About Tilley Recreation Park
Tilley Recreation Park is a 9.5-hectare protected reserve in Surrey Downs, within the City of Tea Tree Gully in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia. Managed as a recreation park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972, it conserves remnant native vegetation including mallee and sheoak woodland. The park is notable as a small urban bushland reserve providing walking trails and nature appreciation close to residential areas.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a small, quiet urban bushland reserve with unsealed walking trails through native mallee, sheoak and shrubland. The setting is natural and low-key with no major built structures, surrounded by residential streets. Areas to explore are limited to informal walking tracks and open woodland. Visitors can observe native plants, birds and seasonal wildflowers, with information signage at entry points. It is a short nature walk rather than a developed park with extensive facilities.
Key highlights
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Remnant native mallee and sheoak woodland in suburban Adelaide
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Informal bushwalking trails through 9.5 hectares of protected reserve
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Birdwatching and seasonal wildflower displays in spring
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Quiet urban nature reserve managed by the South Australian parks authority
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