Gawler Ranges National Park
Australia · Oceania
About Gawler Ranges National Park
Gawler Ranges National Park is a South Australian national park in the northern edges of the Eyre Peninsula region in South Australia. The park is mostly known for its Organ Pipes.
Gawler Ranges National Park travel guide
Understand
History
Landscape
Flora and fauna
Climate
Park office 1 Paney Homestead and Park Office, ☏ +61 8 8648 1883, [email protected]. (updated Feb 2022)
Getting there
The park is about an hour from Minnipa, the closest town to the park. From Minnipa, head NWN on the McKenzie Road and then use Yardea Road, which continues up to the park gate.
See
1 The Organ Pipes. This spectacular rock formation exists due volcanic eruptions about 1500 million years ago (updated Feb 2022) Kolay Mirica Falls. (updated Feb 2022) Old Paney Homestead (see #Park office). One of the remnants that reflect the pastoral times of the park. (updated Feb 2022) Sturt’s Lake. Whether you interpret this lake as a dry salt lake with little or a very watery lake with abundant wildlife depends on which season you've come. (updated Feb 2022)
Do
Organ Pipes Walk Waganny Campground Trail
Sleep
Lodging
Camping Individual campsites need to be booked at the SA Parks website.
Chillunie campground. (updated Feb 2022) 1 Scrubby Peak Campground, Scrubby Campground Track, Gawler Ranges. Close to the Organ Pipes. (updated Feb 2022) 2 Waganny Campground, Old Paney Scenic Rte, Gawler Ranges. (updated Feb 2022)
Backcountry
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.