Nearest town or city Oodnadatta Phone +61 8 8204 1910 | Area 6,904 km² Established 1967 | |
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Managing authorities Website Simpson Desert Conservation Park See also Protected areas of South Australia Address Oodnadatta SA 5734, Australia Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit | ||
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Simpson Desert Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia about 957 km (595 mi) north of Port Augusta. In combination with Simpson Desert Regional Reserve and Witjira National Park, it forms a protected area representing one of the world's best examples of dunal desert. A wide variety of desert flora and fauna are protected in a landscape of varied dune systems, extensive playa lakes, spinifex grasslands and Acacia woodlands. These trees soak up water from underground water springs. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.
In an unprecedented move, access has been closed over summer in 2008-2009 due to excessive heat
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