Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, Nature reserve at Yorke Peninsula, Australia
Dhilba Guuranda–Innes National Park covers most of the south-western tip of Yorke Peninsula, about 300 km west of Adelaide. Its 9,415 hectares take in an unbroken line of cliffs 37 to 79 metres high between Cape Spencer and West Cape, the bays of Stenhouse and Cable, sand dunes toward Gym Beach, and four offshore islands including Chinamans Hat and Royston Island.
The area became a protected reserve in 1970 after functioning as a gypsum mining settlement centered around Inneston. This shift marked the transition from industrial extraction to environmental conservation.
The Narungga people, traditional owners of the Yorke Peninsula, comprise four clans: Kurnara of the north, Windera of the east, Wari of the west and Dilpa of the south. Some sites in the park hold particular spiritual significance for them. In 2020 a co-management agreement with the South Australian government renamed the park Dhilba Guuranda–Innes.
Multiple camping areas are accessible by standard vehicles on maintained roads at different bays throughout the park. Each location offers different features, so choosing your base depends on what activities interest you most.
The park's name honours two traditions: Dhilba Guuranda refers to the Narungga, while Innes recalls William Innes, who found commercial gypsum in the early 1900s and founded Inneston in 1913. The town peaked at around 500 residents before mining ended in 1930, and some restored buildings now serve as basic hire accommodation.
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