SOUTH AUSTRALIA (VK5)
South Australia (abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth largest of Australia's states and territories.
The capital city is Adelaide.
About 1/5th of the State is conserved in various types of Parks.
The capital city is Adelaide.
About 1/5th of the State is conserved in various types of Parks.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA FAUNA EMBLEM.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA FLORA EMBLEM.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA STATE FLAG.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA COAT OF ARMS.
NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.
South Australia's Parks come under the control of the National Parks & Wildlife Service.
More information can be found on their website at..........
TYPES OF PARKS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
South Australia has eight different types of parks.......
Additionally you may see reference to........
- National Parks (NP)
- Areas considered to be of national significance due to wildlife, natural features of the land, or Aboriginal or European heritage.
- Conservation Parks (CP)
- Areas protected for the purpose of conserving wildlife or the natural or historic features of the land.
- Game Reserves (GR)
- Areas set aside for conservation of woildlife and the management of game for seasonal hunting
- Forest Reserve
- Recreation Parks (RP)
- Areas managed for public recreation and enjoyment in a natural setting.
- Regional Reserves (RR)
- Areas proclaims for the purpose of conserving wildlife or natural or historical features while allowing responsible use of the area's natural resources.
- Wilderness Protection Areas (WPA)
- Land set aside under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 to protect natural and remote areas.
- Conservation Reserves (CR)
- Land set aside for conservation of natural and cultural features under the Crown Land Management Act 2009.
- Marine Parks (MP)
- Areas set aside to preserve the biological diversity of the state's coastal, estuarine and marine environments while allowing ecologically sustainable use of the area's natural resources.
Additionally you may see reference to........
- Indigeneous Protected Areas
- Native Forest Reserves
- Protected zones for Historic Shipwreck sites
- Aquatic Reserves.
- 'Important Bird Areas'
- Important Bird Areas (IBAs) are sites that re recognised as internationally important for bird conservation and known to support key bird species. In a partnership project funded by Rio Tinto, between 2005 and 2009 Birds Australia identified and slected Australia's IBA's. Three hundred and fourteen IBAs have been identified across Australia. There are a total of 38 IBA's in South Australia, covering 7 % of South Australia.
QUALIFYING PARKS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
There are currently 444 parks in South Australia which qualify for WWFF.
They consist of:-
They consist of:-
- 270 x Conservation Parks
- 28 x National Parks
- 20 x Conservation Reserves
- 20 x Marine Parks
- 14 x Wilderness Protection Areas
- 61 x Native Forest Reserves
- 13 x Recreation Parks
- 10 x Game Reserves
- 6 x Regional Reserves
- Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
- Flinders Island Important Bird Area.
HOW TO FIND WHERE THE PARKS ARE - KML FILE.
Use the KML file below to upload to either Google Earth or My Google Maps, to show you the location of the VK5 VKFF qualifying parks.

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EXTRA INFORMATION.
FORMER VK5 REFERENCE AREAS.
WWFF HISTORY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
29th March 2023:
48 new parks were added to the WWFF Directory. Bagdad Native Forest Reserve VKFF-3403 - Wombat Flat Native Forest Reserve VKFF-3450. ![]()
15th June 2022:
The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
13th August 2021:
The following park was added to the WWFF Directory:
21st June 2020:
The following park was added to the WWFF Directory:
19th April 2019:
The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory: 1. Little Mount Crawford Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2884 2. Tower Hill Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2885 3. Watts Gully Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2886 4. Kersbrook Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2887 5. Mount Gawler Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2888 6. Cudlee Creek Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2889 7. Coralinga Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2890 8. Mount Panorama Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2891 9. Knott Hill Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2892 10. Christmas Hill Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2893 11. Kalumunda Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2894 12. Springs Road Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2895 13. Congeratinga Native Forest Reserve VKFF-2896 3rd August 2018:
The following park was added to the WWFF Directory:
31st December 2017:
The following park was added to the WWFF Directory:
11th August 2017:
The following park was added to the WWFF Directory:
7th August 2017:
The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
8th July 2017:
The following 2 parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
13th April 2017:
The following park was added to the WWFF Directory:
1st December 2016:
The following park was added to the WWFF Directory:
18th October 2016:
The following 2 new gazetted parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
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3rd October 2016:
The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
- Nullabor Regional Reserve, VKFF-1733
- Nullabor Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1734
25th September 2016:
The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
- Anstey Hill Recreation Park, VKFF-1683
- Bernouilli Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1684
- Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1685
- Blackwood Forest Recreation Park, VKFF-1686
- Bool Lagoon Game Reserve, VKFF-1687
- Brownhill Creek Recreation Park, VKFF-1688
- Buckleboo Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1689
- Bucks Lake Game Reserve, VKFF-1690
- Bunbury Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1691
- Bunkers Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1692
- Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1693
- Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Proection Area, VKFF-1694
- Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1695
- Caratoola Recreation Park, VKFF-1696
- Chowilla Game Reserve, VKFF-1697
- Chowilla Regional Reserve, VKFF-1698
- Cobbler Creek Recreation Park, VKFF-1699
- Cortlinye Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1700
- Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1701
- Cunyarie Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1702
- Currency Creek Game Reserve, VKFF-1703
- Danggali Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1704
- Desert Camp Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1705
- Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park, VKFF-1706
- Encounter Marine Park, VKFF-1707
- Far West Coast Marine Park, VKFF-1708
- Franklin Harbor Marine Park, VKFF-1709
- Gambier Islands Marine Park, VKFF-1710
- Granite Island Recreation Park, VKFF-1711
- Great Australian Bight Marine Park, VKFF-214
- Greenhill Recreation Park, VKFF-1712
- Hambidge Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1713
- Hardings Springs Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1714
- Hincks Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1715
- Innamincka Regional Reserve, VKFF-1716
- Investigator Marine Park, VKFF-1717
- Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1718
- Lacroma Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1719
- Lake Frome Regional Reserve, VKFF-1720
- Lake Robe Game Reserve, VKFF-1721
- Laura Bay Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1722
- Loch Luna Game Reserve, VKFF-1723
- Long Island Recreation Park, VKFF-1724
- Lower South East Marine Park, VKFF-1725
- Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park, VKFF-1726
- Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1727
- Moongi Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1728
- Moorook Game Reserve, VKFF-1729
- Mootra Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1730
- Mud Islands Game Reserve, VKFF-1731
- Neptune Islands Marine Park, VKFF-1732
- Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, VKFF-1735
- Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1736
- O'Halloran Hill Recreation Park, VKFF-1737
- Onkaparinga River Recreation Park, VKFF-1738
- Para Wirra Recreation Park, VKFF-1739
- Pinkawillinie Reservoir Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1740
- Poocher Swamp Game Reserve, VKFF-1741
- Poolgarra Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1742
- Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1743
- Shepherds Hill Recreation Park, VKFF-1744
- Simpson Desert Regional Reserve, VKFF-1745
- Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park, VKFF-1746
- Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park, VKFF-1747
- Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park, VKFF-1748
- Strzelecki Regional Reserve, VKFF-1749
- Sturt Gorge Recreation Park, VKFF-1750
- Thorny Passage Marine Park, VKFF-1751
- Tolderol Game Reserve, VKFF-1752
- Tola Conservation Reserve, VKFF-1753
- Totness Recreation Park, VKFF-1754
31st August 2016:
The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
- Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park, VKFF-1755
- Upper South East Marine Park, VKFF-1756
- Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, VKFF-1757
- West Coast Bays Marine Park, VKFF-1758
- Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park, VKFF-1759
- Western River Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1760
- Yellabinna Regional Reserve, VKFF-1761
- Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area, VKFF-1762
LOCATION SA MAP VIEWER.
Location SA Map Viewer is an excellent resource to find the location and boundary of South Australian parks.
Click on 'Datasets' and then click on 'Environment & Climate" and in turn click on 'Environment'.
This will bring you to a number of options. Click on either 'NPW and Conservation Properties' or 'NPW and Conservation Reserve Boundaries'.
This will bring you to a number of options. Click on either 'NPW and Conservation Properties' or 'NPW and Conservation Reserve Boundaries'.
MAP OF PROTECTED AREAS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Below is a map of all current South Australian parks and reserves under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972, Wilderness Protection Act 1992 and Crown Land Management Act 2009.

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NATIONAL PARKS & WILDLIFE ACT 1972
Current version. Last modified 19th March 2021.

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HERITAGE AGREMENTS.

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VIDEOS.
References.
- Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government, www.environment.gov.au/land/nrs/science/capad/2018
- Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, www.environment.sa.gov.au n& Wikipedia.
- Birdlife Australia, www.birdlife.org.au
- Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.org