About Red Banks Conservation Park
Red Banks Conservation Park is a protected conservation park located approximately 12 kilometres southeast of Burra in the Regional Council of Goyder, South Australia. Established to protect significant Late Pleistocene megafauna fossil deposits, it preserves eroded badlands and creek exposures where Diprotodon and other extinct marsupial remains have been found. The park features marked walking trails, interpretive signage and semi-arid landscapes valued for nature observation, geology and palaeontology.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a semi-arid conservation park with eroded badlands, gullies and creek beds exposing fossil-bearing sediments. The park has two marked walking trails with interpretive signs explaining megafauna fossils and geology, open mallee and woodland vegetation, and opportunities for nature photography and birdwatching. There are no built visitor centres; the setting is natural and undeveloped with a car park and trailheads off Red Banks Road.
Key highlights
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Internationally significant Late Pleistocene megafauna fossil deposits including Diprotodon
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Eroded badlands and creek exposures with interpretive fossil trail
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Two marked walking trails - Red Banks Walking Trail and Fossil Trail
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Semi-arid mallee woodland landscape with native wildlife and birdlife