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Chowilla Game Reserve About <iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-5L9VKK" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe> Chowilla Game Reserve About Explore Chowilla Game Reserve and the great stands of the majestic river red gum and the hardy black box providing habitat for the diverse wildlife of the park. Discover the peaceful waterways of the Murray River and its anabranches by canoe while observing the array of birdlife. Due to its remote nature, Chowilla provides great opportunities for secluded bush camping and disconnecting from the world ?with limited phone reception?. The game reserve is an integral part of the Riverland Biosphere Reserve, comprising 18,000 hectares of floodplains and wetlands. Chowilla is an important refuge for waterbird populations. It is recognised as a Riverland Wetland of International Importance declared under the Ramsar convention, and one of the six The Living Murray icon sites in the Murray-Darling Basin. Opening hours Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This park is closed on days of Catastrophic Fire Danger and may be closed on days of Extreme Fire Danger. The park may also be closed during high rainfall events when roads and campsites become slippery and boggy, as well as times when there are high water levels in the wetlands. Please contact us if you are unsure. Listen to the local area radio station for the latest daily weather updates and information on fire safety. CFS website (http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/) CFS Hotline: 1300 362 361 Contact details Visitor information, bookings and park management: National Parks Wildlife Service South Australia Riverland and Murraylands Regional Office 28 Vaughan Tce, Berri Phone: (+61 8) 8595 2111 Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) Booking enquiries please email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) Emergency contacts: Medical, fire (including bushfire) and police emergency situations Phone: Triple Zero (000) Police Assistance Phone: 131 444 for non-urgent police assistance National Parks and Wildlife Service SA – After-hours duty officer Phone: 0417 192 335 Injured Wildlife: Within the park Please contact the Riverland and Murraylands Regional Office on (08) 8595 2111 or the after-hours duty officer on 0417 192 335 (outside of business hours). Outside of the park Please contact a local wildlife rescue group Getting there Chowilla campsites Chowilla Game Reserve is located 305km northeast of Adelaide. Access is via Old Wentworth Road north of Renmark ?48km?. Please take care driving on the Old Wentworth road as there are many kangaroos and the road surface may have loose gravel or pot holes. Park map (/SCControls/SCWYSYWIGManager.aspx?dataDefinitionId=6f93b9e3-622f-4cff-80f3- 965c369a5e7b&contentVersionId=78f06221-a200-4456-bed5-5fb30e297961&contentId=5c384b81-2325-4845-8f9d- 2241e1b8ab30&contentVariantId=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000#maps) Border Cliff campground The Border Cliffs Campground is located 294km northeast of Adelaide via Murtho Road, or 30.5km northeast of Paringa. Park map (#maps) Dogs allowed (on lead in designated areas) Your dog is allowed in Chowilla Game Reserve (within the area south of the Wentworth/Renmark Road to the River) and including the Border Cliffs campground, providing it is on a lead not exceeding three metres in length, or confined in a motor vehicle, trailer or vessel (refer to map) (https://cdn.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/docs/chowilla-game- reserve/DEW_RiverlandParks_DogsOnLeash_CGR_PartPark.pdf). Please ensure you: Keep your dog under control and on a lead no more than two metres in length. Stick to designated walking trails. Bring disposable bags to clean up your dog’s faeces (please be aware there are no bins in national parks). Dogs are not permitted in other areas of the park. Discover other parks you can walk your dog in on our find a park (https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/find-a-park) tool or read 12 dog-friendly walks in Adelaide Parks (http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/goodliving/posts/2017/12/dogs-part- 2) by Good Living for inspiration. Assistance dogs Assistance dogs are permitted in most public places and are therefore welcome in South Australia’s parks and reserves. Assistance dogs must be appropriately restrained on a lead and remain under your effective control at all times while in a park or reserve. As per the dogs in parks and reserves policy, if the dog is not an accredited assistance dog, they must be trained to assist a person with a disability to alleviate that disability and meet standards of hygiene and behaviour appropriate for a dog in a public place. However, refusal may be given if the person with the disability is unable to produce evidence the dog is an assistance dog with the appropriate training. Before taking your assistance dog into a park that does not normally allow dogs, it is highly recommended that you contact us so we can provide you with the latest information on any potential hazards within specific parks that may affect your dog. Please contact the park via the contact details provided under the contact tab or contact the visitor service centre via email (https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/contact-us/get-in-touch-online) or on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NPWSSA), or you can live chat with a customer service representative on the website Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. Facilities There are picnic areas, caravan and camp sites available in this park. Toilets are only located at the Border Cliffs campground. Useful information The Living Murray Chowilla Floodplain Icon Site (https://www.mdba.gov.au/managing-water/environmental- water/delivering-environmental-water/living-murray-program) (https://www.mdba.gov.au/managing-water/environmental-water/delivering-environmental-water/living-murray- program)Camping safety (https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/chowilla-game-reserve#safety) (https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/chowilla-game-reserve#safety)Parks management plans (http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/managing-natural-resources/park-management/plans-strategies-and- policies/park-management-plans) (http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/managing-natural-resources/park-management/plans-strategies-and- policies/park-management-plans)Trails SA (http://www.southaustraliantrails.com/) (http://www.southaustraliantrails.com/)SA Marine Parks (http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/marineparks/home) Important: Collection of firewood within National Parks is prohibited. Dead wood plays a vital role in providing shelter for many animals and is essential for adding nutrients to the soil for other native plants when rotting down Mobile phone coverage can be patchy and unreliable in this park, especially if you are in low?lying areas Plants and animals Chowilla Game Reserve contains flood plain and wetland environments, and is one of the last areas of the lower Murray that has kept much of its natural character. It contains the largest remaining natural river red gum forest in the lower Murray. With age, river red gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) form hollows or holes in their trunks or branches. These hollows provide shelter and nesting sites for a great variety of animals including parrots, bats, possums, snakes and insects. The nationally vulnerable regent parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) will only breed in hollows in river red gums along the Murray River, so these trees are highly significant for the regent parrot’s survival. Flora and fauna species lists To download flora (plants) and fauna (animals) species lists for this park, use the 'Create Simple Species List' tab under 'Flora Tools' or 'Fauna Tools' in NatureMaps (https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/NatureMaps/Pages/default.aspx). Traditional-owners Aboriginal peoples have occupied, enjoyed and managed the lands and waters of this State for thousands of generations. For Aboriginal first nations, creation ancestors laid down the laws of the Country and bestowed a range of customary rights and obligations to the many Aboriginal Nations across our state. There are many places across the State that have great spiritual significance to Aboriginal first nations. At some of these places Aboriginal cultural protocols, such as restricted access, are promoted and visitors are asked to respect the wishes of Traditional Owners. In places where protocols are not promoted visitors are asked to show respect by not touching or removing anything, and make sure you take all your rubbish with you when you leave. Aboriginal peoples continue to play an active role in caring for their Country, including in parks across South Australia. DEW Park management (https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/park-management) DEW Aboriginal partnerships (https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/park-management/co-management-of-parks) When to visit Climatically and scenically, autumn and spring are the best times to visit Riverland parks. However, the climate of the Riverland makes it suitable for visiting parks most of the year. The summer months of January and February can be hot. Roads along the flood plain are generally unsuitable for driving on immediately after heavy rains. This, and other hazards such as bush fire, can force the temporary closure of some sections of the park. Keep your eye on this website for up to date information. See and do Stay in the park Wake up to peaceful sounds of the River Murray and its water birds. There are two campgrounds in Chowilla Game Reserve available, check the book before you go links for more information on each site. Border Cliffs Campground Book before you go (/booking/details#/accom/73206) Chowilla campground Book before you go (/booking/details#/accom/73194) Lace monitors have been sighted around Chowilla campgrounds. The closer than normal human contact may be due to the drought conditions and the lace monitors having to search harder to find food.All native animals in national and conservation parks are wild and should be observed from a distance.
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