Acraman Creek Conservation Park

Acraman Creek Conservation Park South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
File:Acraman Creek Conservation Park.jpg Acraman Creek estuary
Acraman Creek Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Smoky Bay
Coordinates
Established	12 September 1991
Area	39.52 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Website	Acraman Creek Conservation Park
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Acraman Creek Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia on the northern side of Streaky Bay on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, about half way between the towns of Ceduna and Streaky Bay.

The park is 3,952 ha (9,770 acres) in size and contains the Acraman Creek estuary, ocean beaches, sand dunes, mangrove, samphire and mallee habitats. It is an important feeding location for many coastal birds, including migratory waders such as sandpipers and stilts that journey from the Arctic Circle. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.

A bush camping ground and the ocean beach is accessible by conventional vehicles, but access to boat launching facilities at Port Lindsey on Acraman Creek requires a four-wheel drive. Slightly offshore is the remains of a shipwreck when whaling was performed in the area.

Activities in the park include Bush camping (permit required), fishing, boating, canoeing and birdwatching.

See also

• Protected areas of South Australia

External links

• Acraman Creek Conservation Park official webpage
• Acraman Creek Conservation Park webpage on protected planet