Gorge Wildlife Park, Wildlife park in Adelaide Hills Council, Australia

Gorge Wildlife Park is a privately owned sanctuary at Cudlee Creek in the Adelaide Hills, 30 km northeast of Adelaide, opened in 1965 and still run by the founding family. Paths wind under shaded trees across 14 acres holding the largest privately owned collection of Australian animals, with two walk-through kangaroo enclosures and an aviary. Nineteen marsupial species are kept, among them thirteen kangaroo and wallaby species, koalas, wombats, Tasmanian devils and a brush-tailed rock-wallaby, alongside exotic animals such as a puma, meerkats and a Mississippi alligator.

Gorge Wildlife Park opened in 1965 at Cudlee Creek and has stayed in the hands of the family that founded it. The 14-acre grounds hold what the park describes as the largest privately owned collection of Australian animals, and it takes part in protecting the endangered brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata).

The park is run by the same family that opened it in 1965, and its name comes from the steep gorge country around Cudlee Creek. Visitors can walk through two kangaroo enclosures and a bird aviary, and the park keeps brush-tailed rock-wallabies as part of an endangered-species programme.

The park is open daily and walkable throughout, with marked paths leading through the different animal areas. Bring comfortable shoes and prepare for changing weather, as some activities like animal encounters may be affected by temperature and climate conditions.

The park holds the largest privately owned collection of Australian animals, on 14 acres at Cudlee Creek, and is run by the family that opened it in 1965. Among its nineteen marsupial species are thirteen kangaroo types, from the red kangaroo to the quokka, plus a brush-tailed rock-wallaby conservation role.