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Protected area in South Australia
Scott Creek Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
Scott Creek Conservation Park | |
Nearest town or city | Adelaide |
Coordinates | 35°05′S 138°41′E / 35.083°S 138.683°E / -35.083; 138.683 |
Established | 7 November 1985 (1985-11-07) |
Area | 7.14 km (2.8 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
Website | Scott Creek Conservation Park |
Footnotes | Managing authority |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Scott Creek Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Dorset Vale about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the state capital of Adelaide.
History
Formerly Peramangk Aboriginal territory, European settlers first arrived in the late 1830s with timber from the area used in the construction of the city of Adelaide. From the 1850s the area was mined for copper and silver with the Almanda Mining Association formed in 1868. By the time production ceased in 1887 (due to economic reasons), 310 kilograms of silver had been mined. The land was privately owned until the early 1970s when land was purchased by the South Australian Government, with the conservation park being declared in 1985.
Facilities
The conservation park has an extensive network of walking trails which enables visitors to select walks appropriate to their level of fitness, specific interests and personal time frame. The Almanda Mine ruins can be explored via two half-hour interpretative trails starting from the car park on Dorset Vale Road. Sites of interest include remnants of the engine house, a stone chimney, the mine office, dairy and several mining shafts. There are no toilets.
See also
References
- ^ "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 'Scott Creek Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Hundreds', 'Roads', 'Recreational Trails' and 'Gazetteer'". South Australian Government. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972: SECTION 30—SCOTT CREEK CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 7 November 1985. p. 1362. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
External links
- Official webpage
- Scott Creek Conservation Park webpage on the Protected Planet website
- Friends of Scott Creek Conservation Park
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