Wildlife in National Parks

You will come across all sorts of animals and birdlife in South Australia's national parks, however these are a few places where you're pretty much guaranteed to have an awesome wildlife experience:

Cleland Wildlife Park
At Cleland Wildlife Park you come face-to-face with Australia's unique wildlife and can join animal attendants on the animal feed runs. Discover the world of nocturnal animals on a guided nightwalk. On The Yurridla Trail you can to hear Aboriginal guides bring to life their Dreaming stories and explain the inseparable relationship between Aboriginal culture and Australian wildlife. Bookings are essential for nightwalks which are generally conducted on the third
Saturday of each month.

Flinders Chase National Park
This park provides a wide variety of activities and attractions for people of all ages. The award-winning Flinders Chase Visitor Centre contains everything from eye-catching murals portraying life-size megafauna, to a computer touch screen and touch tables that make for an exceptional sensory experience. There's also the fossil dig pit for the kids, and a café where you can get a delicious light lunch or snack. Nearby is Remarkable Rocks, a cluster of huge weather sculptured granite boulders, Cape du Couedic lighthhouse.

Flinders Ranges National Park
Rugged mountain ranges, spectacular gorges, sheltered creeks lined with River Red Gums and abundant wildlife are just some of the attractions that make Flinders Ranges National Park one of South Australia's most popular destinations. This area is world-renowned for its geological history, Aboriginal rock art sites, impressive fossil remains and its ruins of early European settlement.

Mount Remarkable National Park
The 16,000ha park stretches from the coastal plain on the western side of the Flinders Ranges to the foothills above Wilmington. Its geographical location in the southern Flinders Ranges, where South Australia's arid north and wetter southern regions overlap, makes it a key conservation area with an intriguing mix of flora and fauna from both environments. Dramatic mountain scenery and natural diversity of the park make it a great location for camping, bushwalking and a wide range of recreational activities

Seal Bay Conservation Park
The  primary attraction of the park is the Australian Sea-lion. Seal Bay Conservation Park was proclaimed in 1972 to help in the protection of the Australian Sea-lion and its natural habitat. Access to part of the park is prohibited to protect Australian Sea-lion breeding areas. Today the Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH) provide guided tours along Seal Bay beach where you can walk among the sea-lions while they rest after long fishing trips. A boardwalk also enables visitors to experience the Australian Sea-lion habitat. Only 45 minutes from Kangaroo Island's main town Kingscote, Seal Bay Conservation Park is located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island.