Murray River National Park

Murray River


Road access to the scenic Katarapko Creek section of the Murray River National Park is off the Stuart Hwy between Berri and Barmera. This is a beaut spot for bush camping (per vehicle $12), canoeing and birdwatching.


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Nearby Murray River attractions

1. Berri Estates

3.78 MILES

Berri Estate's production statistics are astonishing: a third of all of SA's grapes are processed here; 100 million litres of wine are exported annually;…

2. A Special Place for Jimmy James

5.35 MILES

A short amble from the visitor centre, this living riverbank memorial honours a Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal tracker who could 'read the bush like a…

3. Rocky's Hall of Fame Pioneers Museum

6.71 MILES

Named after Dean 'Rocky' Page, local radio legend, Rocky's blares sincere rural twangings down the main street from outdoor speakers. Inside is a wealth…

4. Murray River National Park

7.98 MILES

From Loxton, you can canoe across to Katarapko Creek in the Murray River National Park; hire canoes from Loxton Riverfront Caravan Park. There's camping…

5. Tree of Knowledge

8.01 MILES

Down by the river near the caravan park, the Tree of Knowledge is marked with flood levels from years past when the river opted for a little inundation…

6. Loxton Pepper Tree

8.22 MILES

This gnarled, weather-split, termite-ravaged old pepper tree dates back to 1878, allegedly planted by boundary rider William Charles Loxton, after whom…

7. Village – Historic Loxton

8.25 MILES

Down by the river, this mildly kitsch (but nonetheless interesting) man-made village is a re-created time warp of 45 dusty, rusty old buildings and old…

8. Banrock Station

14.79 MILES

Overlooking regenerated wetlands off the Sturt Hwy at Kingston OM (Ngawitjerook tribal country), carbon-neutral Banrock Station Wine & Wetland Centre is a…