Settlers Beach is a north-facing beach beside Reader Head at the abandoned town of Cossack.
The beach was used as a drop-off and pick-up point for vessels that would have found the shallow inlet at Cossack too difficult to navigate. The shallow inlet is a reason why Cossack was eventually abandoned to the close-by port created in Point Samson to replace it.
In the early days of Cossack, mail would be left in a “Dig Down”. The Dig Down is in a sandy patch in the rocks at the end of the beach where settlers would dig down to retrieve their mail.
The parking area is right at the beach with wooden stump posts marking the edge of it. There is a small sheltered picnic table to the left side of the parking area with an information board about Settlement Beach.
Reading Head Lookout is on the right side of the beach where you can get a good view lookout along the length of the beach.