This is a perfect place for immersing yourself in nature by walking, picnicking, and observing native animal life, such as emus, kangaroos, lizards and echidnas, which abound throughout the park. While the Para Wirra Conservation Park is great at any time of year, the cooler months are the best time to attempt the more challenging hikes and from late winter through to spring the park comes alive with many wildflowers. The centre is a great location to hold small meetings for community and business groups.
Please note that the water at the campground and picnic areas is not treated, please ensure you bring enough drinking water with you for your visit.
If you are looking to visit Para Wirra for educational purposes, you might like to peruse our Educational Pack tailored to Para Wirra Conservation Park. This virtual tour has been created as a resource for teachers to assist with outdoor learning.
It can be used before and after visiting Para Wirra Conservation Park, and can even be used by students in the classroom. The tour complements a 'learning in nature' at Para Wirra Conservation Park professional development PD session for teachers and it contains a number of activity stops based around environmental and sustainability learning concepts tied to the curriculum.
This virtual tour also contains additional information about plants, animals, learning ideas and links to additional educational resources. Take a virtual tour of this park. Get a taste for the various historic sites, the lake and the panoramic views which you will be rewarded with whilst walking within the park. Phytophthora fy-TOFF-thora , otherwise known as root-rot fungus, is killing our native plants and threatens the survival of animals depending on plants for food and shelter.
This introduced fungus can be found in plant roots, soil and water. Help stop the spread by using hygiene stations, staying on tracks and trails and by complying with all Phytophthora management signs. Tapering gradually to meet the Barossa Valley and the mallee plains, the rugged Mount Lofty Ranges and South Para River form a natural meeting place for the Kaurna people across the Adelaide plains; the Peramangk people to the east; and the Ngadjuri people to the north.
So Para Wirra is the forest where a waterway river or creek flows. Today, Para Wirra Conservation Park is an important area for all three nations, and National Parks are working with them to develop and promote cultural interpretation of the park.
Aboriginal peoples have occupied, enjoyed and managed the lands and waters of this State for thousands of generations. For Aboriginal first nations, creation ancestors laid down the laws of the Country and bestowed a range of customary rights and obligations to the many Aboriginal Nations across our state.
There are many places across the State that have great spiritual significance to Aboriginal first nations. At some of these places Aboriginal cultural protocols, such as restricted access, are promoted and visitors are asked to respect the wishes of Traditional Owners. In places where protocols are not promoted visitors are asked to show respect by not touching or removing anything, and make sure you take all your rubbish with you when you leave.
Aboriginal peoples continue to play an active role in caring for their Country, including in parks across South Australia. Gold was discovered here in the s and although a number of mining syndicates invested heavily, they did not make their fortunes.
Small scale mining continued in the area until the mids and many remains of mining activity can be seen throughout the northern end of the park. Stop in at the quaint Bowden Cottage Museum to learn about the gold mines and the challenging lives of those who worked in them.
The cottage is open most Tuesdays and the third Sunday of every second month by the Barossa Goldfields Historical Society volunteers. The Geology of the Para Wirra Conservation Park provides evidence of a long and dynamic history, involving deposition, deep burial, metamorphism and folding and subsequently uplift and faulting.
This history began with the development of the Barossa Inlier about million years ago. After a period of erosion between Million years ago, in a basin deposition occurred. The sediments were then buried to a depth of 10 km, and subjected to folding and faulting, resulting in gold mineralisation. From this time to the present a period of erosion and uplift occurred bringing the rocks to the surface. Bushwalking is a fantastic way to connect with nature, keep fit and spend time with family and friends.
Please ensure that you are well equipped with food, water, sun protection and sturdy shoes. Please note that in winter and spring the water levels of the South Para River can become quite high, making it challenging to cross in sections.
South Australia's national parks feature a range of trails that let you experience a diversity of landscapes. No bushwalking experience is required. Trails are clearly sign posted. The track is a compacted surface and has gentle undulating sections, but may have minor tripping hazards, e.
Navigate this trail using Google Street View. This popular short trail is great for families where you can soak up the tranquil setting of Para Wirra's lake.
You're sure to see many waterbirds and bush birds along the way, so bring your binoculars. Great in the morning and late afternoon. Keep your eyes peeled for bush birds, scurrying lizards and maybe even an emu or kangaroo. Suitable for prams. Some limited mobility access may be possible if assisted. Suitable for most ages and fitness levels.
Trails are sign posted. Some bush walking experience is recommended. Tracks may have some steep hill sections, rough surfaces that can be slippery after rain and steps or tripping hazards. Discover the secrets of this historical mining town in the Barossa Valley. Allow time to stop and read the interpretive signs along the route that tell the colourful story of the Barossa Goldfields.
Keep to trail at all times as there are dangerous mine shafts in the area. Follow the shared use Knob Lookout Track down to the small rounded hill of the Knob. Return along the same track or Scenic Drive. An enjoyable loop trail with easy grades and picturesque views across Wild Dog Creek valley. Explore the rock formations along the ridge and see if you can spot the Lizard Rock! Great for family groups. For safety, please supervise children near rocky outcrops. Walk along the shaded valley of Wild Dog Creek and take in the scenery as you meander around the tranquil Lake.
Ideal for families or visitors with limited time. Hissey Loop Hike brochure. A delightful nature trail, great on its own, or as part of other trails in the Forestry SA network. Look for wildflowers year round and stop by the dam along Blue Gum Track to see the wildlife that comes to visit!
The Para Wirra Drive section is a shared zone with vehicles. Enjoy 8. Bushwalking experience is recommended. Trails may be long with rough surfaces and very steep. Trail signage may be limited. Take a walk through time, passing the major mines of the Barossa Goldfields. Follow the pickaxe symbols every metres, reading the stories of early miners on interpretive signs along the way. Discover the old tramway tracks from Menzies Mine, near the Battery. A superb walk going down, but a solid climb back up.
Hike through the old Barossa Goldfields and down to the Battery site. Take in the serenity of the South Para River before rock-hopping across the river. Climb out of the gorge along a dramatic spur. Take the ridge top walk to the Devils Nose Lookout. Bring your camera! Trail can be started from either the Lake or Devils Nose car parks. See all the scenic highlights of central Para Wirra , this hike is best hiked in a clockwise direction.
Finally, discover the amazing Lizard and Chimney rocks. Follows Mack Creek downstream through a valley of magnificent river red gums.
Look out for the beautiful orchids flowering in late winter and spring. View campground on Google Street View. Habitat: There are a variety of habitats within the park. The woodland understorey consists of scattered bushes of Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha , S ticky Hop-bush Dodonaea viscosa and Christmas-ush Bursaria spinosa.
Open woodland formation covers large areas of the central section of the park which had been cleared for grazing or developed for recreation and contain the same eucalypt species plus the addition of Long-leaf Box E. Small patches and individual specimens of Southern Cypress-pine Callitris preissii occurs within both woodland and forest formations. In spring, look for the wildflowers that line the trails. Did you know there was a gold rush at Sandy Creek near the Barossa in the late s?
More than miners poured into the area, extracting about kg of gold before it ran out. You can learn more about the rush by following one of the interpretive walking trails in the northern section of the park. Just be sure to keep to the trail as you walk, as there are dangerous mine shafts nearby.
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