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Things to Do in Coober Pedy with Kids
Family-friendly things to do in Coober Pedy — kangaroo feeding, opal noodling, underground mines and more.
Coober Pedy is a genuinely fun stop for families. Kids love hunting for opal in the noodling heaps, meeting rescued joeys, and the novelty of going underground. Here’s everything that’s good with little ones in tow — bring hats, water and sturdy shoes, and always keep clear of unfenced mine shafts.
- Accommodation
BIG4 Stuart Range Outback Resort
Holiday park with cabins, powered sites, a pool, camp kitchen and an on-site pizzeria.
- Kid-friendly
- Attractions
Coober Pedy Drive-In Cinema
A classic 1965 outback drive-in — the only one still running in South Australia.
- Kid-friendly
- Accommodation
Desert Cave Hotel
Iconic underground hotel on Hutchison Street with rooms cut into the rock, a café, bar, pool and opal display.
- Kid-friendly
- Underground
- Eateries
John's Pizza Bar & Restaurant
Multi-award-winning, family-run pizza and pasta institution — home of the legendary 'Coat of Arms' pizza.
- Kid-friendly
- Attractions
Josephine's Gallery & Kangaroo Orphanage
Aboriginal art gallery and kangaroo orphanage where you can meet rescued joeys — feeding at 12pm and 5:30pm.
- Kid-friendly
- Accessible
- Accommodation
Opal Inn Hotel, Motel & Caravan Park
Central pub with a bistro and saloon bar, plus hotel, motel and caravan-park accommodation.
- Kid-friendly
- Eateries
Outback Bar & Grill
All-day bar and grill on the main street — breakfast, lunch and dinner with pizza, grills and pub favourites.
- Kid-friendly
- Accommodation
The Lookout Cave Underground Motel
Underground motel rooms and dugout apartments carved up to 25 metres into the sandstone.
- Kid-friendly
- Underground
- Opal mining
Tom's Working Opal Mine
Guided tours of a genuine working opal mine, with a free noodling pit, scones and barista coffee.
- Kid-friendly
- Underground
- Attractions
Umoona Opal Mine & Museum
Walk through a real underground mine, a free museum and a preserved dugout home — Coober Pedy's biggest attraction and a perfect first stop.
- Kid-friendly
- Underground
- Eateries
Big Winch 360 Café & Bar
Café and bar at the Big Winch lookout with the best sunset views in town.
- Kid-friendly
- Day trips
Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park
Stunning Aboriginal-owned tablelands and colourful hills, 30 min north — unmissable at sunrise or sunset.
- Kid-friendly
- Attractions
Old Timers Mine
Hand-dug 1916 opal mine turned museum, with an original underground home and self-guided tours.
- Kid-friendly
- Underground
- Opal mining
Public Noodling Area
Free, beginner-friendly fossicking on Jeweller's Shop Road — sift the mullock heaps by hand and keep any opal you find. Open 24/7.
- Free
- Kid-friendly
- Accommodation
Riba's Underground Camping & Caravan Park
The world's first underground camping — pitch a tent in a mine, plus sites and a nightly mine tour.
- Kid-friendly
- Underground
- Attractions
The Big Winch Scenic Lookout
Coober Pedy's highest point — 360° town views, a café and the famous Big Winch sculpture.
- Free
- Kid-friendly
- Accommodation
The Mud Hut Motel
Above-ground motel with ground-floor rooms and apartments — easy access and parking at the door.
- Kid-friendly
- Accessible
- Attractions
The Spaceship (Pitch Black Prop)
A film prop spaceship from the movie Pitch Black, parked in town — a fun free photo stop.
- Free
- Kid-friendly