South Australians head outdoors for Easter with campground bookings continuing to rise

South Australians continue to show their love of the outdoors with campground bookings for the upcoming Easter break already reaching 80 to 100 per cent capacity at many of our most popular sites.

However, there are still many campsites available to book, including some reopened after in the Murraylands and Riverland. floodwaters receded.

It’s expected that up to 72 campsites will reopen and be available for Easter at Chowilla Game Reserve, Danggali Conservation Park, Murray River National Park and Loch Luna and Moorook Game Reserve.

Visitors to the parks are asked to make sure they observe and follow marked roads to the campgrounds. They are also reminded to watch out for fallen trees and limbs and to be careful while in and around the river, as many sandbars have shifted and moved after the recent floods.

Campers are also reminded that as of 12.01am on Thursday 6 April small campfires will be allowed in National Parks and Wildlife Service parks. For those parks where campfires are permitted please remember to bring your own wood as the collection of wood from parks is prohibited.

NPWS District Ranger Benita Dillion said they it was pleasing to be able to reopen campgrounds to visitors this Easter.

"However, we do ask visitors to make sure to be careful on tracks and while camping," Ms Dillon said..

"The parks are looking different now the floodwaters have receeded, and there are some fallen trees and limbs, many of which will become great native fish and reptile habitat.

"There’s a green tinge on the red gums and black box, but other vegetation on the flood plain is still coming back.

"Make sure you also ‘fight the bite’ and cover up and use lots of mossie repellent while you’re here!"

Campers looking for last-minute bookings during Easter can also still secure spots from Monday at parks including:

Eyre and Far West

• Acraman Creek Conservation Park
• Fowlers Bay Conservation Park
• Gawler Ranges National Park
• Yumbarra Conservation Park

Flinders and Outback

• Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park
• Innamincka Regional Reserve
• Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park
• Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park
• Witjira National Park

Kangaroo Island

• Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park
• Flinders Chase National Park (Harvey’s Return)

Limestone Coast

• Coorong National Park

Riverland and Murraylands

• Chowilla Game Reserve
• Danggali Conservation Park
• Loch Luna and Moorook Game Reserve
• Murray River National Park
• Ngarkat Conservation Park

Parks that have received large numbers of bookings include Lincoln National Park, Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, Mount Remarkable National Park, Little Dip National Park, Onkaparinga River National Park and Deep Creek Conservation Park.

For the latest information regarding which parks have fire restrictions, people can visit the NPWS website. And for advice around road closures following heavy rains in some parts of South Australia visit the Department for Infrastructure and Transport’s outback road warnings or the NPWS website.

To book your spot in a campground visit www.parks.sa.gov.au