Pooginook Conservation Park

Riverland

Riverland

At a glance

CampgroundCaravansFire PlaceNo PetsTent Site

About this campsite

Free camping at Pooginook Conservation Park in SA's Riverland. Dense mallee scrub, wildlife viewing, birdwatching. Accessible campground for tents and vehicles.

Pooginook Conservation Park offers free camping in the Riverland, approximately 213 kilometres north-east of Adelaide. The park features dense mallee scrub in its northern section, providing habitat for kangaroos, echidnas, hairy-nosed wombats, fat-tailed dunnarts and the rare malleefowl, while the southern area displays open mallee vegetation on former wheat farming land. Birdwatching opportunities include black-eared miners and honeyeaters, with spring bringing colourful mallee plant displays. The campground is accessible to conventional vehicles, though some boundary roads require four-wheel drive access. The site accommodates tents and off-road camping setups.

What this place offers

Accommodation Types

Caravans

Tent Site

Facilities

Picnic Tables

Rules & Accessibility

No Pets

Other Features

Fire Place

Location

Pooginook Conservation Park•SA

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Weather Forecast

via Open-Meteo

TODAY🌦️

22° / 13°

💧 75%

TUE☁️

22° / 10°

💧 6%

WED☀️

20° / 8°

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THU☀️

25° / 8°

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FRI🌧️

23° / 15°

💧 55%

Common questions about Pooginook Conservation Park

What facilities does Pooginook Conservation Park have?

Pooginook Conservation Park has caravans, fire place, no pets, tent site and picnic tables. Facilities at camps change, particularly after a wet season, so check the operator or the managing authority if one of them decides your trip. The list comes from the site record rather than a visit, so treat it as a guide.

Are dogs allowed at Pooginook Conservation Park?

The record for Pooginook Conservation Park lists "No Pets", so dogs are welcome here. National parks and conservation areas nearby often take a different view, so check the rules for any day trips you have planned. Keep them on a lead around other campers and clean up after them, and nobody has a problem with it.

Can you book Pooginook Conservation Park online?

We hold no online booking link for Pooginook Conservation Park, so it is not bookable through this page. For sites like this, turning up early in the day is the surest way to get a spot, particularly in peak season.

Where is Pooginook Conservation Park?

Pooginook Conservation Park sits in SA. The map on this page shows the exact spot, and the coordinates travel straight into your navigation app. Check road conditions before you set out if you are towing, since access tracks can change with the weather.

Facilities at Pooginook Conservation Park

Facilities recorded for Pooginook Conservation Park
Facility	On site
Caravans	Yes
Fire Place	Yes
No Pets	Yes
Tent Site	Yes
Picnic Tables	Yes

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