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The best conservation parks in the Adelaide Hills
Into the bush

The best conservation parks in the Adelaide Hills

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For all its cellar doors and cafes, the Adelaide Hills are at heart a place of bush, ferns and birdsong. These conservation parks are the best places to step into it.

  1. Morialta Conservation Park 1
    Crafers

    Morialta Conservation Park

    Towering waterfalls and rugged gorge walks near the city.

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  2. Cleland National Park 2
    Crafers

    Cleland National Park

    Mount Lofty's trail network, koalas and the wildlife park.

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  3. Scott Creek Conservation Park 3
    Mylor

    Scott Creek Conservation Park

    The Hills' richest pocket of biodiversity and wildflowers.

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  4. Mount George Conservation Park 4
    Bridgewater

    Mount George Conservation Park

    Stringybark forest above Bridgewater, with a ridge loop to a rocky summit outcrop.

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  5. Cudlee Creek Conservation Park 5
    Gumeracha

    Cudlee Creek Conservation Park

    Quiet, regenerating bush above the Torrens Gorge.

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    Lobethal

    Lobethal Bushland Park

    Fern gullies and a seasonal waterfall near Lobethal.

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  7. Totness Recreation Park 7
    Mount Barker

    Totness Recreation Park

    Easy grassy woodland and kangaroos on the edge of Mount Barker.

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