Blackwood Forest Recreation Park

Blackwood Forest Recreation Park is a protected area located about 12 kilometres south of the in the suburb of . 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: protected area in South Australia
  • Also known as: “Blackwood Forest”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Belair National Park and Wittunga Botanic Garden.

Photo: Tmyroadctfig, Public domain.
is a national park in , 13 kilometres southeast of the . 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.

Garden
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The is one of three botanic gardens in , administered by the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, a State Government statutory authority; the other two are the , located in the inner city's , and the .

Railway station
Photo: Normangerman, Public domain.
is located on the Belair line. Situated in the suburb of , it is 19.3 kilometres from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberfoyle Park and Coromandel East.

Suburb
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is a suburb in the in the state of . It is located in the southern suburbs of , approximately 20 km from the city centre.

Suburb
is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5157. , and its neighbouring suburb, , gain their name from a ship, the Coromandel, which arrived in from London in 1837 with 156 English settlers.

Suburb
is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5159.

Blackwood Forest Recreation Park

Latitude
-35.0286° or 35° 1′ 43″ south
Longitude
138.6282° or 138° 37′ 42″ east
Open location code
4QPWXJCH+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 56255414
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­grassland
Wiki­data ID
Q19871398
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hawthorndene and Blackwood.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mac’s Flat and Frank Smith Park.

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