Deep Creek Waterfall from Tapanappa Lookout Hike (8km)

Deep Creek Nation­al Park is the largest por­tion of remain­ing nat­ur­al veg­e­ta­tion on the Fleurieu Penin­su­la and is home to an array of native wildlife such as west­ern grey kan­ga­roos, short beaked echid­nas and 100 species of birds that can be heard and seen while walk­ing in the park. Whales can be seen cruis­ing the coast dur­ing their annu­al migra­tion which takes place from June to October.

Locat­ed with­in 100 km of Ade­laide, this park is a per­fect des­ti­na­tion for a day trip or week­end get­away. Five camp­grounds are dot­ted through­out the park with four of them acces­si­ble by 2WD vehi­cles. The oth­er camp­ground is ​‘hike-in’ only and sit­u­at­ed on the Hey­sen trail, mak­ing it an ide­al envi­ron­ment for a fam­i­ly adventure.

The 15 walk­ing trails in the park pro­vide spec­tac­u­lar scenery of Back­stairs Pas­sage, Kan­ga­roo Island and the rugged Deep Creek Val­ley. The walks range from easy to very dif­fi­cult so accom­mo­dat­ing for all ages and abil­i­ties. The walk­ing trail net­work in Deep Creek Nation­al Park includes sec­tions of the famous Hey­sen Trail.

Explore near­by Talisker Con­ser­va­tion Park and dis­cov­er the her­itage-list­ed ruins of a sil­ver and lead mine from 1860s or vis­it Encounter Marine Park which offers some of Aus­trali­a’s best-pre­served ocean wilderness.