From Coonawarra reds to the Blue Lake.
Terra rossa vineyards, limestone caves, sinkhole gardens and the cellar doors of Coonawarra and Mount Gambier.
On the Limestone Coast today
Saturday, 24 October · live from Limestone Coast
Wind 5 km/h
4.6 mm forecast
Where to Begin
Distinctive districts, each with its own character - here's where to start.
23 places
Mount Gambier
The Limestone Coast's largest city, built on the rim of an extinct volcano and famous for the cobalt-blue crater lake that gives it its name.
21 places
Coonawarra
A narrow strip of red terra rossa soil over limestone that produces some of Australia's most celebrated and age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon.
8 places
Penola
A historic township at the gateway to Coonawarra, the birthplace of Australia's saint Mary MacKillop and her first school.
Choose Your Journey
Itineraries & Guides
Wings over the Wetlands: A Birdwatcher's Limestone Coast
From Bool Lagoon's brolgas to the orange-bellied parrots that haunt the winter coast, the Limestone Coast is one of southern Australia's great birdwatching regions.
June 2026 · 6 min read
Adam Lindsay Gordon's Limestone Coast
Australia's first great bush poet learned his country on the Limestone Coast - as a police trooper, a daredevil horseman and the owner of a cottage called Dingley Dell.
June 2026 · 7 min read
Kingston SE: Gateway to the Coorong
Kingston SE is where the Limestone Coast meets the Coorong - a fishing town with calm bay beaches, a famous crustacean and wild country in every direction.
June 2026 · 6 min read
Top 10 lists
Our editorial shortlists - the best beaches, walks, wildlife moments and free things to do across the Limestone Coast.
The best Coonawarra cellar doors
Where to taste the terra rossa
Natural wonders of the Limestone Coast
Crater lakes, sinkholes and World Heritage caves
The Best Caves & Sinkholes on the Limestone Coast
Where to descend into the region's karst country
The Best Heritage Sites on the Limestone Coast
Saints, ports and pioneers across the region
The Whole Region
Every place we've curated, plotted on the map. Click a marker to explore.
Recently added
Kangaroo Inn Ruins
View →A wayside inn from the coaching days
The stabilised limestone ruins of an 1861-licensed wayside inn on the old Robe to Mount Gambier road, now on the State Heritage Register.
Cape Martin Lighthouse
View →Beachport's working light
Beachport's mainland lighthouse, first lit in 1960 with the apparatus from the 1878 Penguin Island light that still stands abandoned just offshore.
Nora Creina Bay
View →A horseshoe of white sand south of Robe
A near-circular bay of white sand and reef about 15 km south of Robe, backed by a tiny, tightly held settlement of beach shacks.
Alexandra Cave
View →Naracoorte's prettiest chambers
The most beautifully decorated of Naracoorte's show caves: a 30-minute guided tour through three chambers of stalactites, columns and mirror-still pools.
