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Flinders Chase National Park
Wildlife is the main reason to visit Kangaroo Island, and Flinders Chase National Park is where you have the best chance of seeing it. The park is situated at the western end of the island with Rocky River as its small commercial centre. Among other creatures, the national park is home to echidnas, kangaroos, koalas, pelicans, platypus and wallabies.
The park also features the natural phenomenon called Remarkable Rocks, which are huge stones bizarrely shaped by nature, sometimes resembling works of modern and abstract sculpture.
The park management organise a number of tours which include beach, cave and light station tours. A 12-month Kangaroo Island Parks Pass is available for $42 and allows access to the park in addition to tours of Seal Bay Beach, Kelly Hill Show Cave and Cape Borda and Cape Willoughby Light stations. An Island Parks Caving Pass is also available for $45, which gives you all the benefits of the Island Parks Pass plus an adventure caving tour.
Entry to the park is $8 per person.
Practical information
Flinders Chase Visitor Centre
Rocky River, Flinders Chase National Park
Tel (08) 8559 7235
Website www.parks.sa.gov.au/flinderschase
Open 9am-5pm daily
Hostel accommodation
Flinders Chase Farm Accommodation
West End Highway, Kangaroo Island
Tel (08) 8559 7223
Hanson Bay Sanctuary Homestead
South Coast Road, Kangaroo Island (5km west from Kelly Hill Caves)
Tel (08) 8559 7344
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