[7] The island can be accessed on foot at low tide by traversing shallow water-covered rock flats and curving sand.

Visitors should request access permission from DEWNR (Government of South Australia) before visiting and be mindful of the presence of Death adders.

The island is known to host a population of death adders, which represent a potential threat to human visitors.

The endangered fairy tern and the vulnerable eastern curlew and banded stilt have been recorded in the Tumby Island / Cape Euler coastal cell.

After finding that foxes had been stealing eggs, the Friends of Osprey conservation group and National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia installed towers to provide an elevated platform for ospreys to nest.