Alligator and Stanage Bays are the next two bays south of the eastern Arthur Point headland. The two bays face north-east and are backed by mainly cleared, gently rising land, with the main Stanage Bay Road running less than 1 km west of the two bays, providing road access to each. Stanage Bay (1256) is the second main bay on the northern peninsula and contains one of the nicer beaches. It is a 1.7 km long, curving, low gradient beach, broken in the centre by a 20 m high islet connected to the low tide bar. Stanage Point, capped by 70 m high Bald Hill, forms the southern boundary, with a 20 m high cleared headland separating it from Alligator Bay. The beach receives waves averaging less than 0.5 m that come right up the beach at high tide, while low tide reveals a 200 m wide bar. There are two creeks draining across the beach, one north of the islet and a second in the southern corner. The beach is backed by cleared land of the Stanage Bay homestead, which is located 400 m in from the beach. read more

Beach Length: 1.7km