A Visit To Wilsons Promontory

Wilsons Promontory National Park, or ‘The Prom’, as it’s affectionately known, is the southernmost point of mainland Australia. It’s also a top-rated destination. It has stunning coastal scenery, pristine wilderness, massive granite mountains, open forests, rainforests, sweeping beaches, and abundant native wildlife. It serves to make Wilsons Prom a photographer and holiday delight.

Accom at the Prom

Accommodation ranges from camping, and caravans to huts, cabins, and lodges. The prom has become so popular in recent years that it has its own manned police station in the summer months at Tidal River. It’s a far cry from my first visit 35 yrs ago. There were no amenities for campers save for a lonely toilet block back then.

Wilsons Promontory
Wilsons Promontory
Yanakie

We stayed in Yanakie just outside ‘The Prom’ on this visit. The main reason is that the caravan park was right on Corner Inlet. So if the weather gods were kind to us, we could get sunrise right outside our cabins without leaving the park. Some of our group took that to heart and came out to shoot the sunrise in jammies, only a few feet from the cabins. Why get dressed? 🙂

The weather gods did indeed smile on us. We had a magical sunrise on Saturday morning from blue hour, red skies and golden hour.

Wilsons Promontory
sunrise at Yanaki
Wilsons Promontory
sunrise at yanaki
Wilsons Promontory
corner inlet
Tidal River

After a hearty breakfast cooked in our cabins or the bush kitchen for those camping, we headed into the park and made our way to Tidal River. Following the sunrise, it had rained, but the sun was now out, and we had stunning blue skies (prom weather is highly changeable)  The temp climbed to around 30C. We were all melting. sun hats, sunnies and find shade became the order of the day

Wilsons Promontory
tidal river
Wilsons Promontory
Wilsons Promontory

By the time we got back to the general store for lunch, the weather had turned again. The temp had dropped around 10°, and we were all reaching for the jackets we discarded earlier. 

Squeaky Beach

After lunch, we headed to Squeaky Beach, so named as the fine sand squeaks when you walk on it.  By now, the weather had indeed turned, and a storm threatened, so our time was limited. Nevertheless, the sand had a fabulous array of colours, and little streams led across the sand to the water.

Wilsons Promontory
squeaky beach

We stopped off at Picnic Bay lookout – didn’t do the walk as it looked too long with the skies threatening.

Wilsons Promontory
Agnes Falls

The weather wasn’t kind for either sunset or sunrise the following day. However, we decided to call in at Agnes Falls on home from Wilsons Promontory. Considering it was the end of summer, the amount of water flowing over the top wasn’t too bad.

agnes falls
Agnes Falls
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