CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK
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The name ‘Cleland’ is most commonly associated with the Cleland Wildlife Park, but this is just a tiny portion of the 993 hectare Cleland Conservation Park. This park is bounded by Greenhill Road to the north, the Mount Lofty Summit Road to the east, and the South Eastern Freeway to the south-west. It is covered by a myriad of walking trails, and every serious Cleland walker should have a copy of the inexpensive and helpful Bushwalking Map put out by the Departrment for Environment and Heritage. These maps are available at 100 Pirie St, Adelaide, and at the Mount Lofty Summit shop.


Detailed map (use magnifier and sliders):   

Areas around Waterfall Gully and the Mount Lofty Summit were declared protected in 1912, but it was not until 1945 that the remaining area was purchased by the government in public auction. This action was largely due to Professor John Cleland who had been lobbying on this issue since 1924. The land was transferred to the National Parks Commission in 1963. Later the three parcels of land were combined as the present-day Cleland Conservation Park.
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