Shell Beach

The beach is made up of trillions of tiny white shells all from one type of animal. The tiny Coquina Shell also known as the Hamelin Cockle, only live in the same hypersaline waters as the stromatolites in Hamelin Pool. There is a distinct lack of predators in this salty water hence the abundance of one species. Trillions of the tiny shells have accumulated up to 10 metres deep forming a beach stretching 120 kilometres.

Shell Beach is a must do whilst in Shark Bay and the beach is located on Shark Bay Road, 45 kilometres from the town of Denham or 84 kilometres from the North West Coastal Highway. Shell Beach is easily accessible by two-wheel drive.

There is no entrance fee for Shell Beach.