Fortescue Bay, Port Arthur

A sweeping expanse of golden sand edged with thick forest, Fortescue Bay is a hidden treasure at the end of a 12 kilometer stretch of gravel road in the Tasman National Park. The area is equally popular for swimming as it is for easy walks with spectacular sea vistas from high cliffs. The boat ramp caters for great local fishing in calm waters. Once used as a semaphore station to relay messages to Eaglehawk Neck, there remains evidence of later usage. Relics of a timber mill, jetty, tramways and fish factory are still visible.