Scott Creek Conservation Park

Infobox_protected_area_of_Australia | name = Scott Creek Conservation Park
iucn_category = III

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caption =
locator_x = 174
locator_y = 181
nearest_town_or_city = Adelaide
coordinates = coord|35|05|S|138|41|E|region:AU-SA
area = 7.14 km²
established = 1985
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
managing_authorities = Department for Environment and Heritage
official_site = [http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/yurrebilla/pdfs/scott_creek_cp.pdf Scott Creek Conservation Park]

Scott Creek Conservation Park is a conservation park in South Australia, approximately 20 km south of Adelaide.

Formerly Peramangk Aboriginal territory, European settlers first arrived in the late 1830s with timber from the area used in the construction of the city of Adelaide. From the 1850s the area was mined for copper and silver, and by the time production was stopped in 1887 due to economic reasons, 310 kilograms of silver had been mined. The land was privately owned until the early 1970s when land was purchased by the South Australian Government, with the park being officially declared in 1985.

ee also

*Protected areas of South Australia

External links

* [http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/peters/introduction.htm The Friends of Scott Creek Conservation Park]
* [http://www.travelblog.org/Australasia/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/Scott-Creek-Conservation-Park/blog-19301.html Bush-walking in Scott Creek blog by SA-hiker]