Cleland Conservation Park
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Cleland Conservation Park South Australia |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Entrance to the park
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 Cleland Conservation Park
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| Nearest town or city | Adelaide city centre |
| Coordinates | 34°58′03″S 138°41′45″E / 34.96750°S 138.69583°ECoordinates: 34°58′03″S 138°41′45″E / 34.96750°S 138.69583°E |
| Established | 1 January 1945 |
| Area | 11.25 km2 (4.3 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| Website | Cleland Conservation Park |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
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. Cleland Conservation Park conserves a significant area of natural bushland on the Adelaide Hills face and includes the internationally popular Cleland Wildlife Park and the popular tourist destinations of Mount Lofty summit and Waterfall Gully. It is maintained by the South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR).
The conservation park was named for Sir John Burton Cleland (1878-1971), a renowned naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist, and member of the Royal Society of South Australia. After a career in medicine and pathology, Cleland became keenly interested in wildlife conservation.
The conservation park occupies land in the gazetted suburbs of Cleland, Crafers and Waterfall Gully.
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category II protected area.
The Wildlife Park is accessible by sealed road from both the South Eastern Freeway and Greenhill Road, and on foot on a formed but steep track from Waterfall Gully or Mount Lofty. A limited public bus service operates (Route 823: 3 journeys each day). A fee is payable to enter the Wildlife Park (but not to the Conservation Park except for car parking at Mt Lofty summit). Facilities include a souvenir shop, cafe and toilets. Many visitors pay to be photographed holding koalas. Several other options are available to visitors, including an Aboriginal guide on a Cultural Tour of the Yurridla Aboriginal Trail, which explains dreaming stories of dingoes, emus, koalas and Yurrabilla, the creation ancestor, and a nightwalk, uncovering the secrets of the bush. Cleland Wildlife Park offers visitors an opportunity to walk through large enclosures and interact with Australian animals such as kangaroos, koalas and emus, and to see others including wombats, Dingo and many bird and reptile species.
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