| Address | Humbug Scrub Road, Adelaide South Australia, 5114, Australia | | Enquiries : | Send an enquiry to Para Wirra Recreation Park | | Telephone Enquiries : | 08-8280 7048 |
Para Wirra is one of the major recreation parks of the greater Adelaide metropolitan area taking its name from an Aboriginal phrase meaning river with scrub. Situated in bushland some 40 kilometres north-east of the city centre, the park has a Rangers Office as well as an extensive network of picnic shelters, oval, walking trails, gas barbecues and public toilets. Para Wirra is open every day except Christmas Day. A vehicle entrance fee applies.
Para Wirra Recreation Park is located in the Mount Lofty Ranges and forms part of The Greater Mount Lofty Parklands - Yurrebilla. The cities of Elizabeth and Salisbury are to the west, Gawler and the Barossa Valley to the north and Golden Grove to the south. The closest townships are One Tree Hill to the south and Williamstown to the east.
The park provides a wide range of facilities including a Rangers Office, gas barbecues, picnic tables, playground, toilets, parking areas, oval for cricket or football and walking trails ranging from 800 metres to seven and a half kilometres in length. Accommodation at Mack Creek Hut can be arranged through the Department for Environment and Heritage's Para Wirra Office.
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| Activity | Animal Viewing, Birdwatching. | | Entity Facility | Access With Assistance for the Disabled, BBQ Facilities, Car park, Parking for the Disabled, Picnic Area, Shaded Area, Sheltered Area, Toilet facilities for the Disabled. | | Experience | Flora/Fauna, Historic/Heritage, Nature based, Wildlife. |
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