Barker Bay beach (WA 400) occupies the western shore of 1 km wide east-facing Barker Bay. The 700 m long beach links 40 m high Possession Point with the mainland. The beach receives refracted waves averaging about 1 m, which usually surge up a steep cusped reflective beach. This is backed by a steep 10-20 m high foredune, which is scarped in the centre. The foredune is part of a 200 m wide barrier that faces into Princesses Royal Sound on its low energy western shore. There is a gravel road along the crest of Vancouver Peninsula to Geak Point at the southern end of the western shore. It terminates at the entrance to Camp Quaranup, a sport and recreation camp. Whaling Cove is located 500 m southwest of the bay and is a 700 m wide northeast-facing bay. It contains three low energy near continuous beaches, with wave height decreasing from less than 1 m at the western end of the bay to near calm at the more protected eastern end. Remnants of the past whaling days are located in the southern corner. read more

Beach Length: 0.7km