Anstey Hill Recreation Park, City of Tea Tree Gully, South Australia, Australiai

Regional Level Types
Anstey Hill Recreation Park	Park
City of Tea Tree Gully	Local Government Area
South Australia	State
Australia	Country

Anstey Hill Recreation Park

Fossicking and collecting at this site is now prohibited.
*Notes from Department for Environment and Heritage Brochure*

Divided by a number of short creeks and steep gullies, Anstey Hill recreation Park forms an attractive backdrop to the Adelaide suburbs. Located eighteen kilometres north-east of Adelaide, Anstey Hill Recreation Park, a reserve of 383 ha, was dedicated in September 1989 in response to public demand that the government protect the land from development.
Today, the park conserves some of the last remaining vegetation associations that were once widespread throughout the Adelaide Plains and Mount Lofty Ranges. Evidence of early settlement of the district can be found in the ruins and quarries in the park. There are excellent opportunities for bushwalking, birdwatching, photography, painting, heritage and nature study.

The geological formations and rock types we see at Anstey Hill today began 1000 million years ago.
A semi-circular level area of land named ‘The Gun Emplacement’ because of its resemblansce is the remnant of an ancient land surface which existed
about 40 million years ago, before the Mount Lofty Ranges were formed. It is a unique geological feature of outstanding aesthetic, educational and
recreational value, which has been designated as a geological monument.
A silver mine and several quarries are scattered throughout the park. Materials from these quarries have been used in the construction of roads
throughout Tea Tree Gully.
The quarries also supplied stone for the Adelaide War Memorial on North Terrace, Adelaide Town Hall, St Peters Cathedral and the Adelaide General Post Office.
The last quarry closed in 1982.

The National Parks Code
Help protect your national parks by following these guidelines:
• dogs are permitted in the park, but must be kept on a lead at all times
• take your rubbish with you
• all fires including gas barbecues are prohibited
• respect geological or heritage sites
• keep our wildlife wild – do not feed or disturb animals, or remove native plants
• keep to defined vehicle tracks and walking trails
• bike riding is prohibited within this reserve
• be considerate of other park users.

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