Maslin Beach
Towering ochre cliffs & Australia's first legal nude beach
Sweeping beach beneath dramatic multi-coloured ochre cliffs, famous for its unbroken length and for being the first legal clothing-optional beach in Australia.
Ochre cliffs & long sand
Maslin Beach runs for more than 5km beneath dramatic multi-coloured ochre and limestone cliffs that rise up to 70m above the sand. The colour contrast between the pale sand, turquoise water and the ochre-and-grey cliffs makes this one of the most visually striking beaches on the peninsula.
First legal clothing-optional beach
The southern end of Maslin Beach was declared Australia's first legal clothing-optional beach in 1975 and remains so today. The northern end is a conventional beach popular for walking, swimming and surfing.
Access
There are two main access points: Gulf Parade (the northern end, near the general store) and the steep track down the cliffs at the Maslin Beach southern car park.
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- Maslin Beach by Vmenkov , CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons