Visitors are able to camp within 100 metres (328 ft) of the high water mark on all of the beaches on the island except for the south eastern side.
[1] The island is designated as a B Class Nature Reserve (34944) and has a total area of 3,203 hectares (7,915 acres)[2] .
[4] The island is separated from the Burrup Peninsula by a major valley system formed by a regional fracture.
Indigenous Australians inhabited the area or utilised the islands of the archipelago for over 18,000 years with the Yapurarra peoples being the traditional owners.
The pearling industry was established in the archipelago in 1870 and the rock pools on Dolphin Island were used to supply fresh water to the fleet.