About this place
Stokes Inlet is located at the southernmost point of Stokes Inlet Road and provides access to Stokes Inlet Mouth.
Visitors can launch their boats from here or enjoy fishing for black bream and King George whiting. The Stokes Heritage Walk Trail connects the Inlet with Benwenerup Campground.
You must bring enough drinking water for your needs as there is none available in the park. Please remove your rubbish as there are no bins in this park. Fires are not permitted.
Click here to see Stokes Inlet Picnic area and along the Heritage Trail to Benwenerup Campground on Google Street View.
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!
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions undertakes 1080 baiting at this location to reduce the impacts of feral cats and foxes on native wildlife.
Meat baits containing 1080 poison are laid in or around this area on an ongoing basis. 1080 is poisonous to humans and will kill domestic cats and dogs. Pets are not permitted in this park.
For further information contact your local Parks and Wildlife Service office or visit Western Shield.
Gallery
![Stokes Inlet, Stokes National Park Paperbark trees growing on the shoreline of Stokes Inlet with sunbeams shining through the clouds](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-2.jpg?itok=1h7riDpa)
![Lookout with a view over Stokes Inlet, Fitzgerald River National Park Wooden lookout deck with a view over Stokes Inlet](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells.jpg?itok=-_hJO6dJ)
![Stokes Inlet Stokes Inlet](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-09/stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells.jpg?itok=U6pC1ExF)
![Picnic shelter at Stokes Inlet, Stokes National Park Picnic benches in undercover area with a view of the water at Stokes Inlet](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-3.jpg?itok=DcCiUJH9)
![Undercover picnic area at Stokes Inlet, Fitzgerald River National Park Undercover picnic area with benches, sink and bbq facilities at Stokes Inlet](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-4.jpg?itok=OiFkRdIg)
![Stokes Inlet, Stokes National Park The top of the wooden staircase down from the Stokes Heritage Trail to the Stokes Inlet day use area with a view of the inlet on a cloudy day](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-5.jpg?itok=lDmmIqnE)
![Stokes Inlet, Stokes National Park View of Stokes Inlet over the tops of bushes from the top of the staircase that leads down to the Stokes Inlet day use area from the Heritage Walk Trail](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-6.jpg?itok=4WRfGI9e)
![Salt water paperbark trees along the shoreline of Stokes Inlet Salt water paperbark trees along the shoreline of Stokes Inlet](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-13.jpg?itok=TRBAsLHk)
![Stokes Inlet, Stokes National Park Gravel carpark with low-sloping kerb at the Stokes Inlet day use area viewed from under bushes at the end of the Stokes Heritage Walk Trail](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-7.jpg?itok=-xeIOCP6)
![Stokes Inlet, Stokes National Park Wheelchair accessible toilet block next to the carpark at the Stokes Inlet day use area](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-8.jpg?itok=L29z_pK8)
![Stokes Inlet shoreline Stokes Inlet shoreline](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-12.jpg?itok=VRexAcUi)
![Stokes Inlet, Stokes National Park The white sandy shoreline of Stokes Inlet with a tangle of paperbark trees growing on the water's edge](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-10.jpg?itok=WPRh0Yjp)
![Access to the Stokes Heritage Trail from the Stokes Inlet day use area Access to the Stokes Heritage Trail from the Stokes Inlet day use area, as viewed from the gravel carpark.](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-9.jpg?itok=eWrTUGyc)
![Stokes Heritage Walk Trail, Stokes National Park wooden staircase on the Stokes Heritage Walk Trail near where it leaves the Stokes Inlet day use area](/sites/default/files/styles/slide_large/public/2021-10/stokes-inlet-stokes-national-park-bronwyn-wells-11.jpg?itok=L63rs6_N)
Facilities
Barbecue
Toilet
Activities
Bushwalking
Canoeing and kayaking
Fishing
Picnicking
Swimming
Plants, wildlife and fungi
Visit the Atlas of Living Australia for a list of species recorded within a 5km radius of Stokes Inlet Picnic Area.
Traditional Owners
Benwenerup is the Wudjari cultural name for the area and refers to the Songline that encompasses the Lort River and Stokes Inlet Region.