January 5th, 12th, 19th

Happy Valley Reservoir

South entrance on Chandlers Hill Rd, directly opposite Kenihans Rd.  Google maps via the Directions button will take you to this main entrance.

If instead, you enter at the first sign for the reserve, 1.5 km from the Main South Rd., near Berkeley Rd (as I initially did), you will be at the wrong site.  The main entrance is a further 2 km along Chandlers Hiil Rd., and follows a left turn at the Bishops Hill Rd. intersection.

Hours: 7:30 am to 8:00 pm.  Large car park.  Toilets near main entrance.

January 26th,

February 2nd, 9th

Pioneer House & Mill

Historic Drive, Highbury

On Torrens Linear Park.

Nearest toilet, 5-10 walk upstream

February 16th, 23rd

March 1st.

Point Malcolm Reserve.

Military Rd, Semaphore Park.

March 8th, 15th, 22nd

Hazelwood Park

At Hazelwood Park

Car parking within the park – enter from Howard Terrace; also street parking in Howard and Davenport Terrace, and others.

Public toilets in NW area of park.

Covered outdoor cafe beside the swimming pool.

March 29th

April 5th, 12th

Jimmy Melrose Park

South Esplanade, Glenelg

Off St. John’s Row, at the seafront.  Meet for lunch in the foreshore park near Kent Street.  Parking may be difficult.

Toilets – 2 minute walk to the North

The park has a variety of scenery – beach views to the West, trees and people in the park, and a range of building styles to the East (see photos at right).

April 19th, 26th

May 3rd

Norton Summit Cemetery

Church Rd. Norton Summit
Church Rd comes off the Lobethal Rd. a bit less than 1km from Norton Summit.
Nearest toilets behind CFS shed at Norton Summit.

May 10th, 17th, 24th

Laratinga Wetlands

Bald Hill Road, Mt Barker

Approx 30k from Tollgate. Toilets and picnic hut near car park.  A nice wetlands area with good walking tracks and grassed areas.

Take freeway to Mt Barker, drive through Mt Barker on Adelaide Rd to roundabout, first left onto Alexandrina Rd then left onto Bald Hills Rd, continue past Ashton Hills golf course on the right and destination car park on the left.

DO NOT follow google maps via Springs Rd, opposite side, no entrance.

May 31st

June 7th, 14th

Moorhouse Road

Port Adelaide

Wharf off the end of Moorhouse Rd, down the end of the Grand Trunkway Rd.

Parking at the edge of the wharf.

No toilet available – nearest public toilets would be at the Dolphin Sanctuary on Garden Island, or in Port Adelaide (Visitor Information Centre, or the Port Mall, or the Hart’s Mill Exeloo).

June 21st, 28th

July 5th

Morialta Recreation Area

Woodforde

Car park off Stradbroke Rd.

Toilets near car park.

July 12th, 19th, 26th

North Haven beachfront

Follow sandy walk from Lady Ruthven Reserve.

August 2nd, 9th, 16th

Victoria Park Racecourse grandstand

140 Fullarton Rd., Adelaide

Toilets: available at the rear of the grandstand, and in the centre of the sports oval.

Coffee:
There is a licensed café/restaurant downstairs in the grandstand, which serves coffee and milkshakes.  It is open for breakfast and lunch, and they plan to soon be doing evening meals.

Wetlands:
Located at the southern end of the sports fields; parking near East and South Terraces may give better access to the wetlands.

August 23rd, 30th,

September 6th

Torrens River

near Hackney Rd. bridge

Turn West from Hackney Rd. into Bundeys Rd.

In front of the archery there are 5 hour parks, while to the Western end of Bundeys Rd. the parks are 3 hour.

I think there are toilets beside the oval on the Northern side of Bundeys Rd.

The entrance to the path and bikeway beside the Torrens is near the Hackney Rd bridge, as shown on the map button.

September 13th, 20th, 27th

Michael Perry Reserve

Stonyfell

There are toilets in the reserve.

The Directions button gives the Google Maps reference for the main entrance from Kurrajong Avenue.

There is some street parking near the entrance, but some more distant spaces are lost due to the street lanes separating around trees.

If parking there is not convenient, there are alternative parks in Willowbridge Grove. Although that involves some extra walking, it is on level ground.

Directions to both spots are shown on the Map button.

For the main entrance (1), turn left from Greenhill Rd onto Hallett Rd.

For Willowbridge Grove (2), drive a little further on Greenhill Rd, then left onto St Albans Drive.

October 4th, 11th, 18th

Glenthorne National Park

O’Halloran Hill

Access to the park is only available from the Main South Road, turning onto Majors Rd to enter the park (see Site Access).  Entry from the West (from Ocean Blvd and Lonsdale Rd), has been blocked due to roadworks. If Google maps directs you to any other road, you need to ignore it and use the Main South Road.

There is plentiful car parking, with a central area for toilets, BBQ’s, sheltered areas, and children’s play areas.

But beyond that, there are some very scenic areas, with the larger trees providing some cover from rain.

October 25th,

November 1st, 8th

Palmer Gardens

Palmer Place, North Adelaide

Nearest toilet, upstairs, Archer St shopping centre.

Nearby parking is only 2 hours, although Jeffcott St and part of Ward St have 3 hour parking.  But as the site is open, painting gear is visible to others when moving the car after 2 hours.

November 15th, 22nd, 29th

Garden Island Dolphin Sanctuary

Continue on Grand Trunkway to Garden Island, veer right to Eastern end of island.

Car park and toilets at the site.

December 6th, 13th, 20th

Botanic Park / Gardens

Meet for lunch in Botanic Park near North Gate.

Parking fees on Plane Tree Drive: $3.80 per hour or $10 per day – credit cards accepted.  Free parking on Bundeys Rd (15 minute walk).

There are several toilets in the gardens.  Gates open at 7:15 am.