Simpson Desert Conservation Park
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Simpson Desert Conservation Park South Australia |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
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Rangers looking at Approdinna Attora Knolls in the Simpson Desert Conservation Park
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 Simpson Desert Conservation Park
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| Nearest town or city | Oodnadatta |
| Coordinates | 26°15′05″S 137°50′40″E / 26.25139°S 137.84444°ECoordinates: 26°15′05″S 137°50′40″E / 26.25139°S 137.84444°E |
| Established | 1 January 1967 |
| Area | 6,903.87 km2 (2,665.6 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Heritage |
| Website | Simpson Desert Conservation Park |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Simpson Desert Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia about 957 km (595 mi) north of Port Augusta. In combination with Simpson Desert Regional Reserve and Witjira National Park, it forms a protected area representing one of the world's best examples of dunal desert. A wide variety of desert flora and fauna are protected in a landscape of varied dune systems, extensive playa lakes, spinifex grasslands and Acacia woodlands. These trees soak up water from underground water springs. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.
In an unprecedented move, access has been closed over summer in 2008-2009 due to excessive heat
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