Description

Lau­ra Bay Con­ser­va­tion Park rep­re­sents the orig­i­nal veg­e­ta­tion that once cov­ered South Aus­trali­a's west­ern coast­line. The shel­tered bay, with its tidal sam­phire flats and man­groves, pro­vides ide­al feed­ing grounds for sea birds, many of which migrate from the north­ern hemi­sphere each year. Look for the land­ing site that can still be seen on the head­land. Estab­lished in 1911, this site was once a hive of activ­i­ty, where bags of grain, trans­port­ed by horse-drawn drays from sur­round­ing farms, were loaded onto ketches. There is a road to the headland, can be a bit rough!