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Where to go
Bay of Fires Conservation Area
This series of bays north of St. Helens contains some gorgeous white-sand beaches that seem to be decorated by bright orange lichen-covered rocks. There are campsites for tents, caravans, and camper-trailers in the area, and best of all they’re free and don’t need to be pre-booked. With one exception (Taylors Beach), these beach camping spots have toilet facilities, but you’ll need to be self-sufficient in other respects. The northern section of this conservation area is part of the Mount William National Park, which also offers beachfront camping.
St. Helens Point Conservation Area
On a peninsula east of the town, this area contains more beautiful beaches and large sand dunes, where you can walk and even use dune buggies. It’s an easy day trip for campers staying in St. Helens itself, but there’s also a caravan park at Stieglitz, on the southern end of the peninsula.
Scamander
A 20-minute drive south of St. Helens, the small beach town of Scamander is set upon a river estuary. There are reliable conditions here for surfing, so camp at one of the caravan parks in the town for easy access to this stretch of coastline. Anglers can cast right into the ocean here, and there’s a forest reserve inland from the beach where you can camp and barbecue your catch on the provided BBQs.
When to go
St. Helens and other parts of north-eastern Tasmania are popular beach destinations, so the weather and other conditions are best for beach activities in summer, from December to February. Late December and January tend to be busiest with Australian families, as it’s the school summer holidays, so book caravan park accommodation ahead of time, or come outside peak season.