The Gardens car park
| Nearest Road: | Gardens Rd |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | St Helens |
| Locality: | East Coast |
| Latitude: | S 41° 9′ 48″ |
| Longitude: | E 148° 16′ 58″ |
| Elevation: | 10 m |
| Fee: | No charge |
| Management: | P&WS |
| Road Surface: | Sealed |
| Car Park: | Sealed |
| Water: | Dry |
| Toilets: | None |
| Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
| Shelter: | None |
| Picnic Table: | No table |
| Comment: | Head north on Binalong Bay from St Helens. Continue on Gardens Rd to end and park. |
10 walks from The Gardens car park
Caution
This site is a list of walks, not a walking guide. Before undertaking any walk, consult the references below.
For additional information about safe walking in Tasmania, go to the StepScape tab.
Bay of Fires walk from The Gardens to Policemans Point
| Goal: | Policemans Point car park |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | One way pickup |
| One-way distance: | 13,000 m |
| Return distance: | 26,000 m |
| Comment: | In wet weather there may be outflow to cross at Gardens Lagoon, but mostly the bar is closed. Walk north along coast from The Gardens. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 4008, Bay of Fires Conservation Area Mid Section (Policemans Point)
“… numerous campsites amongst the trees, many with beach accessâ€
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 4002, Bay of Fires Conservation Area Southern Section
“The road terminates at private land at The Gardensâ€
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Break Yoke Creek walk
| Goal: | Break Yoke Creek |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 3,500 m |
| Return distance: | 7,000 m |
| Comment: | In wet weather there may be outflow to cross at Gardens Lagoon, but mostly the bar is closed. Walk north along coast to Break Yoke Creek. Return. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 4002, Bay of Fires Conservation Area Southern Section
“The road terminates at private land at The Gardensâ€
Bushwalking in Tasmania, Photodiary of a Nomad, Bay of Fires Walk
“… occasional red-rimmed rock pools separated by lovely white sand coves.â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 66, Break Yorke Creek (s1) Tas
“… a narrow 50m long pocket of sand backed by exposed sloping bedrock.â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 67, Break Yorke Creek (s2) Tas
“… 100 m long pocket of sand occupying a V-shaped gap in the bedrock …â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 68, Break Yorke Creek (s3) Tas
“… 100 m long pocket of sand…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 65, Break Yorke Creek Tas
“Break Yoke creek breaks out across the small beach, resulting in a 150m wide sandy beach…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 70, Garden Lagoon Beach (s1) Tas
“… 350m to a sand and boulder forelandâ€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 71, Garden Lagoon Beach (s2) Tas
“… double crenulate 800m long sandy beach…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 69, Garden Lagoon Beach Tas
“The 100m wide beach-barrier impounds the usually blocked 10ha Garden Lagoon…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 72, Mateys Gulch Tas
“… a protected north-facing 80m long white sand beach…â€
Tags
Coffeys Gulch walk NS
| Goal: | Suicide Point Beach |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Some steep |
| Type: | One way pickup |
| One-way distance: | 1,500 m |
| Return distance: | 3,000 m |
| Comment: | Head east to coastal rocks. Follow coast south, staying clear of private property. Skirt Coffeys Gulch and continue to Suicide Point Beach. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 4002, Bay of Fires Conservation Area Southern Section
“The road terminates at private land at The Gardensâ€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 73, Coffeys Gulch Tas
“… protected rock-strewn high tide beach…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 75, Suicide Point Tas
“… a 250m long east-facing more exposed sandy beach…â€
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Gardens Beach access walk
| Goal: | Access to Fancy Reef Beach |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 500 m |
| Return distance: | 1,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk north and around the rocks past Mateys Gulch to the next beach. Return same way to avoid private land. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 4002, Bay of Fires Conservation Area Southern Section
“The road terminates at private land at The Gardensâ€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 71, Garden Lagoon Beach (s2) Tas
“… double crenulate 800m long sandy beach…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 72, Mateys Gulch Tas
“… a protected north-facing 80m long white sand beach…â€
Tags
Gardens Beach walk
| Goal: | North end of Fancy Reef Beach |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 1,250 m |
| Return distance: | 2,500 m |
| Comment: | Walk north and around the rocks past Mateys Gulch to the next beach. Continue north past middle rocks to end of beach. Return. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 4002, Bay of Fires Conservation Area Southern Section
“The road terminates at private land at The Gardensâ€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 70, Garden Lagoon Beach (s1) Tas
“… 350m to a sand and boulder forelandâ€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 71, Garden Lagoon Beach (s2) Tas
“… double crenulate 800m long sandy beach…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 72, Mateys Gulch Tas
“… a protected north-facing 80m long white sand beach…â€
Tags
Gardens Lagoon Beach Access
| Goal: | Gardens Lagoon |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 2,000 m |
| Return distance: | 4,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk north along the two southern Garden lagoon Beaches to the outflow of Garden Lagoon. Return |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 4002, Bay of Fires Conservation Area Southern Section
“The road terminates at private land at The Gardensâ€
Bushwalking in Tasmania, Photodiary of a Nomad, Bay of Fires Walk
“… The rocky passages were becoming more difficult.â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 70, Garden Lagoon Beach (s1) Tas
“… 350m to a sand and boulder forelandâ€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 71, Garden Lagoon Beach (s2) Tas
“… double crenulate 800m long sandy beach…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 69, Garden Lagoon Beach Tas
“The 100m wide beach-barrier impounds the usually blocked 10ha Garden Lagoon…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 72, Mateys Gulch Tas
“… a protected north-facing 80m long white sand beach…â€
Tags
Gardens Lagoon Beach walk
| Goal: | Gardens Lagoon Beach |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 2,750 m |
| Return distance: | 5,500 m |
| Comment: | Walk north along the two southern Garden lagoon Beaches to the outflow of Garden Lagoon. Return |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 4002, Bay of Fires Conservation Area Southern Section
“The road terminates at private land at The Gardensâ€
Bushwalking in Tasmania, Photodiary of a Nomad, Bay of Fires Walk
“… more soft-sand trudging to its end…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 70, Garden Lagoon Beach (s1) Tas
“… 350m to a sand and boulder forelandâ€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 71, Garden Lagoon Beach (s2) Tas
“… double crenulate 800m long sandy beach…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 69, Garden Lagoon Beach Tas
“The 100m wide beach-barrier impounds the usually blocked 10ha Garden Lagoon…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 72, Mateys Gulch Tas
“… a protected north-facing 80m long white sand beach…â€
Tags
Gardens walk to Big Lagoon Outlet
| Goal: | Big Lagoon outlet |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | One way pickup |
| One-way distance: | 3,000 m |
| Return distance: | 6,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk south along the coast. Mainly on rocky foreshore with a few small beaches. |
References
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 73, Coffeys Gulch Tas
“… protected rock-strewn high tide beach…â€
Marianne Robertson, From Petal Point to Cockle Creek - a Beach Explorers Guide to the East Coast of Tasmania, 1 ed., marianne.robertson@gmail.com, Page 32, Number 2, 15 - Gardens Cove
“Small sandy cover surrounded by smooth red and orange bouldersâ€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 75, Suicide Point Tas
“… a 250m long east-facing more exposed sandy beach…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 76, Suicide Point Tas
“… a 50m long pocket of sand wedged in between the point and the next section of rocky shore…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 79, Taylors Beach (n) Tas
“… extends 450 me between the boundary rocks and the usually closed mouth of Big Lagoon.â€
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Mateys Gulch Beach
| Goal: | Mateys Gulch Beach |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 200 m |
| Return distance: | 400 m |
| Comment: | Follow track north and down to small beach. Return. |
References
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 72, Mateys Gulch Tas
“ … a protected north-facing 80m long white sand beach…â€
Tags
Seal Lagoon walk
| Goal: | Seal Lagoon |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 5,000 m |
| Return distance: | 10,000 m |
| Comment: | In wet weather there may be outflow to cross at Gardens Lagoon, but mostly the bar is closed. Walk north along coast from The Gardens. Return. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 4002, Bay of Fires Conservation Area Southern Section
“The road terminates at private land at The Gardensâ€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 63, Break Yorke Beach Tas
“… continues for another 750m to the beginning of the next rocky section…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 64, Break Yorke Beach (S1) Tas
“… continues for another 750m to the beginning of the next rocky section…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 66, Break Yorke Creek (s1) Tas
“… a narrow 50m long pocket of sand backed by exposed sloping bedrock.â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 67, Break Yorke Creek (s2) Tas
“… 100 m long pocket of sand occupying a V-shaped gap in the bedrock …â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 68, Break Yorke Creek (s3) Tas
“… 100 m long pocket of sand…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 65, Break Yorke Creek Tas
“Break Yoke creek breaks out across the small beach, resulting in a 150m wide sandy beach…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 70, Garden Lagoon Beach (s1) Tas
“… 350m to a sand and boulder forelandâ€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 71, Garden Lagoon Beach (s2) Tas
“… double crenulate 800m long sandy beach…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 69, Garden Lagoon Beach Tas
“The 100m wide beach-barrier impounds the usually blocked 10ha Garden Lagoon…â€
Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 72, Mateys Gulch Tas
“… a protected north-facing 80m long white sand beach…â€