Upper Sturt Reserve

Upper Sturt Reserve is a nature reserve in City of Mitcham, South Australia. Upper Sturt Reserve is situated nearby to the locality Australian & American Forces Memorial Plantation, as well as near the hamlet Ironbank.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Belair National Park and Old Government House.

Belair National Park

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Belair National Park is a national park in Adelaide, 13 kilometres southeast of the city. It is South Australia's first national park, established in 1891 also making it Australia's second national park, and the tenth in the world.

Old Government House

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Old Government House is a historic building located in Belair National Park, South Australia, and was South Australia's first official vice-regal summer residence of the Governor of South Australia from 1860 to 1880, and was used by governors Richard Graves MacDonnell, Dominick Daly and William Jervois.

Blackwood Forest Recreation Park

Nature reserve

Blackwood Forest Recreation Park is a protected area located about 12 kilometres south of the Adelaide city centre in the suburb of Hawthorndene. The recreation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2001 to retain land purchased in 1908 by the Government of South Australia for use as open space for recreational purposes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stirling and Crafers West.

Stirling

Town

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Stirling is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, approximately 15 km from the Adelaide city centre. It is administered by the Adelaide Hills Council.

Crafers West

Suburb

Crafers West is a suburb of Adelaide in the Adelaide Hills Council. Located on Peramangk land, it was formally named in 1985 as a separate address from Crafers.