Recreation and Tourism
Recreation
Camping
The Lipson Cove campground is open for use, however, is not currently on the Bookeasy platform. A pay as you use honesty system is in place at the campground. Cost per night is $20 per site.
For further information, visitors travelling across the Eyre Peninsula should refer to Eyre Peninsula's Camping website.
Colour Tumby Festival
The 2023 Colour Tumby Festival program includes familiar activities including the fun runs, markets, car show, street art, Adelaide Fringe acts and fireworks, plus a range of new activities such as an outdoor live music and performance stage, sand sculpting, dance, drumming and sand sculpting workshops, performances, kite flying, a fishing competition, a sailing regatta, a professional skateboarding program, pavement chalk drawing, dog agility, a petting zoo, competitions, and a range of interactive children’s activities including roving magicians and clowns. It is shaping up to be a grand festival – bigger and better than ever before!
Fishing
With a multitude of offshore islands, endless sandy beaches, recreational jetties (Tumby Bay jetty is temporarily closed due to damage), second creek, and two first class boat ramps; the Tumby Bay district has something to offer for all fishing enthusiasts. Whether you’re a part time angler, hard core fisher, local resident or visitor from afar; Tumby Bay and the lower Eyre Peninsula provide a myriad of fishing opportunities just waiting to be tackled.
Parks and Gardens
The District Council of Tumby Bay has a wide range of parks and gardens available for use including BBQ facilities, picnic areas, play equipment, shelters, dog exercise areas, walking trails and amenities including disabled facilities.
RV Parks
A self contained RV Park is located on Lipson Road, the northern access road into Tumby Bay. Fees are $10.00 per night and sites are bookable via Bookeasy Eyre Peninsula.
Another RV Park is located on Winckel Road, Port Neill. An honesty box is onsite for payment at $5.00 per night.
Sporting Facilities
A wide range of sporting facilities are available throughout the District and are accessible to people of all ages.
Under the Pines Twilight Markets
The Under the Pines Twilight Market 2023 is an event where local talent, food and produce can be enjoyed and celebrated. It consists of a display of market stall holders, a stage for musicians to play sets Under the Pines where patrons can sit back and enjoy the atmosphere. It is a family friendly event. The Under the Pines Committee is a sub-committee of the Port Neill Progress Association.
Tourism
Tourism is an important driver of South Australia's economy. Much of the economic benefit it brings to the State flows to regional communities and it has a positive impact on other industries such as agriculture, wine, retail, education, real estate and transport.
In August 2019, the South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) launched the South Australian Visitor Economy Sector Plan 2030.
Infographic: South Australian Visitor Economy Sector Plan 2030. This infographic highlights the key themes of the South Australian Visitor Economy Sector Plan 2030.
Moving forward locally
To build on and reach potential local tourism as an important future driver of economic activity, the District will focus on:
- Driving demand
- Developing well connected and collective marketing approaches that recognise and facilitate the connection of relevant parts of the tourism industry
- Providing the tactical offering in a seamless and attractive way for the consumer
- Working better together
- Building clarity around stakeholder’s roles and making the most of available resources
- Working with the SATC, Regional Development Australia - Eyre Peninsula and Eyre Peninsula's tri-council
- Using research and insights to track growth and recognise trigger points for the development of the next stage of improved supply
- Using destination development planning tools to ensure visitor requirements around growth in demand and supply are supported and delivered
- Encouraging depth and breadth of tourism experiences to provide a stronger reason for visitors to come
- Using consumer insights and data to understand and grow niches such as art, nature and touring
- Supporting what we have
- Helping businesses, industries and government make better decisions by mutually sharing insights on what consumers seek, allowing the most appropriate experiences to be showcased to the right consumers in a coordinated approach
- Business continue to deliver and further strengthen its delivery of quality experiences and better customer service to visitors to ensure strong satisfaction, repeat visitation and word of mouth marketing
- A focus on growing visitation in off-peak periods will strengthen the overall return on existing assets
- Increasing the recognition of the value of tourism
- Developing relevant messages on the value of tourism to the economy at regional and local level and disseminating widely
- Developing case studies that clearly demonstrate the value of tourism and return from tourism investment, for example, the Colour Tumby Festival
- Providing relevant messages at community level
- Encouraging locals to become advocates for tourism
- Improving community pride
- Supporting council and community approaches that welcome tourism
- Ensuring decision makers have the research and insights on tourism to make the best decisions for their situation - including updated Eyre Peninsula branding
- Using events to grow visitation
- Attracting or develop new events to drive visitor expenditure, with a focus on events outside the peak season
- Growing existing events in visitor volume and yield
- Working with tourism partners to drive additional expenditure before and after events
- Encouraging visitors to disperse the region before and after local events
- Increasing collaboration by stakeholders to grow the outcomes of the festival / events