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Frenchmans Rock, Penneshaw

Walking and hiking trails

Facility type: Garden

Features: Beach views; Historic sites; Lookout; Memorial; Monument; Ocean Views; Swimming; Walking trails

Frenchmans Rock is the location where Nicholas Baudin found freshwater when navigating the North Coast of Kangaroo Island in 1802.

Above Frenchmans Rock is the Contemplation Seat where you can site and remember the Aboriginal Women who were brought to Kangaroo Island to assist the whalers and sealers before official settlement of the island.

Getting there:

Island Information

Frenchmans Rock, Penneshaw