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Wills – their grave and, King's Tree. King's and, grave their – Wills Regional Reserve is home to many tributes to Burke and and Burke to tributes many to home is Reserve Regional www.parks.sa.gov.au including Dalhousie Homestead ruins. Innamincka Innamincka ruins. Homestead Dalhousie including Dragon, which lives on the margins of the great salt lake. salt great the of margins the on lives which Dragon, time of return. of time Visitors can visit the ruins of several outback stations, stations, outback several of ruins the visit can Visitors March 2013 • FIS 91850 FIS • 2013 March Grasswren, once thought to be extinct, and the Lake Eyre Eyre Lake the and extinct, be to thought once Grasswren, responsible person of your itinerary and expected date/ expected and itinerary your of person responsible Cover: Wedge-tailed Eagle Wedge-tailed Cover: petroleum production region. region. production petroleum © © Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources Natural and Water Environment, for Department enjoyment. • You are responsible for your own safety. Notify a a Notify safety. own your for responsible are You • and include some very rare species, such as the Eyrean Eyrean the as such species, rare very some include and many pastoral properties and is Australia's largest onshore onshore largest Australia's is and properties pastoral many for your ongoing ongoing your for The animals of the desert parks are many and varied varied and many are parks desert the of animals The food and water. and food pastoral empire, the backdrop for the rise and fall of of fall and rise the for backdrop the empire, pastoral improve park facilities facilities park improve well prepared and carry adequate supplies of fuel, fuel, of supplies adequate carry and prepared well ill-fated expedition, the beginning of Sir Sidney Kidman's Kidman's Sidney Sir of beginning the expedition, ill-fated Desert fauna Desert and to maintain and and maintain to and arid and isolated regions in the country. Ensure you are are you Ensure country. the in regions isolated and arid production. The desert was the site of Burke and Wills' Wills' and Burke of site the was desert The production. used for conservation conservation for used Website www.parks.sa.gov.au Website • The Desert Parks of South Australia is one of the most most the of one is Australia South of Parks Desert The • in the form of exploration, pastoralism and petroleum petroleum and pastoralism exploration, of form the in soaking rains. soaking Fees collected are are collected Fees Email [email protected] Email Australian desert region has seen much European activity activity European much seen has region desert Australian Driving safety Driving them to life. Masses of wildflowers blanket the desert after after desert the blanket wildflowers of Masses life. to them Phone Information Line (08) 8204 1910 8204 (08) Line Information Phone Conservation Park. Conservation Despite being so isolated and intimidating, the South South the intimidating, and isolated so being Despite conditions – seeds lie dormant until thunderstorms trigger trigger thunderstorms until dormant lie seeds – conditions For information on other SA parks and reserves and parks SA other on information For • Tallaringa Tallaringa • The vegetation of the desert has adapted to the dry dry the to adapted has desert the of vegetation The • Bag and carry out all rubbish. all out carry and Bag • Canis lupus dingo lupus Canis Phone (08) 8648 5300 Fax (08) 8648 5301 8648 (08) Fax 5300 8648 (08) Phone Heritage sites Heritage National Park National drink. valley floors between dunes. dunes. between floors valley Dingo 9 Mackay Street, Port Augusta SA 5700 SA Augusta Port Street, Mackay 9 Melaleuca glomerata Melaleuca • Coongie Lakes Lakes Coongie • water also contains minerals that make it unsuitable to to unsuitable it make that minerals contains also water grasses and herbs cover the the cover herbs and grasses SA Arid Lands Arid SA making for the strategic management of the park. the of management strategic the for making be extremely hot. Exercise extreme caution. Artesian Artesian caution. extreme Exercise hot. extremely be fill drainage lines, while spinifex, spinifex, while lines, drainage fill • Innamincka zone in Innamincka Regional Reserve Regional Innamincka in zone Innamincka • Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources Natural and Water Environment, for Department traditional owners to share responsibility and decision decision and responsibility share to owners traditional • Be aware that water coming from artesian bores can can bores artesian from coming water that aware Be • dunes. Mulga and Gidgee trees trees Gidgee and Mulga dunes. between the Government of South Australia and and Australia South of Government the between • 3 O'Clock Creek in Witjira National Park National Witjira in Creek O'Clock 3 • Email [email protected] Email paper. herbs that cling to mobile sand sand mobile to cling that herbs Co-management of a park involves a partnership partnership a involves park a of Co-management Freecall 1800 816 078 816 1800 Freecall • Bury toilet waste well away from water and burn toilet toilet burn and water from away well waste toilet Bury • • Dalhousie Springs in Witjira National Park National Witjira in Springs Dalhousie • Mitchell Grass communities and and communities Grass Mitchell Several of the desert Parks are co-managed. co-managed. are Parks desert the of Several Desert Parks Hotline Parks Desert pollution. shady River Red Gums to sparse sparse to Gums Red River shady Day Entry and Camping Permit: Camping and Entry Day Co-management as even a small amount of soap or detergent will cause cause will detergent or soap of amount small a even as dense coolibah woodlands and and woodlands coolibah dense For further information contact: information further For • Avoid washing close to water supplies and creek beds, beds, creek and supplies water to close washing Avoid • • Lake Eyre National Park. National Eyre Lake • disturbed. of vegetation types, ranging from from ranging types, vegetation of animals access to water. to access animals Aboriginal sites are protected under law and must not be be not must and law under protected are sites Aboriginal The desert parks cover an array array an cover parks desert The information line on 1800 816 078. 078. 816 1800 on line information • Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park Conservation Springs Mound Kadarbu Wabma • • Camp away from troughs to allow stock and native native and stock allow to troughs from away Camp • Visitors may encounter rock engravings and burial sites. All All sites. burial and engravings rock encounter may Visitors Phone 1300 361 033. Alternatively, call the Desert Parks Parks Desert the call Alternatively, 033. 361 1300 Phone Day Entry Permit for: Permit Entry Day Plants of the desert the of Plants via the Far Northern and Western Areas road report – – report road Areas Western and Northern Far the via tool manufacture. manufacture. tool Minimal impact Minimal often without warning. Check up-to-date road conditions conditions road up-to-date Check warning. without often the parks. Scatters of stone material indicate places of of places indicate material stone of Scatters parks. the (camping not permitted). not (camping high 40 high Cs. º Wet conditions and even flooding can occur at any time, time, any at occur can flooding even and conditions Wet may see the remains of Aboriginal occupation throughout throughout occupation Aboriginal of remains the see may you use a liquid fuel or gas stove. gas or fuel liquid a use you • Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park Park Conservation Springs Mound Kadarbu Wabma • throughout summer, when temperatures are often in the the in often are temperatures when summer, throughout As a result of this long association with the land, visitors visitors land, the with association long this of result a As refuge for small animals. It is preferable preferable is It animals. small for refuge The surface of salt lakes is especially fragile. especially is lakes salt of surface The • Tallaringa Conservation Park Conservation Tallaringa • autumn, winter and spring. Travel is not recommended recommended not is Travel spring. and winter autumn, • Please do not collect firewood as fallen timber provides provides timber fallen as firewood collect not do Please • Deviating can create tyre marks that last for decades. decades. for last that marks tyre create can Deviating the land now designated as Desert Parks. Desert as designated now land the The most enjoyable times to visit the desert parks are are parks desert the visit to times enjoyable most The • Lake Eyre National Park National Eyre Lake • are prohibited in the parks. the in prohibited are Substantial fines apply for travelling on closed roads. roads. closed on travelling for apply fines Substantial At least 10 distinct groups of Aboriginal people lived on on lived people Aboriginal of groups distinct 10 least At desert wilderness. desert • On Total Fire Ban Days, all fires (liquid, gas and wood) wood) and gas (liquid, fires all Days, Ban Fire Total On • • Obey road closure signs and remain on main roads. roads. main on remain and signs closure road Obey • • Coongie Lakes National Park National Lakes Coongie • insignificance while marvelling at the sheer vastness of this this of vastness sheer the at marvelling while insignificance Aboriginal culture and heritage and culture Aboriginal restrictions by calling the CFS hotline on 1300 362 361. 362 1300 on hotline CFS the calling by restrictions • Take frequent rest breaks and change drivers regularly. drivers change and breaks rest frequent Take • • Innamincka Regional Reserve Regional Innamincka • challenging land and, most importantly, experiencing experiencing importantly, most and, land challenging only. Further restrictions apply in some parks. Check Check parks. some in apply restrictions Further only. operation. Fire Danger Season. Please use liquid fuel or gas stoves stoves gas or fuel liquid use Please Season.

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