| Type: | protected |
| Chadinga Conservation Park | |
| State: | sa |
| Iucn Category: | vi |
| Iucn Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | -31.9767°N 132.8556°W |
| Nearest Town Or City: | Penong, South Australia |
| Area: | 118.54 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Established: | 11 November 1993 |
Chadinga Conservation Park, formerly the Chadinga Conservation Reserve, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Chadinga Dunes on the western side of Lake MacDonnell, in the locality of Penong.[3] The park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1]
The conservation park covers of coastal dunes, containing a lake and areas of Mallee scrub.[2] It is commonly called "Tuckamore" by local people. The dunes extend up to 3 km inland and form a habitat for the spinifex hopping mouse.[4] The conservation park has no visitor facilities, although bush camping is permitted.[5]
The Dinosaur Ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops), noted as a "living fossil", is found within the conservation park.[6] The lake is the largest of several salt lakes in the area - others include Red Lake (a small section of Lake MacDonnell cut off by the Penong to Point Sinclair/Cactus Beach road) and Blue Lake, a smaller lake to the south of Lake MacDonnell.