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Cowell and Lucky Bay are neighbouring towns on the Eyre Peninsula.

[edit] Understand

Cowell is a small coastal town on Lake Franklin, which is a sea lake off the Spencer Gulf. The town is about 100km south by road from Whyalla.

Nearby Lucky Bay, which is the western terminus for the Sea SA ferry service across the Spencer Gulf. Apart from the ferry terminus, there are only beach houses and beach in Lucky Bay. The ferry service is scheduled to resume in mid-2011. The nearest facilities are in Cowell around 15km away, there is not even so much as a general store in Lucky Bay.

Like many of the Spencer Gulf towns, the Cowell area was first sighted by Matthew Flinders, but Flinders didn't enter Lake Franklin, possibly believing it to be a lagoon cut off from the gulf.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By road

Cowell is on the Lincoln Highway, the main route to Port Lincoln. Lucky Bay is a 15km diversion off the highway on a quality road totally disproportionate to the size of the town, constructed to be a main highway when the ferry is running.

[edit] By bus

The Premier Stateliner daily service between Port Lincoln and Adelaide via Port Augusta and Whyalla stops in the town.

[edit] By air

Cowell Airport, (ICAO: YCWL), is a general aviation field about 3 km south of Cowell on the Lincoln Highway (B100) 140 km (85 mi) from Port Lincoln. There are no scheduled commercial services. Cowell has a taxi service that will operate to the airport.

[edit] By ferry

SeaSA, [1] planned to commence their ferry service between using a newly constructed vehicle and passenger carrying ferry, the Aurora between Wallaroo and Lucky Bay from mid-2011. Construction delays with the new vessel have delayed the commencement of operations.

[edit] Get around

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[edit][add listing] Do

  • Swim
  • Lucky Bay has a long beach with white sand and sea grass. There is no particular point any more suited to swimming than any other. The calm waters are suited to kayaking and boating also.
  • Cowell has a tidal pool for swimming, just in from the harbour and pier, with a central swimming pontoon. You can also swim in the harbour, just over the sandbar. Perhaps not as nice a swimming location as some of its coastal neighbours, and like other tidal pools it is probably best at high tide (being a bit muddy at the low tide).
  • Fishing
  • Boating
  • Museum. Cowell Museum is on the main street by the water. $2/.5.  edit

[edit][add listing] Buy

  • Jade - nearby Cowell has one of the world's largest jade deposits, and there are two shops in town that sell Jade, including the Cowell Jade Motel near the entrace to town.

[edit][add listing] Eat

Couple of coffee shop/take-away stores in the main street.

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[edit][add listing] Sleep

In Cowell:

  • Cowell Jade Motel.  edit
  • Harbour View Caravan Park.  edit
  • Franklin Harbour Cabin Park.  edit
  • Cowell Foreshore Caravan Park.  edit

In Lucky Bay you will be looking for beach house rental. Check the usual rental house web sites, or check with local real estate agents.

[edit] Contact

[edit] Get out

  • Arno Bay walk along the Arno Bay Boardwalk, through the mangroves and down to the beach.
  • Cleve, nearby agricultural centre and administrative centre for this region. 18 hole all season golf course, skate park, bowling greens, netball/tennis/basketball courts with coin operated lights, town oval and playgrounds.
  • Coffin Bay Fresh oysters and the Coffin Bay Conservation Park.
  • Lock
  • Elliston
  • Iron Knob
  • Nullarbor Plain

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