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Clear allBig Bend by Night
Waikerie
Guided nocturnal wildlife tours beneath the tallest river cliffs in South Australia, near Swan Reach.
Big Bend Lookout
Morgan
A clifftop vantage over the longest stretch of unbroken river cliffs in the southern hemisphere.
Bookmark Creek Wetland
Renmark
A restored wetland on the edge of Renmark with an easy walking loop and prolific birdlife.
Bookpurnong Cliffs
Loxton
Brookfield Conservation Park
Blanchetown
A 5,515-hectare conservation park west of Blanchetown, bought by the Chicago Zoological Society in 1971 to protect the southern hairy-nosed wombat and gifted to South Australia in 1977. Wombats, western grey kangaroos and mallee birds.
Calperum Station
Renmark
A 242,800-hectare former pastoral station north of Renmark, now managed for conservation by the Australian Landscape Trust. Floodplain creeks, Ramsar wetlands and true mallee outback, with bookable bush campsites.
Chowilla Game Reserve
Renmark
A vast floodplain of red gum, creeks and lignum upstream of Renmark - Riverland wilderness at its rawest.
Gluepot Reserve
Waikerie
An internationally significant mallee bird reserve north of the river, run by BirdLife Australia.
Gurra Gurra Wetlands
Monash
A 3,000-hectare wetland complex on the Murray's eastern bank east of Berri, its lakes lapping the Sturt Highway near Monash. Pelicans, swans and superb mirror-water photography.
Hart Lagoon
Waikerie
A restored wetland and birdwatching site near Waikerie with an easy interpretive walking loop.
Headings Cliff Lookout
Paringa
A clifftop lookout high above the Murray in the Murray River National Park, with sweeping views over the floodplain.
Holder Bend Reserve
Waikerie
Riverside camping and walking reserve under the Waikerie cliffs, rich in birdlife.
Katarapko (Murray River National Park)
Berri
The Katarapko section of the Murray River National Park, laced with anabranch creeks, bush campsites and canoe trails near Berri.
Katarapko Creek Canoe Trail
Berri
A marked paddling trail through the red-gum creeks of Katarapko, deep in Murray River National Park.
Kingston-on-Murray Riverfront
Barmera
A quiet riverside hamlet amid Ramsar-listed wetland country, with shady reserves and a gateway to Loch Luna.
Lake Bonney Barmera
Barmera
A broad freshwater lake on Barmera’s doorstep, made for swimming, sailing, water-skiing and lakeside picnics.
Loch Luna Game Reserve
Barmera
A maze of lagoons, creeks and reed beds near Barmera, best explored by canoe.
Lock 1 Blanchetown
Blanchetown
The first weir and lock built on the River Murray, a working piece of river engineering you can watch in action.
Lock 4 Bookpurnong
Loxton
The Murray's Lock 4 sits at Bookpurnong, a few minutes from Berri towards Loxton - free barbecues, a picnic area, a boat ramp and a front-row seat as vessels lock through.
Lyrup Flats, Murray River National Park
Berri
A red-gum floodplain section of Murray River National Park near Lyrup, with camping and canoeing.
Maize Island Lagoon Conservation Park
Waikerie
Martin Bend Reserve
Berri
A popular riverside reserve and wetland just downstream of Berri, with camping, walking trails and birdlife.
Moorook Game Reserve
Loxton
Morgan Conservation Park
Morgan
A wetland conservation park on the Murray floodplain near Morgan, rich in birdlife and laced with creeks and lagoons.