Para Wirra Conservation Park

Protected area in South Australia

34°40′50″S 138°49′48″E / 34.680671817°S 138.830080914°E / -34.680671817; 138.830080914^[1]Established21 June 1962 (1962-06-21)^[3]Area15.12 km² (5.8 sq mi)^[4]Visitation60,000 (in 1993)^[5]^: 15Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and WaterWebsitePara Wirra Conservation ParkSee alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Para Wirra Conservation Park (formerly Para Wirra Recreation Park and Para Wirra National Park) is a 1,417-hectare (3,500-acre) protected area located in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges in the northern end of the Adelaide metropolitan area in South Australia.^[6] The conservation park is part of a larger, 2,573-hectare (6,360-acre) block of contiguous native vegetation, the remainder of which is owned by PIRSA Forestry,^[7] SA Water and private landholders.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "Search results for 'Para Wirra Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected - 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Hundreds' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ Rowe, Colin D. (21 June 1962). "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1960: HUNDREDS OF PARA WIRRA AND BAROSSA-WILD-LIFE RESERVE DEDICATED_" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. Retrieved 22 May 2018. Name the said reserve "Para Wirra National Park."
^ "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Para Wirra Recreation Park Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Environment and Land Management. December 1993. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^ Department of Environment & Natural Resources - Para Wirra Conservation Park Accessed 26 December 2015.
^ "Forestry". PIRSA. Retrieved 25 March 2020.