Written by Julie Jones, Have Wheelchair Will Travel, December 19, 2024
We absolutely loved our visit to Turquoise Bay in the Cape Range National Park in Western Australia. We were fortunate to visit many beautiful beaches on our Coral Coast drive but Turquoise Bay was definitely a stand-out for its pristine water, ease of access and lack of crowds.
Turquoise Bay, Western Australia – beach accessibility
Before researching our trip to Western Australia I had assumed that accessing the beaches would be difficult. I hadn’t seen much about beach accessibility so I was thrilled to find that the Coral Coast and Western Australia in general, offers great beach access with beach wheelchairs free to borrow and beach matting available at some locations.
We were travelling in a Kia Carnival for our trip so we had plenty of room to pick up the Sandcruiser beach wheelchair from Milyering Discovery Centre but if you don’t have the ability to collect the chair a ranger may be able to assist by dropping the beach wheelchair to one of the gorgeous beaches in Cape Range National Park. You do need to contact them in advance to reserve the wheelchair or to request to have it dropped at one of the beaches. Contact the Exmouth office on 08 9947 8000
Explore Parks WA recommends either Turquoise Bay or Sandy Bay as the two beaches most suitable to use the Sandcruiser beach wheelchair. As we had been to Sandy Bay the day before on a tour we decided to spend the afternoon at Turquoise Bay and we absolutely loved every minute.
Access from the Turquoise Bay car park to the beach was easy with a wide pathway leading down to the beach and only a relatively short stretch of sand to traverse before we reached the water’s edge.
We enjoyed swimming in the calm waters and spotting fish. Some of the other people at the beach spied a couple of turtles but we must have been too busy swimming to see them.
Sitting in the shallows was a great way for Braeden to relax and cool off.
If you are unable to transfer to the beach wheelchair or would prefer to stay sand-free, there is a fabulous viewing platform where the beach can be appreciated from afar.
Designated accessible parking spaces are available and there is an accessible toilet.
If you are keen to discover more about accessible places to visit in Cape Range National Park, check out the Explore Parks WA website.
If you are wondering where we stayed while in Exmouth, you can read our hotel review of Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort here.
We’d also like to suggest Ningaloo Glass Bottom Boat as an excellent way to appreciate the Ningaloo Reef. You can read that review here.
