Fire danger closes parks

Parks in Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Mid North and Yorke Peninsula will be closed tomorrow, 20 November, due to catastrophic fire danger forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology.

Fire ratings in all other regions are either severe or extreme and the CFS has declared a statewide total fire ban.

National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia Executive Director Mike Williams said, the closures would begin at 12.01am on Wednesday and will be in place until midnight.

“We are closing parks in the districts with catastrophic fire danger ratings in the interests of public safety,” Mr Williams said.

“Extremely high temperatures and strong winds are predicted across the state, and firefighters might not be able to control a bushfire if one starts under these conditions.

“Anyone already in a park in an affected area is asked to leave by tonight. Rangers will be out in parks to advise people that the park will be closing and they must leave.

“We also ask that people do not drive through any of the regions tomorrow where the danger has been declared catastrophic.”

The following parks and reserves are affected: (includes Cleland Wildlife Park and Belair State Flora Nursery).

Eastern Eyre Peninsula

Buckleboo CR, Caralue Bluff CP, Carappee Hill CP, Cortlinye CR, Cunyarie CR, Darke Range CP, Franklin Harbor CP, Hambidge WA, Heggaton CP, Hincks CP, Hincks WA, Ironstone Hill CP, Lacroma CR, Lake Gilles CP, Malgra CP, Middlecamp Hills CP, Moongi CR, Mootra CR, Munyaroo CP, Pinkawillinie CP, Pinkawillinie Reservoir CR, Poolgarra CR, Rudall CP, Sheoak Hill CP, The Plug Range CP, Tola CR, Verran Tanks CP, Wharminda CP, Whyalla CP, Yeldulknie CP

Kangaroo Island

Baudin CP, Beatrice Islet CP, Beyeria CP, Busby Islet CP, Cape Bouguer WA, Cape Gantheaume CP, Cape Gantheaume WA, Cape Torrens WA, Cape Willoughby CP, Cygnet Estuary CP, Dudley CP, Flinders Chase NP, Kelly Hill CP, Lashmar CP, Lathami CP, Lesueur CP, Mount Taylor CP, Nepean Bay CP, Parndana CP, Pelican Lagoon CP, Ravine des Casoars WA, Seal Bay CP, Seddon CP, Simpson CP, The Pages CP, Vivonne Bay CP, Western River WA

Lower Eyre Peninsula

Avoid Bay Island CP, Cap Island CP, Coffin Bay NP, Gambier Islands CP, Greenly Islands CP, Kathai CP, Kellidie Bay CP, Lincoln CP, Lincoln NP, Lipson Island CP, Memory Cove WA, Moody Tank CP, Mount Dutton Bay CP, Murrunatta CP, Shannon CP, Sleaford Mere CP, Tucknott Scrub CP, Wanilla CP, Wanilla Land Settlement CP, Whidbey Isles CP

Mid North

Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary NP – Winaityinaityi Pangkara, Caroona Creek CP, Clements Gap CP, Clinton CP, Hopkins Creek CP, Martindale Hall CP, Mimbara CP, Mokota CP, Mount Remarkable NP (Napperby Block), Pandappa CP, Red Banks CP, Spring Gully CP

Mount Lofty Ranges (Granite Island RP will remain open)

Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary NP– Winaityinaityi Pangkara, Aldinga Scrub CP, Angove CP, Anstey Hill RP, Belair NP (including the State Flora Nursery), Black Hill CP, Blackwood Forest RP, Brownhill Creek RP, Bullock Hill CP, Charleston CP, Cleland CP (including Waterfall Gully), Cleland Wildlife Park, Coorong NP, Cox Scrub CP, Cox Scrub CR, Cromer CP, Cudlee Creek CP, Currency Creek GR, Deep Creek CP, Eric Bonython CP, Eurilla CP, Finniss CP, Giles CP, Greenhill RP, Gum Tree Gully CP, Hale CP, Hesperilla CP, Horsnell Gully CP, Kaiserstuhl CP, Kenneth Stirling CP, Kyeema CP, Lawari CP, Mark Oliphant CP, Montacute CP, Morialta CP, Mount Billy CP, Mount George CP, Mount Magnificent CP, Mylor CP, Myponga CP, Newland Head CP, Nixon - Skinner CP, Onkaparinga River NP, Para Wirra CP, Porter Scrub CP, Pullen Island CP, Sandy Creek CP, Scott CP, Scott Creek CP, Shepherds Hill RP, Spring Mount CP, Stipiturus CP, Sturt Gorge RP, Talisker CP, The Knoll CP, Totness RP, Waitpinga CP, Warren CP, West Island CP, Wiljani CP, Yulte CP

West Coast

Acraman Creek CP, Baird Bay Islands CP, Barwell CP, Bascombe Well CP, Boondina CP, Calpatanna Waterhole CP, Cape Blanche CP, Caratoola RP, Chadinga CP, Cocata CP, Corrobinnie Hill CP, Eba Island CP, Fowlers Bay CP, Gawler Ranges CP, Gawler Ranges NP, Great Australian Bight Marine NP, Investigator Group WA, Kulliparu CP, Lake Newland CP, Laura Bay CP, Nicholas Baudin Island CP, Nullarbor NP, Nullarbor RR, Nullarbor WA, Nuyts Archipelago CP, Nuyts Archipelage WA, Peachna CP, Pinkawillinie CP, Point Bell CP, Point Labatt CP, Pureba CP, Sceale Bay CP, Searcy Bay CP, Venus Bay CP, Wahgunyah CP, Wittelbee CP, Yellabinna RR, Yumbarra CP

Yorke Peninsula

Althorpe Islands CP, Bird Islands CP, Carribie CP, Clements Gap CP, Clinton CP, Goose Island CP, Innes NP, Leven Beach CP, Minlacowie CP, Point Davenport CP, Ramsay CP, Thidna CP, Troubridge Island CP, Warrenben CP, Wills Creek CP

*CP = Conservation Park, CR = Conservation Reserve, GR = Game Reserve, NP = National Park, RP = Recreation Park, RR = Regional Reserve, WA = Wilderness Protection Area

Visit the National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia website for more.