Morialta Conservation Park
The park is located 10 km north-east of the Adelaide GPO in South Australia. The park covers an area of 533 ha and is joined to Black Hill Conservation Park to the north by Fifth Creek and Montacute Road.
The park conserves spectacular rugged ridges, gully scenery and three waterfalls. The Morialta Gorge, including Fourth Creek and its three waterfalls, has been a public reserve since 1915 and continues to delight visitors with its spectacular rugged vistas. The park offers superb bushwalking opportunities, just minutes from the urban fringe.
The waterfalls along Fourth Creek are perhaps the best known feature of the park. The first two falls are the grandest, each cascading over sheer quartzite cliffs (23 m, 15 m respectively) and Third Falls (13 m high). To see the falls at their best, visit the park during spring or winter when the water flow is strongest. The rocky banks and pools provide habitat for small reptiles, frogs and birds. Away from the gorge, woodlands clothe the hills where honeyeaters, thornbills and many other bird species make their home, while spindly sheoaks and yaccas cling to the steepest slopes.
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How to get there
Opening times
Morialta Conservation Park is open to vehicle traffic from 8.30 am to 15 minutes before sunset. Gates are closed on Christmas Day. Walkers may access the park from sunrise to sunset.
Contact us
Department for Environment and Heritage
Northern Lofty District Office
115 Maryvale Road
Athelstone SA 5076
Australia
Phone: (08) 8336 0901
Fax: (08) 8336 0900
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