Team Gooddog approached the beach from its southernmost access - the point at which Douro Road becomes Marine Terrace. There is a well placed car park off Marine Terrace. From here a maze crossing leads handlers and leashed dogs across the railway line.

The beach access path borders a well grassed and landscaped off-lead area (a significant feature of South Beach) thus providing dogs with additional exercise opportunities when walking to or from the beach. The short beach is bounded to the north by the Fremantle Sailing Club and affords pleasant views of the boat harbor from the adjacent groin.

The beach itself has an intimate community feel about it, a place for the family to spend leisure time at the weekend. Unlike the comparably sized Trigg beach to the North of Perth, South Beach is an attractive span of white sand which allows "fetch" and similar activities without the interference of rocky outcrops. The adjacent grassy exercise area gives South Beach a depth altogether absent from Trigg, thus compensating to some extent for its short sea frontage. South Beach's northern sands tend to be top-dressed with seaweed, a factor which some handlers may not like, although their dogs don't seem to mind.

All in all a good attempt to maximize usable recreation space in a cramped area.

Rating

Community fun