IGA Shopping Centre.

Drink

Sandpiper is the town tavern, see above.

Kakka Alley Brewing ,

12 Gypsum St

( north of airfield ),

.

M-Th noon-5PM, F Sa noon-8PM, Su 11AM-6PM .

Micro brewery, beach-themed pub and pizzeria just off main highway.   (

Sleep

Jurien Bay Tourist Park ,

1 Roberts St ,

.

Near the jetty, a well-run site with sleeping options from unpowered campsites to chalets, pet-friendly. Facilities include BBQs, campers kitchen and kids playground.

Hook-up $42 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel ,

5 White St

( block south of Tourist Park ),

.

Central, mixed reviews for cleanliness and catering.

Double $130 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel Apartments ,

7 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

Good clean spacious rooms equipped for self-catering.

Double $160 .   (

Jurien Bay Beachfront Holiday Units ,

12 Grigson St

( 200 yards southwest of Tourist Park ),

.

Good affordable self-catering rooms.

Double $165 .   (

Ocean Bay Chalet 18 ,

18/2 Casuarina Cres

( 400 yards north of Roadhouse ),

.

Clean self-catering accommodation.   (

Connect

As of Jan 2023, the town has 4G from Optus and Telstra, but patchy coverage on the approach roads and nothing from Vodafone. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

Green Head and Leeman are north along Indian Ocean Drive, then towards Dongara the highways re-unite.

New Norcia to the east has a 19th century Benedictine abbey, still active.

Pinnacles Desert 45 minutes south of Jurien Bay is an otherworldly vista of limestone pillars.

Sandpiper is the town tavern, see above.

Kakka Alley Brewing ,

12 Gypsum St

( north of airfield ),

.

M-Th noon-5PM, F Sa noon-8PM, Su 11AM-6PM .

Micro brewery, beach-themed pub and pizzeria just off main highway.   (

Sleep

Jurien Bay Tourist Park ,

1 Roberts St ,

.

Near the jetty, a well-run site with sleeping options from unpowered campsites to chalets, pet-friendly. Facilities include BBQs, campers kitchen and kids playground.

Hook-up $42 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel ,

5 White St

( block south of Tourist Park ),

.

Central, mixed reviews for cleanliness and catering.

Double $130 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel Apartments ,

7 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

Good clean spacious rooms equipped for self-catering.

Double $160 .   (

Jurien Bay Beachfront Holiday Units ,

12 Grigson St

( 200 yards southwest of Tourist Park ),

.

Good affordable self-catering rooms.

Double $165 .   (

Ocean Bay Chalet 18 ,

18/2 Casuarina Cres

( 400 yards north of Roadhouse ),

.

Clean self-catering accommodation.   (

Connect

As of Jan 2023, the town has 4G from Optus and Telstra, but patchy coverage on the approach roads and nothing from Vodafone. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

Green Head and Leeman are north along Indian Ocean Drive, then towards Dongara the highways re-unite.

New Norcia to the east has a 19th century Benedictine abbey, still active.

Pinnacles Desert 45 minutes south of Jurien Bay is an otherworldly vista of limestone pillars.

Jurien Bay Tourist Park ,

1 Roberts St ,

.

Near the jetty, a well-run site with sleeping options from unpowered campsites to chalets, pet-friendly. Facilities include BBQs, campers kitchen and kids playground.

Hook-up $42 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel ,

5 White St

( block south of Tourist Park ),

.

Central, mixed reviews for cleanliness and catering.

Double $130 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel Apartments ,

7 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

Good clean spacious rooms equipped for self-catering.

Double $160 .   (

Jurien Bay Beachfront Holiday Units ,

12 Grigson St

( 200 yards southwest of Tourist Park ),

.

Good affordable self-catering rooms.

Double $165 .   (

Ocean Bay Chalet 18 ,

18/2 Casuarina Cres

( 400 yards north of Roadhouse ),

.

Clean self-catering accommodation.   (

Connect

As of Jan 2023, the town has 4G from Optus and Telstra, but patchy coverage on the approach roads and nothing from Vodafone. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

Green Head and Leeman are north along Indian Ocean Drive, then towards Dongara the highways re-unite.

New Norcia to the east has a 19th century Benedictine abbey, still active.

Pinnacles Desert 45 minutes south of Jurien Bay is an otherworldly vista of limestone pillars.

IGA is the big supermarket, on Bashford St. It's open daily 08::00.

Fuel is available 24 hours at the Roadhouse, with a smaller filling station nearby.

Eat

Roadhouse has a Subway.

Joy's Thai Kitchen is authentic stuff. It's by the Roadhouse, open W-Sa 4PM-8:30PM.

The Oneh ,

12 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

M Tu 5PM-9PM, W-Su 10:303PM, 5PM-9PM .

Asian fusion restaurant earning great reviews.   (

Jurien Fish & Chips is next to the Roadhouse.

Lesueurs Gallery Cafe near the Roadhouse gets poor reviews.

Sandpiper at 12 Roberts St does good pizza, open F-Tu 11:302PM, 5:PM.

Beach Cafe by the jetty is open M-Th 6AM-6PM, F-Su 6AM-10PM.

Seaside Cafe is within IGA Shopping Centre.

Drink

Sandpiper is the town tavern, see above.

Kakka Alley Brewing ,

12 Gypsum St

( north of airfield ),

.

M-Th noon-5PM, F Sa noon-8PM, Su 11AM-6PM .

Micro brewery, beach-themed pub and pizzeria just off main highway.   (

Sleep

Jurien Bay Tourist Park ,

1 Roberts St ,

.

Near the jetty, a well-run site with sleeping options from unpowered campsites to chalets, pet-friendly. Facilities include BBQs, campers kitchen and kids playground.

Hook-up $42 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel ,

5 White St

( block south of Tourist Park ),

.

Central, mixed reviews for cleanliness and catering.

Double $130 .   (

Jurien Bay Motel Apartments ,

7 Murray St

( behind Roadhouse ),

.

Good clean spacious rooms equipped for self-catering.

Double $160 .   (

Jurien Bay Beachfront Holiday Units ,

12 Grigson St

( 200 yards southwest of Tourist Park ),

.

Good affordable self-catering rooms.

Double $165 .   (

Ocean Bay Chalet 18 ,

18/2 Casuarina Cres

( 400 yards north of Roadhouse ),

.

Clean self-catering accommodation.   (

Connect

As of Jan 2023, the town has 4G from Optus and Telstra, but patchy coverage on the approach roads and nothing from Vodafone. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

Green Head and Leeman are north along Indian Ocean Drive, then towards Dongara the highways re-unite.

New Norcia to the east has a 19th century Benedictine abbey, still active.

Pinnacles Desert 45 minutes south of Jurien Bay is an otherworldly vista of limestone pillars.

Green Head and Leeman are north along Indian Ocean Drive, then towards Dongara the highways re-unite.

New Norcia to the east has a 19th century Benedictine abbey, still active.

Pinnacles Desert 45 minutes south of Jurien Bay is an otherworldly vista of limestone pillars.