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'City of Adelaide' Clipper Ship
Port Adelaide

Location: Dock 2, Honey Street, off Ocean Steamers Road, Port Adelaide

Parking: There is a huge car park for Dock 2

Hours: The ship area is open from 10 am to 3 pm, but closed if the forecast is 36 C or over.

Site office phone number: (08) 8337 5645).

Toilets: to the right upon entering the site (see photos).

We need to stay outside of the enclosed ship reconstruction area, but access is available to some areas beside the ship and to the adjacent toilets. The entry fee only applies to guided tours of the ship.

Nearby sites offer good views of the river and shipping.

Anstey Hill Quarry

Location: off Lower North East Road.

Parking: just to the other side of the L.N.E. Rd. from the gated entrance, past Perseverance Rd on the left as you come up from the city direction. It is a large dirt/gravel area.

Hours: Park is open 6:30 am - 9:00 pm

Toilets: The nearest toilets are at the park entrance off the N.E. Rd, at the upper end of Perseverance Rd, near the northerly quarry site.

Phone: Black Hill NationĀ­al Park Office 7133 7300

Apex Park and Torrens River frontage
West Beach

Location: 616 Burbridge Rd, West Beach

Parking: Free car parking along the length of the reserve, beside Burbridge Rd. (see photos).

Toilets: Public toilets in the community centre building are open from 8 am to 11 pm.

Shelter: There are sheltered picnic areas to protect from sun and rain (see photos).

Bridgewater Inn

Location: 387 Mt. Barker Rd., Bridgewater

Hours: The surrounding areas are accessible at all times, while the inn opens at 10 am.

Car park: on both sides of the inn

Toilets: Inside the inn, and also in the adjacent Lions Park, and Bridgewater Hall

Access to the creek and walking trail behind the inn is via a lane between the right hand parking area and the adjacent Lion's park.

Brownhill Creek
Mitcham

, near Cafe 1954 in Caravan Park.

Parking: Car park beside road at Cafe 1954 with room for about six cars.Ā  Large off road car park space on Eastern side of road 300 metres north of cafe (see (2) on map), and much further south ((4) on map).

The track on the western side of the creek seems to be close to the creek, but can only be reached by the foot bridge at (1) and the southern car park (4).

Cross of Sacrifice
North Adelaide

Location: Memorial Gardens, Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide

Parking: There is 2 hour metered parking on Pennington Terrace and War Memorial Drive for $10.60. Wilson parking at Adelaide Oval North has extended parking at high hourly rates, all day may be cheaper. Public transport may be a good alternative.

Toilets (see map): Adelaide University Cricket Club,Ā 

Across Frome Rd. at 155 MacKinnon Parade

Across bridge on Victoria Drive

Easter by-week
Glenthorne National Park
O'Halloran Hill

The park has abundant car parking, with a central area for toilets, BBQ’s, sheltered areas, and children’s play areas.

There are some very scenic areas, with the larger trees providing some cover from rain.

Gores Road, Picadilly

Location: off Picadilly Road, Picadilly / Summertown.

We usually gather at the near end off Piccadilly Road, where it is still bitumen. Further up the road it goes to gravel and starts to climb, but part way up there are some nice views back down the valley.

Parking: on the roadside verge.

Toilets: nearest toilets would be at Uraidla Reserve, which is off the Greenhill Road, on the north side, just to the east of where Swamp Rd joins Greenhill in Uraidla.

Hallett Cove Conservation Park

Parking: at either - near foreshore cafe; or corner Dutchman Dr. and Cherub St. (with access to upper scrubland and lookout views).

Lunch: near foreshore cafe.

The cafe is 600 metres downhill from the upper parking site.

Toilets: public toilets are adjacent to the cafe, on the southern side.

Happy Valley Reservoir

Location: South entrance on Chandlers Hill Road, directly opposite Kenihans Road.

The Directions button will take you to this main entrance.Ā If instead, you enter at the first sign for the reserve, 1.5 km from the Main South Road near Berkeley Road (as I initially did), you will be at the wrong site. The main entrance is a further 2 km along Chandlers Hiil Road, and follows a left turn at the Bishops Hill Road intersection.

Hours: 7:30 am to 8:00 pm.

Parking: there is a large car park at the reserve entrance.

Toilets: near the main entrance.

Hazelwood Park

Location: Hazelwood Park

Parking: within the park - enter from Howard Terrace; also street parking in Howard and Davenport Terrace, and others.

Toilets: public toilets in the North West area of the park.

There is a covered outdoor cafe beside the swimming pool.

Henley Beach Road Bridge
Fulham

Location: off end of Samuel Street.Ā Park in Samuel Street, walk to sourthern end, turn East to walk up steps and pathway at end of lane.

If going to the Eastern river bank, either step over the rocks at the top of the low weir, or park in Macumba Avenue on Eastern side of river, and walk up steps at end of avenue.

Himeji Garden
South Terrace

Location: South Terrace, between Pulteney and Hutt Streets.

Parking: Two hour parking is available on South Terrace, there is some longer parking available at a distance.

Toilets: Across Glen Osmond Rd. near Marshmallow Playground (see map and photos)

Hours: The garden is open from 8.00 am to 5.30 pm.

Hope Valley Reservoir

Location: via walk-in entrance off Lambert Ave, Holden Hill.

Toilets: Public toilet is adjacent to the reservoir playground.

Laratinga Wetlands
Bald Hill Road, Mt Barker

Location: Approximately 30km from Tollgate.

Toilets and picnic hut near car park.

A nice wetlands area with good walking tracks and grassed areas.

Take freeway to Mt Barker, drive through Mt Barker on Adelaide Rd to roundabout, first left onto Alexandrina Rd then left onto Bald Hills Rd, continue past Ashton Hills golf course on the right and destination car park on the left.Ā DO NOT follow google maps via Springs Rd, opposite side, no entrance.

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