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, 25 July · live from Limestone Coast
Wind 10 km/h
1.3 mm forecast
Where to Begin
Distinctive districts, each with its own character - here's where to start.
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.
Coonawarra
A narrow strip of red terra rossa soil over limestone that produces some of Australia's most celebrated and age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon.
Penola
A historic township at the gateway to Coonawarra, the birthplace of Australia's saint Mary MacKillop and her first school.
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
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
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
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
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.
Stick-Tomato Cave (Wet Cave)
Explore a cave at your own pace
Naracoorte's self-guided cave: two big chambers with automated lighting, tree ferns at the entrance and no tour timetable to keep.
Padthaway Conservation Park
Tall gums on the edge of wine country
A remnant block of blue gum and stringybark woodland beside the Padthaway wine district, with a peaceful signature walk and abundant birdlife.
Places we love
Centenary Tower
$The stone tower crowning Mount Gambier's highest point, with a climb rewarded by 360-degree views over the crater lakes and far out to the coast.
Victoria Fossil Cave
$$The cave that earned Naracoorte its World Heritage status, where ice-age bones still lie in the active dig.
Petticoat Lane Heritage Walk
$Penola's oldest street, a lane of restored timber and stone cottages telling the story of the town's founding families.
Bowman Scenic Drive
$A spectacular coastal drive south of Beachport, hugging limestone cliffs above the wild Southern Ocean.
Balnaves of Coonawarra
$$A family-owned Coonawarra estate whose terra rossa Cabernet, led by the acclaimed The Tally, is a benchmark for the region.
Canunda National Park
A wild coastal park of towering dunes, surf beaches and rugged cliffs stretching between Southend and Carpenter Rocks.
Katnook Estate
$$Cellar door in a woolshed
A premium Coonawarra producer with a cellar door set in the historic 1860s Katnook woolshed, where the region's wine story began.
Robe
Historic seaside town
A beloved holiday town with a colonial port history, heritage main street, fresh crayfish and easy access to drive-on beaches.