Wills Conservation Park, Price South Australia

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Parent Category: South Australia

Category: Yorke Peninsula

Created: Sunday, 30 December 2012 00:13

The Wills Conservation Park is a small park located at Price on the Yorke Peninsula, approximately 130km from Adelaide, and runs north to Port Clinton. It is a mangrove wetlands and has very little documentation, and not even listed on the www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks website although it is mentioned in the Mainland Conservation Parks of Yorke Peninsula Management Plan 2009.

There is a 7 kilometre linear walk between Price and Port Clinton following the old road (now closed to traffic) along the western edge of the conservation park. It starts at the Wheatsheaf Hotel in Price and finishes at the southern edge of Port Clinton. Allow 1 ½ to 2 hours each way. The walk is mostly flat with 73 stairs about half way along.

The trail offers a view of Samphire flats, Tecticornia spp, and the mangroves beyond. South Australia has one species of mangrove, Avicennia marina. Amongst these are a number of other species of mallees, saltbush and wattles. The walk does not take you into the flats or mangroves but does offer a wonderful view of them stretching eastward to the sea. The variations among the various low lying salt tolerant plants is excellent, offering a colourful mottled landscape. From the hill top the vista stretches over the mangroves to the sea with the view changing with the tides.

This walk is an excellent one. Depending on the time of day there are opportunities to see some wildlife including birds and wombats. There is very little shade along the path, so on warmer days it is best to walk in the morning or evening, and ensure you carry plenty of water. There are seats dotted along the path, but other facilities are available at Price or in the township of Port Clinton.

Wills Conservation Park Walk, Price, South Australia