Pink Lake
Pink Lake (Spencer Lake)
A salt lake once famous for its pink hue caused by salt-loving algae. Due to changes in salinity it is rarely pink now, but it's worth a quick stop.
Pink Lake was once tinted pink by Dunaliella algae thriving in highly saline water, and it was Esperance's former calling card. As drainage and salt harvesting in the surrounding area changed the lake's salinity, the water has largely returned to ordinary colours since around the 2010s, and most of the time it appears greyish-white or pale blue. There are viewing points along the lakeshore. Stop by on the return leg of the Great Ocean Drive if it's convenient, but there's no need to make a special trip. For a truly pink lake, consider a Lake Hillier scenic flight.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Great Ocean Drive
- Twilight Beach
- Blue Haven Beach
- Esperance Museum
- Rotary Lookout
- Observatory Point
- Esperance Tanker Jetty
- Esperance Stonehenge