[4] The building style of the village section of St Francis Bay includes white painted houses with black roofs (mostly thatch) on the canals or around the golf course, or a Mediterranean building style in Santareme and Port St Francis.

The Kromme River is navigable for 14 km upstream, and is linked to the St Francis canal system.

Bird life is abundant with over 200 species recorded in the area including the rare African oystercatcher and fish eagle.

It lies in a sheltered nook of the bay and provides safe anchorage for the boats, pleasure craft, and oceangoing yachts.

Cape St Francis is 8 km from Thyspunt, which was a preferred site for South Africa's next nuclear power station.