Port Germein

Port Germein is a town on the Spencer Gulf, just north of Port Pirie.

See also: Port Pirie#Get in

Port Germein is just off the A1 around 260 km north of Adelaide, and an hour or so south of Port Augusta. The A1 leaves the coast at Port Wakefield and, with the exception of the salt lakes at Locheil, takes a direct route lacking in attractions. The Copper Coast Highway is an alternate route, hitting a few towns along the coast.

• Wooden Pier - the pier at Port Germain is the longest wooden pier in South Australia, and the walk out to the end of it is around 1.6 km. If the tide is out, you can actually walk most of that distance under the pier, out of the sun.
• 🌍 Port Germein Tide Clock, 31 Esplanade. 24/7. This historical clock had a lot of history to it, but it has ever since been restored since the 2010s. (updated Oct 2021)

• Crabbing - is likely the largest tourist activity in Port Germain. Large Blue Swimmer and Sand Crabs are easily seen and frequently caught off the pier.

The town hosts the annual festival of the crab, each New Years.

Swimming at Port Germein can be a challenge, starting with the walk out to the water, which can be easily over a kilometre at low tide, and very shallow water at high tide. Blue swimmer crabs are easy to tread on, and really do nip your toes if you do.

Perhaps better to settle for a picnic by the sand.

There is no take-away food or cafe in Port Germein, and your cooked food option is the pub. They do toasted sandwiches in two varieties only, and other more traditional pub fare.

• 🌍 Old Pier Hotel, 48 Esplanade, ☏ +61 8 6915 5242. (updated Oct 2021)

• 🌍 Bosunsatportgermein, 15 Archibald St, ☏ +61 427 183 894. (updated Oct 2021)
• 🌍 Port Germein Hotel, 15 High St, ☏ +61 8 8634 5244. (updated Oct 2021)

• Down to Port Pirie