About this place
Camping is allowed on the island for stays of up to five days at a time. If you visit, please bring plenty of drinking water and take all rubbish home with you as there are no facilities provided.
Dolphin Island is classified as a nature reserve to protect flora and fauna, dogs or other domestic animals are not permitted.
Safety information
Plan when to visit. Consider travelling with a personal location beacon (PLB). In the event you need to be rescued it could save your life!
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![Dolphin Island ripples in the sand at low tide with island hills in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-12/dolphin-island-dampier-archipelago-island-reserves-amanda-smith-1.jpg?itok=Sff9fAUZ)
Amanda Smith
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![Dolphin Island footprints in the sand leading down to the bay on Dolphin Island with the ocean in the distance](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-12/dolphin-island-dampier-archipelago-island-reserves-amanda-smith.jpg?itok=Z5_dYnu2)
Dolphin Island
Amanda Smith
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Dolphin Island
Aberline Attwood
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![Dolphin Island, Dampier Archipelago Island Reserves Jagged eroded rock formations at Dolphin Island](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-12/dolphin-island-dampier-archipelago-island-reserves-aberline-attwood-05.jpg?itok=zdM6l7O_)
Dolphin Island
Aberline Attwood
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![Dolphin Island, Dampier Archipelago Islands Reserve A wide bay with sandy beach and a red rock headland](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-11/dolphin-island-dampier-archipelago-islands-dampier-archipelago-julie-carlson-7.jpg?itok=e6ZXpTHQ)
Dolphin Island
Julie Carlson
Activities
Bird watching
Camping
Fishing
Snorkelling
Swimming
Plants, wildlife and fungi
Visit the Atlas of Living Australia for a list of species recorded within a 5km radius of Dolphin Island.
Traditional Owners
We recognise and acknowledge Aboriginal people as the traditional owners of Dampier Archipelago.