Gawler Ranges National Park is a South Australian national park in the northern edges of the Eyre Peninsula region in South Australia. The park is mostly known for its Organ Pipes.

Understand

The Organ Pipes

Park office

• 1 Paney Homestead and Park Office, ☏ +61 8 8648 1883, DEWEPOnlineBookings@sa.gov.au. (updated Feb 2022)

Get in

The park is about an hour from Minnipa, the closest town to the park. From Minnipa, head NWN on the McKenzie Road and then use Yardea Road, which continues up to the park gate.

Fees and permits

The park is open daily except on days with a catastrophic fire danger and most days where there's an extreme fire danger.

Bookings need to be made prior to entry and can be made on the SA Parks website. Alternatively, they can be made at a venue listed here

See

• 1 The Organ Pipes. This spectacular rock formation exists due volcanic eruptions about 1500 million years ago (updated Feb 2022)
• Kolay Mirica Falls. (updated Feb 2022)
• Old Paney Homestead (see #Park office). One of the remnants that reflect the pastoral times of the park. (updated Feb 2022)
• Sturt’s Lake. Whether you interpret this lake as a dry salt lake with little or a very watery lake with abundant wildlife depends on which season you've come. (updated Feb 2022)

Do

• Organ Pipes Walk
• Waganny Campground Trail

Buy, eat, drink

Unfortunately there are none.

Sleep

Camping

Individual campsites need to be booked at the SA Parks website.

• Chillunie campground. (updated Feb 2022)
• 1 Scrubby Peak Campground, Scrubby Campground Track, Gawler Ranges. Close to the Organ Pipes. (updated Feb 2022)
• 2 Waganny Campground, Old Paney Scenic Rte, Gawler Ranges. (updated Feb 2022)