Cleland National Park

Cleland National Park
South Australia
Entrance to Cleland Wildlife Park
Cleland National Park is located in South Australia
Cleland National Park
Cleland National Park
Nearest town or cityAdelaide city centre
Coordinates34°58′03″S 138°41′45″E / 34.96750°S 138.69583°E / -34.96750; 138.69583
Established1 January 1945 (1945-01-01)[2]
Area11.25 km2 (4.3 sq mi)[2]
WebsiteCleland National Park
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia
Map of the park

Cleland National Park, formerly Cleland Conservation Park, is a protected area located in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia about 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of the Adelaide city centre. It conserves a significant area of natural bushland on the Adelaide Hills face, including Mount Lofty Summit and Waterfall Gully.

Formerly a conservation park, Cleland was combined with the bordering Eurilla Conservation Park in November 2021 when it was upgraded to the status of national park. The area includes Cleland Wildlife Park, a major tourist attraction, with the draft plan suggesting that the Wildlife Park will be a part of the new Cleland National Park, but this is open to public consultation until late January 2022.

The park is classified as an IUCN Category II protected area.

People with emus in the wildlife park
Western grey kangaroos in the wildlife park
Yellow-footed rock wallabies in the wildlife park
Cape Barren goose in the wildlife park
  1. ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). Retrieved 3 August 2015.