Mount Crawford Forest is located on Kaurna and Peramangk Country, extending from our Forest Information Centre near Williamstown, to Pewsey Vale in the Southern Barossa and all the way to Cudlee Creek.
The forest covers 12,367ha and is managed for sustainable wood production, while also providing for the conservation of native flora and fauna and community use for recreation and events. It is also home to South Australia’s premier biking destination, Fox Creek Bike Park.
Land was first purchased for forestry at Mount Crawford in 1909, with commercial plantings beginning in 1914 and continuing to expand until the 1960s. Many of the original plantations have since been clear felled and replanted.
Mount Crawford Forest also contains 4,440 hectares of native vegetation protected for conservation. This includes eight gazetted Native Forest Reservescovering 3,600ha. These Native Forest Reserves and conservation zones are of high conservation value, containing a rich variety of trees, shrubs and ground cover species which provide significant habitat for native birds, reptiles and mammals.
Mount Crawford’s proximity to Adelaide, just an hour’s drive from the city, also makes it a popular place to visit. Every year, thousands of visitors come to camp and enjoy hut-style accommodation, bushwalk, horse ride, fossick, mountain bike and take part in a host of organised community events.
You are looking for a small container inside a themed object. No need to bush bash too hard but this will take you off the beaten track for a minute or two. Take in the beautiful scenery around you :)
And remember please don't eat this one. This one is poisonous...