Tinderbox Marine Nature Reserve is the perfect place for adults and children who are learning to snorkel.
Interpretive signs in the picnic spot tempt you to put on your goggles and plunge into the water. Tinderbox is also a popular location for scuba diving and local instructors often hold classes here.
Swimming, snorkelling, scuba diving and boating are all allowed within the reserve.
Please 'Look But Don't Take' and enjoy the features of this special environment.
However, please DO NOT:
- Collect living or dead material, harm or remove plants, animals or shells. Dead shells often become a home for another creature.
- Fish or set nets or pots within the reserve.
Please care for our coast and 'Don't Rubbish our Sea'
- Try to avoid anchoring boats within the reserve. If you must anchor, do so on kelp-covered reef or, preferably, sand. Avoid anchoring on sponge gardens or seagrass.
- Stow your rubbish, don't throw it. Plastic, ropes and fishing tackle can injure and kill marine life. Dumping rubbish at sea is illegal.
- Please take care with liquid wastes such as detergents, fuel and oil, and sewage. These can be toxic to marine life.