Families are being encouraged to explore nature these school holidays as new national park infrastructure opens to the public.
Director Regional Operations with the Department for Environment and Water (DEW), Stuart Paul said families could enjoy new infrastructure in parks on the Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and metropolitan Adelaide.
Mr Paul said work was complete on the upgrades to the day-visitor area at Golden Island lookout in Coffin Bay National Park on the Eyre Peninsula.
“This is in addition to other recent visitor facility upgrades in the region, namely at Fisherman Point Campground in Lincoln National Park where work was finished at the end of March to redesign the campground, including creating allocated campsites, and include new facilities like toilets,” he said.
Mr Paul said carpark upgrades at Shell Beach’s day-visitor area were also complete as were works at the new Gulawulgawi Ngunda Nhagu – Cape Spencer lookout in the Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park on the Yorke Peninsula.
“While they won’t be ready for the start of the school holidays, upgrades to the day-visitor area and campground at Stenhouse Bay are also due to be finished in the coming weeks,” he said.
“Visitors should also be aware that Browns Beach Campground in Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park will be closed permanently from 1 July due to the site being consumed under a mobile sand dune.”
The Director said that in metropolitan Adelaide, work was complete at Mark Oliphant Conservation Park on the reconfigured carpark, installation of picnic tables, refurbishment of a picnic shelter, new accessible path and new trailhead signage.
“Further infrastructure works will be happening on the Morialta Conservation Park carpark after the school holidays, however, the popular nature playground will remain open,” Mr Paul said.
