A small pleasant settlement to the south of Adelaide overlooking the Gulf of St. Vincent.

Where is it?: Fleurieu Peninsula. 60km south of Adelaide

The town has no shops, with the nearest being in Normanville, one kilometre away. The beaches are wide with white sand that stretches down to the pristine water. Haycock Point, a much-photographed volcanic outcrop, separates North Carrickalinga and South Carrickalinga beaches.

George Lewis subdivided Carrickalinga in 1958.[3] He is remembered in the naming of Lewis Road, whilst the Town Clerk of the District Council of Yankalilla, Tom Lyddon, has Lyddon Place named after him. The original sales agent, Cliff Hawkins, placed a flagpole on the hill adjoining Solitude Drive, which remains in place today.

Origin of name: the name is derived from an Aboriginal word.

Haycock Point

Carrickalinga is in the vicinity of several emerging wineries. It is only a 30-minute drive to Victor Harbor where whale watching has become a popular pastime. Views of Kangaroo Island can be seen from nearby Cape Jervis. The beaches are wide with white sand that stretches down to the pristine water. Haycock Point, a much-photographed volcanic outcrop, separates North Carrickalinga and South Carrickalinga beaches.

Carrickalinga beach lies immediately north of the low Haycock Point and runs north for 1.4 km to 50 m high Carrickalinga Head (Fig. 4.43). A 50 m wide foreshore reserve, road and three rows of houses back the beach, the road terminating at a car park and reserve on the slopes of the head. Between Haycock Point and the car park is a relatively safe sandy beach, while on the point and north of the car park rock reefs front the beach.

Normanville and Carrickalinga beaches are relatively safe under normal conditions, with best access and facilities at Normanville and Carrickalinga, with rock reefs at the southern Lady Bay and around Carrickalinga Head. Carrickalinga is not recognised as a surfing beach.

The best shore fishing is from the Normanville Jetty and Haycock Point. Most fishers head out into the Gulf in small boats, which can be launched from the beach at Lady Bay and Normanville.