Ngarkat Conservation Park

Ngarkat Conservation Park
Ngarkat Conservation Park
IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve)
Nearest town/city Pinnaroo
Coordinates 35°43′S 140°36′E / 35.717°S 140.6°E / -35.717; 140.6
Area 2044.45 km²
Established 1979
Managing authorities Department for Environment and Heritage
Official site Ngarkat Conservation Park

Ngarkat Conservation Park is situated in South Australia's south-eastern corner. It consists of Mallee vegetation on an area that was once a seabed. It is bordered by Scorpion Springs Conservation Park, Mount Shaugh Conservation Park and Mount Rescue Conservation Park, which constitutes the "Ngarkat group" of conservation parks.

Looking north near Tym's Lookout, showing the effects of a past bushfire
Vegetation near Tym's Lookout, in an area that had experienced a bushfire.

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