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Rawnsley Park Station

We provide the perfect base for exploring South Australia s dramatic Flinders Range. Whether you want to enjoy the luxury of our award-winning eco-villas or pitch a tent under the stars in our caravan park, Rawnsley Park has accommodation for everyone. Discover a land rich in Aboriginal culture, abundant wildlife and the amazing colors of the Outback. Rawnsley Park station is located 430lm north of Adelaide in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges.

Eco Villas and three bedroom holiday unit are wheelchair accessible.

Rawnsley Park Eco-Villas is a member of Eco Lodges of Australia.

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Experiences

  • Serviced accommodation
  • Hiking/Walking
  • Guided Tours
  • Nature attraction
  • Self-contained accommodation
  • Self-Guided Tours
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Restaurant & Café

Sustainability Commitment

Rawnsley Park Station is committed to environmental sustainability and social and cultural responsibility. We believe that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are a chief cause of global warming and that their reduction may reduce the speed and degree of global warming. Likewise, we embrace greenhouse gas reduction as a means of focusing attention on protecting the global environment and the intelligent and sustainable use of the Earth’s finite resources.

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Accessibility

  • Actively welcomes people with access needs

Accessibility Details

  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people with allergies and intolerances
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair
Three people with backpacks hiking on a trail, surrounded by trees, with a mountainous landscape in the background, embracing ecotourism.

Daybreak walk - summit walk.

Discover the amazing landscapes of Rawnsley Bluff and Wilpena Pound on this guided walk. Choose from a three-hour loop walk with cooked breakfast, Rawnsley Bluff return walk (5-6 hours) or Wilpena Pound and Bridle Gap (7-8 hours). Your experienced local guides will introduce you to the unique plants and wildlife of Rawnsley Bluff. Learn how the ancient sea floor has been uplifted and subsequently eroded to create this amazing landscape.

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Rawnsley Park Eco-Villas

Eco Lodge of Australia

Offering uninterrupted views of Wilpena Pound and the surrounding ranges, our self contained one and two bedroom Eco-Villas are the ultimate Flinders Ranges retreat. Features include over-bed skylights, perfect for star gazing, spacious living areas and wide verandahs.The Eco-Villas are a member of EcoLodges of Australia. The Eco-Villas are a member of EcoLodges of Australia.

Experience the beauty of nature with trees in the foreground and a rugged mountain range in the background under a blue sky with scattered clouds, perfect for ecotourism enthusiasts.

Central Flinders Explorer

If you have only one day to see the Flinders Ranges then this is the tour for you. This 8-hour tour explores Bunyeroo and Brachina gorges, overlook then cross the Parachilna plain for a gourmet lunch at the Prairie Hotel. The tour showcases the scenery, wildlife, geology, fossils, Aboriginal and European histories of the region. Includes morning tea and picnic lunch.

A vehicle is parked in a rocky, mountainous area under a partly cloudy sky with rugged terrain and sparse vegetation, showcasing the raw beauty of nature.

Arkapena

Breath taking scenery and 4-hour, off-road 4WD experience. Offering breathtaking scenery of the Elder Range and Rawnsley Bluff, and travelling through the Chace and ABC Ranges. The ascent to Prelinna Lookout is a highlight. Includes a tea break.

Three people stand on a rocky outcrop overlooking a vast, sustainable valley with mountain ranges in the distance under a clear blue sky.

Bunyeroo and Brachina Gorges

On this 4-hour 4WD tour, experience wonderful scenery and wildlife in the best of the Flinders Ranges National Park. Spectacular views of Wilpena Pound and the Heysen Range, then follow the (usually) dry watercourses of Bunyeroo and Brachina Gorges. Red Kangaroo, Euro, Western Grey Kangaroo, Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby, Emu and Wedge-tailed Eagle are common in this region. Includes a tea break.

Four people stand and sit by a white vehicle in an open, hilly landscape with mountains in the background under a clear sky, enjoying a nature tour.

Guided multi-day walks

On these 3 & 5-day walking tours, led by experienced guides, you’ll leave each day from Rawnsley Park Station to walk the most spectacular sections of the Flinders Ranges. Return each afternoon to your accommodation at Rawnsley Park, and dine in The Woolshed. Our walks are suited to people with good walking fitness and who can cover up to 21 kilometres a day. You will need only a day pack and there will be plenty of time for breaks and photographs. At times we will have some reasonably tough sections to climb, but the views are a fantastic reward for the effort.

A group of people wearing helmets and safety gear stands inside a well-lit tunnel with rocky walls, participating in an ecotourism adventure.

Wallabies, Rocks and Copper

See spectacular scenery, wildlife and learn about the geology of the Flinders Ranges National Park on this 8-hour tour. Includes a guided underground tour of the Blinman Heritage Mine, morning tea at Bunyeroo Gorge and lunch at the Blinman Hotel.

A group of people standing together outdoors at sunset with dramatic clouds in the sky, enjoying an ecotourism experience.

Sunset On The Chace

Watch a brilliant Flinders Ranges sunset overlooking the Chace Range as you sip on local wine and enjoy delicious canapés prepared by the Woolshed Restaurant. The 40 minute drive through the property provides a great opportunity to see native wildlife unused to human encounters. Wilpena Pound provides a stunning backdrop to this two hour tour.

A person on an ATV herds a flock of sheep in a grassy field with a large tree and a mountain in the background, showcasing the harmony between modern farming and nature.

Station Run

Take a 4-hour guided tour of the 12,000-hectare Rawnsley Park Station and learn about sheep management in an arid range-land environment. First stop is the woolshed where the sheep are shorn and the wool sorted and baled prior to sale, followed by visits to water points that use solar powered bore pumps to provide water to stock. Make observations of the condition of the grazing animals, and check for signs of feral pests and predators.

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CONTACT DETAILS

Rawnsley Park Station, Wilpena Road Hawker SA 5434
P. 08 8648 0030
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State and Region Detail
SA - Flinders Ranges and Outback Region
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