Granite Island Recreation Park Explained

Type:	protected
Granite Island Recreation Park
State:	sa
Iucn Category:	IV
Iucn Ref:	^[1]
Coordinates:	-35.5641°N 138.6302°W
Relief:	yes
Nearest Town Or City:	Victor Harbor^[2]
Area:	26ha
Area Footnotes:	^[3]
Established:	30 September 1999
Established Footnotes:	^[4]
Visitation Num:	700,000
Visitation Footnotes:	^[5]
Url:	http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Fleurieu_Peninsula/Granite_Island_Recreation_Park

Granite Island Recreation Park is a protected area including all of Granite Island which is about 0.6km (00.4miles) south-east of Victor Harbor in South Australia and about 120km (80miles) south of Adelaide. It is reported as being 'the most visited park in South Australia'.^[5] It was proclaimed in 1999 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 and is categorised as an IUCN Category IV protected area.^{[1] [4]}

See also

• Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram

External links

• Official webpage
• Webpage for the Granite Island Recreation Park on the Protected Planet website
• Friends of Granite Island website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab) . CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) . 21 February 2018 . 2016.
2. Web site: Search results for 'Granite Island Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer . South Australian Government . 26 April 2018 .
3. Web site: Protected Areas Information System Reserve List . Government of South Australia . 26 April 2018 . 9 March 2018 .
4. Web site: Evans. Iain. NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTION 34(1): CONSTITUTION OF GRANITE ISLAND RECREATION PARK. The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 26 April 2018. 1341. 30 September 1999.
5. Web site: Granite Island Recreation Park. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 27 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727101431/http://www.communitywebs.org/friendsofparks/friends_alphabet_frameset-2.htm. 27 July 2014. dead.