North Beach: Fishing, Nature and History

North Beach offers a range of reasons to spend time outdoors: a fishing jetty, a dog beach limited to a specific area, and nature reserves with trails, history and native wildlife and plant life. When planning your trip, you can consider whether you’d rather go fishing, explore a trail or look out for wildflowers and birds. The area’s history also holds an unusual discovery: during the Gold Rush era, North Beach was a quarantine station for camels.

Fishing Jetty and Trails in North Beach

The fishing jetty is located between Castle Street and Malcolm Street. If fishing is one of your holiday interests, this specific location is a useful starting point for exploring North Beach. The jetty gives your plans a clear destination; no further information about fishing conditions or facilities is implied. For travel companions who would rather explore on foot, the two reserves offer other options.

In Charles Riley Memorial Reserve, an accessible network of trails runs throughout the reserve, rather than being limited to a single section of the grounds. If you enjoy combining a nature visit with some exercise, you can make this network of trails a destination in its own right when planning your trip.

A Heritage Trail with an Unusual History

During the Gold Rush era, North Beach was a quarantine station for camels brought into the country to work on the goldfields. This historical role is quite distinct from the nature experiences that make the reserves interesting today. If you enjoy discovering unusual local stories as well as activities when you travel, you’ll find a specific historical connection here.

In Star Swamp Bushland Reserve, an informative Heritage Trail runs for 1.4 km from Henderson Environmental Centre in the south to Mary Street in the north. Its endpoints and length give the route a clear sense of direction. You can plan it as an activity in its own right, combining a nature experience with historical information. The trail also suits a travel group where some people prefer to follow a named route while others are more interested in taking in their surroundings.

Birds, Wildflowers and Quenda

Star Swamp Bushland Reserve offers many opportunities for birdwatching and discovering native wildflowers and orchids. With a little luck, you may also spot a quenda. These different nature observations give your visit a focus of its own: you can look out carefully for birds, discover plants or hope for a possible encounter with a quenda. For families whose children enjoy observing animals and plants together, these are specific things to look out for along the way, though not every sighting can be predicted.

The dog beach is located between Castle Street and Margaret Street and is limited to this specific stretch. If you’re travelling with a dog and a beach visit is part of your plans, keep this boundary in mind when finding your way around. This information identifies this stretch as a dog beach; it does not say that other sections of the beach are included.

What North Beach Offers for Your Trip

Fishing, nature trails, wildlife and plant observation, and the history of the camel quarantine station appeal to different interests. When choosing a holiday apartment in North Beach, you can first consider which of these experiences would be most appealing to your travel group.

If you’d like to include other places in your travel plans beyond North Beach, you can also discover Parryville, Mount Helena, Eagle Bay, Lower Chittering, Nedlands, Karridale, Norseman and Bramley.

For the broader travel overview: Western Australia.