South Australia contains 324 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 216,310 km² (21.97% of the state’s area). 18 of these are National parks, totalling 43,374 km² (4.41% of the state’s area). Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ...

Protected areas of South Australia

Conservation Parks

Acraman Creek estuary Acraman Creek Conservation Park is located on the northern side of Streaky Bay on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, about half way between Ceduna and Streaky Bay townships. ... Billiatt Conservartion Park is situated in Australia midway between Alawoona and Lameroo, approximately 200 km east of Adelaide. ... Black Hill Conservation Park is a public reserve approximately 10 km northeast of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia, Australia. ... Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Cleland Conservation Park is a conservation park in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. ... Deep Creek Conservation Park is 45 square kilometres of natural Australian bush land located at the southern end of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, 11 km east of Cape Jervis. ... Fairview Conservation Park (36. ... Finniss Conservation Park( , ) is a small conservation park, located on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. ... Bool Lagoon is a game reserve in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, about 20 km south of Naracoorte, near Wrattonbully. ... Kelly Hill Conservation Park is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Mamungari Conservation Park (formerly known as Unnamed Conservation Park) is a wilderness reserve in South Australia (Australia) in the southern Great Victoria Desert and northern Nullarbor Plain, around 200 km west of Maralinga and 450 km northwest of Ceduna. ... Marino Conservation Park is located in the Adelaide suburb of Marino. ... Morialta Conservation Park is a public reserve 10 km northeast of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia, Australia. ... Mount Magnificent Conservation Park is a small conservation park, located on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. ... Naracoorte Caves is a national park in South Australia (Australia). ... Ngarkat Conservation Park is situated in South Australias south-eastern corner. ... Scott Creek Conservation Park Scott Creek Conservation Park is pretty small for a conservation park but it also has a lot of stuff in its relatively small area. ... Seal Bay Conservation Park is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Simpson Desert Regional Reserve is located in South Australia, 957 km north of Port Augusta. ... Red Stringybark woodland in Spring Gully CP View to the west from Spring Gully CP Spring Gully Conservation Park is a conservation park in the hills to the west of the Clare Valley in South Australia. ... Talisker Conservation park is located on the South-Western area of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. ...

Conservation Reserves

Chadinga Conservation Reserve is located in the Chadinga Dunes on the western side of Lake MacDonnell. ... Naracoorte Caves is a national park in South Australia (Australia). ...

Game Reserves

Bool Lagoon is a wetland of international importance. ...

Indigenous Protected Areas

• Nantawarrina
• Yalata

National Parks

Belair is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 16 km south of Adelaide. ... Canunda is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 350 km southeast of Adelaide. ... Coffin Bay is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 301 km west of Adelaide. ... Coorong is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 156 km southeast of Adelaide. ... Flinders Chase is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 213 km southwest of Adelaide. ... Flinders Ranges is South Australias largest mountain range and a national park, 384 km north of Adelaide. ... Gammon Ranges is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 496 km north of Adelaide. ... Gawler Ranges is a national park in South Australia (Australia). ... Great Australian Bight is a marine national park in South Australia, 918 km west of Adelaide. ... Innes is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 160 km west of Adelaide. ... Lake Eyre National Park is located in South Australia (Australia), 697 km north of Adelaide. ... Lake Gairdner is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 436 km northwest of Adelaide. ... Lake Torrens National Park in South Australia (Australia), is located 431 km north of Adelaide. ... Lincoln is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 249 km west of Adelaide. ... Mount Remarkable is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 238 km north of Adelaide. ... Murray River is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 186 km east of Adelaide. ... Naracoorte Caves is a national park in South Australia (Australia). ... Nullarbor is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 887 km west of Adelaide. ... Onkaparinga River National Park is in South Australia (Australia), 32 km south of Adelaide also incorporates the Onkaparinga River Recreation Park. ... Strzelecki National Park is a national park in Tasmania (Australia), 307 km north of Hobart. ... Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park in South Australia (Australia) lies approximately 750 km to the north of Adelaide and 110 km east of Leigh Creek. ... Witjira is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 987 km north of Adelaide. ...

Native Forest Reserves

Recreation Parks

Brownhill Creek, in South Australia, is one of several creeks (or streams) running in a generally west-north-west direction, draining the western watershed of the Mt Lofty Ranges. ... Onkaparinga Gorge Onkaparinga River National Park is in South Australia (Australia), 32 km south of Adelaide also incorporates the Onkaparinga River Recreation park. ... Totness Recreation Park, is a park near the town of Totness, South Australia, Australia. ...

Regional Reserves

Western shore of Lake Frome (dry) Lake Frome () is a large endorheic lake in South Australia, east of the Northern Flinders Ranges. ... Nullarbor Regional Reserve is located in, South Australia, 300 km west of Ceduna. ... Simpson Desert Regional Reserve is located in South Australia. ... Strzelecki Regional Reserve is located in South Australia, 493 km north-east of Port Augusta. ...

Wilderness Protection Areas

See also: Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ...

• Protected areas of Australia

Protected areas of Australia are maintained by the Department of the Environment and Heritage, with the exception of the Great Barrier Reef, which is managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, a body within the department. ...

External links

• National Parks and Wildlife South Australia