Part closure of Coorong National Park
Published: 11 March 2025
Part of the Coorong National Park will be closed from 6pm Monday 24 March until 6am Friday 28 March for a pest control operation.
The closure applies from an east-west line at Policeman Point (Lat 36.0597° S, Long 139.5802° E) to the southern boundary of the Coorong National Park (Lat 36.5363° S, Long 139.8314° E), the Younghusband Peninsula from a north-south line at Mosquito Bay (Lat 35.5751° S, Long 138.9439° E) to the southern boundary of the Coorong National Park (Lat 36.4662° S, Long 139.7908° E, and ‘Potters Scrub’ (located on the Narrung Peninsula).
Areas affected included:
- 28 Mile Crossing
- 32 Mile Crossing
- 42 Mile Crossing
- Chinaman Well Historic Walk
- Coorong Ocean Beach
- Lakes Nature Trail
- Loop Road
- Ngrugie Ngoppun Walk
- Nukan Kungan Hike
- Potters Scrub
- Salt Creek outlet
- Tea Tree Crossing
- Wreck Crossing
- Younghusband Peninsula
Campgrounds affected include:
- 28 Mile Crossing Campground
- 42 Mile Crossing Campground
- Boating based camping (Coorong Lagoon)
- Loop Road, Caravan Sites
- Loop Road, Hooded Plover Campground
- Loop Road, Malleefowl Campground
- Non-vehicle based camping (Hike, bike or canoe)
- Ocean Beach Camping
- Tea Tree Crossing Campground
- Tea Tree Crossing
- Oystercatcher Campground
- Wreck Crossing Campground
The following areas will remain open to public access:
- Coorong Northern and Southern Lagoons
- Jack Point
- Kartoo Road
- Long Point
- Mark Point
- Old Coorong Road (through traffic only)
- Parnka Point
- Pelican point
- Policeman Point
- Seven Mile Road
- Stony Well
- Woods Well
The following campgrounds will remain open to public access:
- Barker Knoll Campground
- Godfreys Landing Campground
- Kartoo Road Campsites
- Long Point Campground
- Mark Point Campground
- Parnka Point, Avocet Campground
- Parnka Point, Pelican Campground
- Sandpiper Campground
- Seven Mile Road Campgrounds