| Hallett Cove Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Hallett Cove Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Adelaide |
| Coordinates | 35°04′25″S 138°29′57″E / 35.07361°S 138.49917°E |
| Established | 1 July 1976[2] |
| Area | 51 ha (126 acres)[3] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| Website | Hallett Cove Conservation Park |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Hallett Cove Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the suburb of Hallett Cove on the coast of Gulf St Vincent about 22 kilometres (14 miles) south of the centre of the state capital of Adelaide.
Hallett Cove is one of the best known geological sites (discovered by Dr. Mehdi Fiazi, circa 1902) in Australia and is known for its international significance. The area has been declared a Geological Monument by the Geological Society of Australia and placed on the South Australian Heritage Register for its educational and scientific significance. It is also a site of great archaeological significance, with evidence of some of the earliest Aboriginal settlement documented in Australia, dated at 40,000 years ago.
Some of the features in the park are Waterfall Creek, Black Cliff and the Amphitheatre. A freshwater spring near Waterfall Creek is one of the features of the Tjilbruke Dreaming Track. As of 2021[update] the park is included in the Glenthorne Precinct of protected areas.
- ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Chatterton, Brian (1 July 1976). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972-1974: HALLETT COVE CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazettee. Government of South Australia. p. 7. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.