Boulder Beach

This article is about Boulder Beach in New Zealand. For the beach in South Africa, see Boulders Beach. For the beach near Las Vegas, Nevada, see Lake Mead.

45°53′49″S 170°36′45″E / 45.89694°S 170.61250°E / -45.89694; 170.61250

Boulder Beach from Karetai walking track, looking east. The high dunes of Sandfly Bay are visible in the distance (October 2007)
The dark boulders of Boulder Beach (October 2007)

Boulder Beach is a rocky beach on the Pacific Ocean, located on the south side of Otago Peninsula, some 15.7 kilometres (9.8 mi) by road east from central Dunedin, New Zealand.[1] In addition to being relatively difficult to access physically due to the steepness of the surrounding country, it is closed to the public in the summer months (November–February) to protect the yellow-eyed penguins that nest on it.[2]

  1. ^ "Search Result - Boulder Beach". NZGB Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Highcliff tracks". Dunedin City Council. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.