Jip Jip Conservation Park

Jip Jip Conservation Park (formerly the Jip Jip National Park) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east in the gazetted locality of Marcollat about 223 kilometres (139 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-east of the municipal seat of Kingston SE. The conservation park consists of land in section 86 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Peacock which is located on the northern side of Ballater Road, also known as the Kingston - Keith road. On 20 March 1967, it was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 1966 as Jip Jip National Park. On 27 April 1972, it was reconstituted as Jip Jip Conservation Park upon the proclamation of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. The land includes Jip Jip Rocks, a local landmark consisting of granite outcrops and a “gently sloping hill”. It is reported that the dedication of the national park followed a “protracted dispute and considerable public interest in protecting the granite outcrops”. As of 2018, it covered an area of 1.4 square kilometres (0.54 sq mi). In 1980, it was described as follows: Jip Jip is best known for its granitic outcrops which are part of the Padthaway Rise. However, the park also contains Asplenium flabellifolium which is an endangered fern and six other plant species which are rare in South Australia…

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