The Family Find

Welcome to… 📍Cathedral Cove Before we start. If you love unfiltered family adventures, we would love for you to give us a follow @thefamilyfind. Plan ahead with the tides and when the parking options open and you can have this place almost to yourself. We highly recommend parking on private property at the head of the gateway trail. Parking is $15 but this works out cheaper than the ‘park and ride’ in Hahei. The best thing is that it opens at 8.30 where the ‘park and ride’ doesn’t start until 9. This gives you a head start on the masses. Add in a favourable tide for those confident with the ocean, where it’s a little harder to get from the archway to Cathedral Cove and honestly it’s perfection. Save this for your next Coromandel trip!

Welcome to… 📍Cathedral Cove Before we start. If you love unfiltered family adventures, we would love for you to give us a follow @thefamilyfind. Plan ahead with the tides and when the parking options open and you can have this place almost to yourself. We highly recommend parking on private property at the head of the gateway trail. Parking is $15 but this works out cheaper than the ‘park and ride’ in Hahei. The best thing is that it opens at 8.30 where the ‘park and ride’ doesn’t start until 9. This gives you a head start on the masses. Add in a favourable tide for those confident with the ocean, where it’s a little harder to get from the archway to Cathedral Cove and honestly it’s perfection. Save this for your next Coromandel trip!

Welcome to…. Our New Zealand series. If you’re new here, we are the @thefamilyfind. An Australian based travel family, looking for adventure and hidden gems. Follow now so you don’t miss any of the series! Strap in over the next 3 weeks while we share all the exciting things we got up to on our recent trip to the North Island of New Zealand. Think family friendly hikes, hidden gems, cool landmarks, hot tips and much more!

Welcome to one of our favourite swimming holes in WA. If you love family adventure and hidden gems - we’d love to have you follow our journey @thefamilyfind How to find them: The road is unmarked and is not maintained by the council. 4WD is a must and we would recommend high clearance! Take Valentine Spring road. Continue on past Middle Spring and Blackrock falls. You will see a narrow road sign and a power pole labeled 140. Turn left here. The track is about 8.5km. It took us an hour to get in with a few trips out of the car to check water depth. We love a bit of adventure and really enjoyed the track! In saying that everyone has a different set up and risk tolerance. Turn around if the track gets too gnarly for your liking! SAVE this one for when you’re planning your Kimberly’s trip. SHARE with someone you know who’s heading to WA! This is 📍Secret Springs Kununurra! Big adventures, small footprint. Always leave no trace.

After staying at over 250 camps, This place gets our vote for the most underrated! Before we start, if you like hidden gems and family adventures, follow along @thefamilyfind. I seriously cannot believe this place, White sand, the clearest, blue water, hidden rockpools and even the ability to search an island at low tide! So many people miss this amazing spot and it was our favourite beach in the whole of SA! It’s about 6km off the main road, but the dirt road in is a breeze and would be fine for 2WD! Completely off grid with no phone service, but a very clean drop toilet. Just 20 minutes from Tumby bay and an hour from Port Lincoln. It’s protected from the wind and is a great place for families. Perfect for the SUP. Little lagoons are created on low tide that the kids played in all day and the hidden rockpools on the south side of the rock platform are AMAZING! There’s only 11 camp spots, all are big enough to house a van! You have to book online, but we did this only the day before we arrived and had no trouble booking! We think sites 5-8 were the best, however we were on 2 and it was still great. Make sure you save this post to come back to! This is 📍 Lipson Cove

After staying at over 250 camps, This place gets our vote for the most underrated! Before we start, if you like hidden gems and family adventures, follow along @thefamilyfind. I seriously cannot believe this place, White sand, the clearest, blue water, hidden rockpools and even the ability to search an island at low tide! So many people miss this amazing spot and it was our favourite beach in the whole of SA! It’s about 6km off the main road, but the dirt road in is a breeze and would be fine for 2WD! Completely off grid with no phone service, but a very clean drop toilet. Just 20 minutes from Tumby bay and an hour from Port Lincoln. It’s protected from the wind and is a great place for families. Perfect for the SUP. Little lagoons are created on low tide that the kids played in all day and the hidden rockpools on the south side of the rock platform are AMAZING! There’s only 11 camp spots, all are big enough to house a van! You have to book online, but we did this only the day before we arrived and had no trouble booking! We think sites 5-8 were the best, however we were on 2 and it was still great. Make sure you save this post to come back to! This is 📍 Lipson Cove

Who’s planning an epic Gibb River Roadtrip in 2026? Hi, if you’ve found our page and love epic adventures. Give us a follow @thefamilyfind Would we recommend the Gibb? 100% - BUT, be prepared. It’s insane how quickly conditions can change! We wrote a detailed blog on everything you need to know before you go! COMMENT ‘Gibb’ below to get the link straight to your inbox’ Share this with someone who’s doing the Gibb this season!

You won’t believe us when we say this… Before we start. If you love family adventure and finding hidden gems, give us a follow @thefamilyfind. The harder the hike, the more our kids thrive. Don’t skip a hike just because it’s a Grade 4 or 5. Honestly, we’ve found the harder hikes are more enjoyable — for all of us. They get to rock scramble, try new things, and push their limits. 
They actually listen to instructions because we do dangerous things safely. 
And there’s zero time for “I’m bored” or “I’m hungry.” Save this reel for how to get to the waterfalls! 1. When you arrive - take the track to the right of the sign 2. Head down the stairs and after the first black handrail take the left. 3. You will come to your first ropes and it’s a little like a small abseil. If you’re not keen on that keep walking to the right. Scoot after a small ledge on your bum and find another rope section which is easier. 4. Head towards the spin of the water with a few obstacles like fallen down trees to get around. For something extra. Once you’re back at the top. Take the track to the left of the sign. About 50 metres in you can rock scramble down and stand on top of the falls. As always leave no trace. And make your own risk assessments. This hike is 📍Kelly Falls, Helensburgh.

You won’t believe us when we say this… Before we start. If you love family adventure and finding hidden gems, give us a follow @thefamilyfind. The harder the hike, the more our kids thrive. Don’t skip a hike just because it’s a Grade 4 or 5. Honestly, we’ve found the harder hikes are more enjoyable — for all of us. They get to rock scramble, try new things, and push their limits. 
They actually listen to instructions because we do dangerous things safely. 
And there’s zero time for “I’m bored” or “I’m hungry.” Save this reel for how to get to the waterfalls! 1. When you arrive - take the track to the right of the sign 2. Head down the stairs and after the first black handrail take the left. 3. You will come to your first ropes and it’s a little like a small abseil. If you’re not keen on that keep walking to the right. Scoot after a small ledge on your bum and find another rope section which is easier. 4. Head towards the spin of the water with a few obstacles like fallen down trees to get around. For something extra. Once you’re back at the top. Take the track to the left of the sign. About 50 metres in you can rock scramble down and stand on top of the falls. As always leave no trace. And make your own risk assessments. This hike is 📍Kelly Falls, Helensburgh.

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