Salt Pan Cove is located on the eastern foreshores of Pittwater in Newport, New South Wales, Australia.
The area can be accessed via Prince Alfred Parade leading south down to the creek and cove via log timber steps.
South Beach can be accessed from the public access stairs on Hudson Parade opposite Hansford Parade, and then following the coastline south.
The parent geology is made up of the shales and sandstones of the Newport Formation of the Narrabeen Group.
Squirrel gliders, a threatened species in NSW and an endangered population in Pittwater, have been recorded nearby also.