Shell Beach Conservation Park — Attraction in Francois Peron National Park

Shell Beach is a beach in the Shark Bay region of Western Australia, located 45 km (28 mi) south-east of Denham.

Situated on the northeastern side of the Taillefer Isthmus along the L'Haridon Bight, the beach is covered with shells for a 60 km (37 mi) stretch to a depth of 7–10 m (23–33 ft). It is one of only two beaches in the world made entirely from shells.

The beach was named because of the great abundance of the shells of the cockle species Fragum erugatum. The seawater in the L'Haridon Bight has a high salinity due to both the geomorphology and local climate of the area. This high salinity has allowed the cockle to proliferate unchecked, since its natural predators have not adapted well to this environment.

The shells have formed a limestone that is known as coquina. Before Shark Bay became a World Heritage Site, the coquina was mined and used for the construction of a number of...

A very cool place to visit and beach to experience comprised of thousands of small white shells. We were here a few weeks ago at sunset and it was beautiful. We had the beach practically to ourselves and enjoyed our visit. The only thing disappointing were the hords of flies that bothered you (we wore our head nets). Also not the best place to swim as the water is extremely salty which means not a whole lot of living creatures (except the damn flies!). There is also no camping allowed here or anywhere near (we pulled up at the rest stop just a short ways up the road and slept...

It's a lovely place and so interesting to see such a unique beach which is full out of shells. The water is nice fresh and clear. It is not deep for many meters. If you want to swim you have to walk a while through the water. The water is very salty be careful with clothes and wash yourself with fresh water as soon as possible otherwise your skin will be very dry. Unfortunately there is no shower to clean yourself from the salty water. But there is a public...