List of protected areas in Adelaide refers to

protected areas Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

proclaimed by

South Australian government The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government, SA Government or more formally, His Majesty’s Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of South Australia. It is modelled o ...

which are located within the Adelaide metropolitan area.

Northern Adelaide

The following protected areas are located within the South Australian government region known as

Northern Adelaide In South Australia, one of the states of Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Murray River, the coastl ...

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Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary (ADS) is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Gulf St Vincent in and adjoining the north-western part of the Adelaide, covering the estuary of the Port River ar ...

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Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park—Winaityinaityi Pangkara The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park—Winaityinaityi Pangkara is a protected area in South Australia established by the South Australian government on the northeast coast of Gulf St Vincent, between Parham in the north and ...

* Angove Conservation Park *

Anstey Hill Recreation Park Anstey Hill Recreation Park is a protected area established in 1989 and located approximately northeast of Adelaide, South Australia. The park is a significant reserve of bushland in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges and is home to rare ...

Barker Inlet-St Kilda Aquatic Reserve Barker may refer to: Occupations * Barker (occupation), a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events * Barker (coachbuilder), a builder of horse-drawn coaches and later of bodywork for prestige cars * a person who strips tanb ...

Cobbler Creek Recreation Park Cobbler Creek Recreation Park is a protected area located in South Australia about north of the Adelaide city centre in the suburb of Salisbury East. Originally part of the lands of the Kaurna aboriginal people, it was farmed from European s ...

Para Wirra Conservation Park Para Wirra Conservation Park (formerly Para Wirra Recreation Park and Para Wirra National Park) is a protected area located in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges in the northern end of the Adelaide metropolitan area in South Australia.

St Kilda – Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve __NOTOC__ St Kilda – Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in waters on the east coast of Gulf St Vincent adjoining the suburbs of Buckland Park and St Kilda about north o ...

Western Adelaide

The following protected areas are located within the South Australian government region known as

Western Adelaide In South Australia, one of the states of Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Murray River, the coast ...

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Fort Glanville Conservation Park Fort Glanville Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia located in Semaphore Park, a seaside suburb of Adelaide consisting of a functional 19th century fort listed on the South Australian Heritag ...

Tennyson Dunes Conservation Reserve Conservation reserves of South Australia is a class of protected area used in the Australian state of South Australia where crown land under the control of the responsible minister has been dedicated for conservation (ethic), conservation purp ...

Torrens Island Conservation Park Torrens Island Conservation Park (formerly Torrens Island National Park Reserve and Torrens Island Wild-life Reserve) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on Torrens Island in the Adelaide metropolitan area ...

Eastern Adelaide

The following protected areas are located within the South Australian government region known as

Eastern Adelaide In South Australia, one of the states of Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Murray River, the coastl ...

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Black Hill Conservation Park Black Hill Conservation Park, formerly the Black Hill National Park, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located approximately northeast of the state capital of Adelaide. The conservation park is in a rugged bush ...

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Cleland National Park Cleland National Park, formerly Cleland Conservation Park, is a protected area located in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia about south-east of the Adelaide city centre. It conserves a significant area of natural bushland on the Adelaide Hi ...

(part) * Ferguson Conservation Park

Southern Adelaide

The following protected areas are located within the South Australian government region known as

Southern Adelaide In South Australia, one of the states of Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Murray River, the coastl ...

. * Aldinga Reef Aquatic Reserve *

Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the suburb of Aldinga Beach, South Australia, Aldinga Beach about south by west of the state capital of Adelaide city centre, Adelaide. ...

Belair National Park Belair National Park (formerly known as the National Park and as Belair Recreation Park) is a protected area in Belair, South Australia, southeast of Adelaide city centre; it covers an area of . It was proclaimed in 1891 and was the first nation ...

Blackwood Forest Recreation Park Blackwood Forest Recreation Park is a protected area located about 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 ...

* Brownhill Creek Recreation Park *

Encounter Marine Park Encounter Marine Park is a marine park in South Australia. It is in the Fleurieu Peninsula in state of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part ...

Hallett Cove Conservation Park Hallett Cove Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the suburb of Hallett Cove, South Australia, Hallett Cove on the coast of Gulf St Vincent about south of the centre of the state capital of ...

Marino Conservation Park __NOTOC__ Marino Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide suburb of Marino, overlooking both parts of the Adelaide metropolitan area and the coastline with Gulf St Vincent. Situa ...

Moana Sands Conservation Park Moana Sands Conservation Park is a protected area located in the suburb of Moana, South Australia, Moana in South Australia about south of Adelaide, South Australia, Adelaide. It was proclaimed under the ''National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972' ...

Onkaparinga River National Park Onkaparinga River National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about south of Adelaide city centre. It extends over the floodplain of the Onkaparinga River east of Main South Road. History Most o ...

Onkaparinga River Recreation Park Onkaparinga River Recreation Park is a protected area occupying land in the estuary of the Onkaparinga River in South Australia. The recreation park which was established in 1985 is approximately from Adelaide city centre. It is the venue fo ...

* O'Halloran Hill Recreation Park *

Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve __NOTOC__ Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in waters in Gulf St Vincent adjoining the Adelaide metropolitan area and including part of the Onkaparinga River about ...

* Scott Creek Conservation Park (part) *

Shepherds Hill Recreation Park Shepherds Hill Recreation Park is a protected area located about south of the Adelaide city centre in the local government area known as the City of Mitcham. The recreation park was proclaimed under the ''National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 ...

Sturt Gorge Recreation Park The Sturt Gorge Recreation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the suburbs of Bellevue Heights, Craigburn Farm and Flagstaff Hill within the Adelaide metropolitan area about south of the Adelaide cen ...

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Northern Adelaide

Western Adelaide

Eastern Adelaide

Southern Adelaide

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