📍 Destination Overview
Port Campbell stands on Australia's Great Ocean Road, home of the Twelve Apostles, limestone sea stacks once part of the coast, separated by erosion to rise from the ocean. Loch Ard Gorge recalls the 1878 shipwreck; London Arch, collapsed in 1990, shows erosion at work. The Great Otway rainforest and lighthouse enrich a dramatic coast in four hours from Melbourne.
📍 Region
Australia
🗓️ Best Season
Nov-Mar
🕐 Suggested Duration
1
2 days
☀️ Best Time to Visit & Climate
🌊 Spring to Summer: Nov–Feb
Nov–Feb suits the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge.
🌊 Autumn: Mar
March stays sunny for the shipwreck coast.
January
☀️
24°/13°
Best
February
☀️
24°/13°
Best
March
☀️
23°/12°
Best
April
☀️
20°/10°
May
🌤️
17°/8°
June
🌤️
14°/6°
July
🌧️
14°/6°
August
🌧️
15°/6°
September
🌤️
17°/8°
October
☀️
19°/9°
November
☀️
21°/10°
Best
December
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23°/12°
Best
📷 Top Attractions
The Twelve Apostles
The Twelve Apostles are a line of dramatic limestone stacks rising from the Southern Ocean along Victoria's Great Ocean Road. Carved by relentless waves over millennia, they are the park's most iconic sight — though there were never actually twelve, and one pillar collapsed in 2005. Walk the boardwalks and lookouts at Port Campbell National Park for shifting views of the golden stacks and turquoise surf, with the Gibson Steps below. Sunrise and sunset bathe the rocks in amber light, drawing photographers from around the world.
National Park & Nature
No.2 Port Campbell
Port Campbell National Park
Port Campbell National Park is the heart of the Great Ocean Road, where the Twelve Apostles, London Bridge and other sea stacks rise from the Southern Ocean.
National Park & Nature
No.3 Port Campbell
Loch Ard Gorge
Named after the Loch Ard clipper wrecked here in 1878 with only two survivors of 52. A path descends to a turquoise cove where cliff-wrapped golden sand meets thundering surf.
National Park & Nature
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