Tasmania's East Coast hosts a wide range of natural attractions and activities for visitors to enjoy.

The peaceful relaxed area offers:

• Pristine swimming beaches.
• Excellent fishing and boating opportunities in Prosser Bay, Spring Bay, the Mercury Passage and the clean ocean waters off Maria Island. Fish for flathead, abalone and Southern Rock Lobster. There are several  boat ramp accesses in the area.
• Golf at picturesque 9 Hole Orford Golf Club with scenic views of Maria Island and the Mercury Passage.
• Explore beautiful Maria Island by walking or bike along trails through eucalypt forests to white beaches and sandstone cliffs.
• For the walkers, the area boasts several options including the Convict Walking Trail, Three Thumbs Lookout and a 2 kilometer coastal walk between Shelley and Spring Beaches.
• Wielangta Forest Drive.
• Scuba Dive the TroyD, an artificial reef and dive site in the Mercury Passage 1 kilometer off Maria Island.