Witjira National Park

Witjira National Park
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Dalhousie Springs in Witjira National Park
Witjira National Park is located in South Australia
Witjira National Park
Witjira National Park
Nearest town or cityFinke
Coordinates26°20′20″S 135°40′30″E / 26.3388494009999°S 135.675051581°E / -26.3388494009999; 135.675051581[1]
Established21 November 1985 (1985-11-21)[2]
Area7,726.73 km2 (2,983.3 sq mi)[3]
Visitation15,000 (in 2009)[4]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
Witjira Co-management Board
WebsiteWitjira National Park
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Witjira National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia about 987 kilometres (613 miles) north of the state capital of Adelaide.[4]

Acacia cyperophylla, growing along 3 O'Clock Creek in Witjira National Park
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Hopgood, D.J. (21 November 1985). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972: SECTIONS 28 and 43: CONSTITUTION OF WITJIRA NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1544. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Witjira National Park Management Plan 2009" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. May 2009. pp. I, 1 & 55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2015.