Uraidla park, on Greenhill Road in the main street is small, shady and the perfect spot to stop for…read morea picnic, or just a toilet stop. Not to be confused with Uraidla's other parklands on Swamp road, Uraidla Park consists of a carpark, picnic tables, a playground and public toilets. According to local oldies, the park was originally a caravan park.

A great example of multipurpose public space, a bushfire refuge and a strange yet functional…read moreexample of communism and bureaucracy. Like so much of our public land, the Uraidla And Districts Soldiers Memorial Park is on land donated to the community many many years ago. The big difference about this park is it remains community owned. The main positive of this is, unlike other public spaces, the park can not have sections sold off of it to generate short term income for the council of the day. The park is truly multipurpose, incorporating football, netball, tennis and cricket, as well as many community events including the annual Uraidla and Summertown Show and Sustainability Fair. Also, during bushfires the adjacent RSL building serves as a Country Fire Service command centre with the oval being used by emergency helicopters and vehicles. As one of the only 'bushfire safer' refuges in the area the park is of great emergency response significance. All of these groups activiely work together to keep the park maintained and functional. Sections of the park are also available for hire by the public for events and weddings, as are the show buildings, including the main hall and kitchen. The grounds themselves are well maintained (as they aren't dependant on the council) and are always undergoing improvements where ever possible thanks to the time donated by enthusiastic members of the community. Thanks to this, there are few places better to be in the Adelaide Hills on a summer's day than under a tree in the Uraidla and Districts Soldiers Memorial Park.

Coming from the USA where seeing free roaming wildlife is not common, this place was great! The…read morestaff was kind and knowledgeable and take the care of the wildlife a priority, you can purchase food to feed the birds and some wildlife. You will have the opportunity to walk no explore the natural habitats of koala bears, pataru, kangaroo, emu, birds, swan, reptiles. There is an onsite cafe serving food and beverages, and gift shop, suitable for families, I would recommend wearing comfortable sneakers and bring a rain jacket or umbrella. Visit this place to have an awesome time exploring.

This place is truly amazing for seeing many wonderful animals up close. My family loves feeding the…read morelittle kangaroos, and I enjoy the wide variety of wildlife to admire. A membership here pays for itself after just a few visits, and it supports preservation and conservation efforts, which is great. It's best to visit soon after the area opens, so the animals can be fed while they're still hungry. On sunny spring mornings, there's dew on the grass, and the animals become active at just the right time. I strongly suggest trying this with your family, regardless of age.

This park is pretty big, or at least big where national parks located in Adelaide are concerned…read more Well, okay, there are much, much bigger ones than this around Australia, but growing up in Adelaide I would always look at the maps and think 'woah, this is pretty big'. Mind you, it probably isn't the best of parks to walk around, though there are some rather cool hikes, such as the one that takes you to the top of Mount Lofty. However, the thing that is really cool is the wildlife refuge that is located in the middle. Oh, and I should mention the Hills Face Zone - basically the park was initially designed so that the hills would actually be pleasant to look at, as opposed to being full of houses, or quarries (of which, unfortunately, there are some).

In a Nutshell: -If…read moreyou love animals you need to come visit Cleland Conservation/Wildlife Park. -Not only do you get to see a variety of kangaroos, but you also get to walk inside their fenced off areas & feed/pet them. -There are also emu's, which you can feed. -The koala's are really soft & there are designated meeting times, where you can touch them/take photos with. -The park itself is well-maintained & staff knowledgable. -There are other animals such as wombats, Tazmanian Devils, dingoes, various fowl & other tiny marsupials. Overall, I love this park & all the free-roaming kangaroos.

Shhh! It's a secret!…read more The Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park Group, consisting of 4 separate parks are all about conservation (almost no signage, lots of nature, very few people). Many Hills locals don't even know about the parks. Filsell Hill, the largest park in the group, is also the best hidden (and in my opinion, the most beautiful). The one main track through the park is only accessible through private property apart from one hidden entrance at the southern end of the park. The track, with many small dead-end tracks branching off of it, rises up out of forested valleys to follow a steep rocky ridge, offering views of the Onkaparinga Valley and hidden vineyards. Deer and kangaroos frequent the park, along with a wide variety of bird life, from big wedge-tailed eagles to tiny wrens and finches. Be careful not to stray out of the park boundaries, where the park begins and private property ends is not always well sign-posted.

Not worth your time - there are far more beautiful places in the hills to go without the worries…read more Wandered in through the hidden southern entrance, which is a slim track going straight up a hill; it then connects to the fire track that goes north to south, connecting to private property on each end. The private property issue is the big problem here. You can all too easily stray onto someone's land. I twice wandered into someone's land and past signs that (on the 'entrance' side, as I was going out) said 'property property', 'keep out', and 'trespassers prosecuted'. Most views are obstructed by the trees, and in general, the flora is your average Australian scrub. The exception was a very nice valley full of ferns near the northern end - again, on a track leading to private property. The government should either close this place down, or buy some more land alongside it and sign and fence the trails better.

Great spot to check out views of Adelaide. Great spot for pics. Good for tourists. There's a nice…read moregift shop where I bought some stuff, but beware this gift shop is a little bit overpriced and you will find cheaper souvenir shops in Australia elsewhere. The stuffed animals are especially overpriced.

Start at the top or at the bottom and work your way in the opposite direction, then rinse and…read morerepeat. This is one of my favourite walks, it's probably a 17%+ incline in places and gets your heart rate up in no time. Up and back is just over 7.5kms and takes a little over and hour at a good pace. The track is mostly sealed and if not sealed,miss well graded and easy to walk on. Early morning is the best (quietest) time I've found and it's also when the kangaroos are out and about on the track. If you don't mind a few crowds and slow walkers, head there on the weekend. Whenever you go, there's a cafe at the top and bottom which make the perfect places to stop and recover before heading back.