Flinders Ranges National Park

Flinders Ranges National Park

Flinders Ranges National Park is a special national park because it protects a number of land uses and remains: the ruins of early European settlement, Aboriginal rock art sites, and impressive fossil remains as part of Australia's geological history. Flinders Ranges National Park

The park is home to many unique animals and plants that have adapted to the arid landscape and have evolved as a result of the area's unique geological history. It is the traditional home of the Adnyamathanha people and their culture and history is celebrated and recounted here along with efforts by Europeans to farm the land in the 1880s. Flinders Ranges National Park

One of the most amazing places to visit in the park is Wilpena Pound. It looks like a huge crater - from a meteorite or perhaps an ancient volcano. In fact it is the remnants of a mountain range that eroded down over many millions of years. It is over 80 square kilometres in size and forms a natural amphitheatre with only one entrance in. It was for this reason that European settlers used to let their stock graze in Wilpena Pound as they could be rounded up easily. Flinders Ranges National Park

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