In & Around Portland

Bridgewater Beach

Bridgewater Beach offers a fantastic family friendly beach with access to a kiosk and patrolled beaches. Activities are numerous at the Bridgewater beach with good access for jet skiing, wind surfing and boating. For families the rock pools are fascinating and educational with good snorkelling, swimming and shell collecting that will fill hours with fun for all ages. Toilets are available.

Cape Bridgewater

Visit Cape Bridgewater to watch the seals swim in the bay or swim yourself then take some of the short walks to see the interesting geology of the bay and surrounds with rock outcrops of volcanic and limestone.

The Great South West Walk

Comprising of a number of short walks, the GSWW winds its way in and out of Portland, along spectacular cliff tops and has the bonus of many easy vehicle access points. Some of the most popular legs are the Seal Walk, Bill's Walk and Seacliff Nature walk.

Portland Cable Trams

With over 3.7 kilometres of travel, enjoy breathtaking views and visiting the Portland Botanic Gardens, Portland Maritime Discovery Centre, Powerhouse Vintage Car Museum, WWII Memorial Lookout Tower and the Cable Tram Museum. An “On Board” commentary is provided by the conductor throughout the duration of the trip. The tram runs 7 days a week from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

Whale Watching

Have a whale of a time watching for the majestic creatures that frequent Portland Bay, Cape Nelson and Cape Bridgewater. Our Southern Ocean waters are a year round whale watching destination, and there are many vantage points to watch from land as Blue Whales & Southern Right Whales frolic in our special waters.

Fishing Portland's Bay

Fishing Portland's Bay offers fantastic fishing all year around. An easy way to enjoy fishing around the area is to take a charter boat, offering both their knowledge and equipment suitable for whatever you wish to catch it lets you sit back relax and concentrate on catching the big one.