MARGARET RIVER · Beaches & Swim Spots
Hand-checked places in the Margaret River region, with prices and reviews where they are published.
Explore free or by-donation beaches & swim spots across the Margaret River region, compare the details and choose somewhere that suits your day.
Specialists in beaches & swim spots — 0 Also offering beaches & swim spots — 2
2 places
A dam in the karri of Big Brook State Forest with a sandy beach for swimming, a sealed four-kilometre walk around the water that suits strollers and wheelchairs, and toilets, a shelter and picnic tables. Entry is free and the dam is stocked with trout. Dogs are allowed on a lead but not on the beach, and there is no camping at the dam itself — the Big Brook Arboretum campground is nearby.
A swimming hole on Lefroy Brook in Pemberton Forest Park, built in the late 1920s for timber workers' families and free to use, with public toilets and barbecues alongside and the mountain bike park next door. The floating saunas sit on the same water. The pool was closed for a time in March 2026 after trees were felled into it, so check access with the Pemberton Visitor Centre before a special trip.
2 of the 2 beaches & swim spots listings in the directory match this view. The count is live, and the order puts specialists first — paid placement never moves anyone up it.
As of October 2026, 2 of the 2 Beaches & Swim Spots listings on Oria Haven are in this view (Margaret River) — counted live from the directory.
Every listing is hand-checked by Oria Haven. Figures updated 8 October 2026.
Most relevant means practices that specialise in this first, then the ones with the most reviews to go on. A listing that publishes its price, describes itself and names its services gets a small nudge, never more than a quarter of a star, because you can decide on it without ringing. Paid placements are shown once, in their own band, and never move anyone up the list.
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About the Reel
The Reel, from Australia’s South West, introduces the floating sauna at Pemberton Pool: two wood-fired sauna rooms on the water with big windows onto the karri forest, and the ritual its caption describes — warm up, step outside into the pool, and repeat.
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Reel by Australia’s South West @australias_southwest · South West, Western Australia
Reel by Australia’s South West, the regional tourism account, posted 12 August 2026 with @floatingsauna_pembertonpool.
It captures the setting and the whole hot–cold ritual — including the dive that deserves a word of caution.
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