BeachHidden gem
Gillespies Beach
Fox Glacier, West Coast
Wild black-sand beach with seal colony, old gold diggings and Alps views.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A gravel road leads to a wild beach with driftwood and seals. You can walk to an old goldfields cemetery and see Alps behind. Quiet, windy and big-sky.
Good to know
- Keep well back from seals on the beach
- Gravel road, take it slow
- Sandflies
- Best time
- Sunset
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- About 20 minutes of gravel road
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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