Accommodation
Self contained unit/house
Mapsheet
Mapsheet 2B, Bridgewater Oval to Stone Hut Road
Guidebook
Southern Guidebook, chapter 3, map 4
Location
Gate 25, Summit Road, Crafers, in the Cleland National Park
Located within walking distance to Mount Lofty Summit and Cleland Wildlife Park.
Located within walking distance to Mount Lofty Summit and Cleland Wildlife Park.
Coordinates
Fees
$185/night (as at 21/7/2025)
Facilities
Cottage sleeps up to ten people in three bedrooms (two queens and three sets of bunks). The cottage is self-contained with crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils, pots & pans supplied. Bring your own sheets, pillows, blankets and towels.
There are 2 water tanks but they behind a padlocked gate and are not accessible to the public.
There are 2 water tanks but they behind a padlocked gate and are not accessible to the public.
History
Originally built as a two-roomed hut, probably to accommodation shepherds working for Arthur Hardy or Sir Samuel Davenport. Hardy and Davenport were two of the first large estate landowners on this side of Mount Lofty Summit. They used the land chiefly for pastoralism and logging but also some agriculture, including the growing of vines and olives. Hardy was the first 'colonial gentleman' to build a summer house on Mount Lofty - nearby Mount Lofty House in the 1850s.
Notes
Update July 2025 - Parks SA has advised the property is secured with a combination padlock. The combination is sent by email through the Parks on-line booking system.
The previous arrangement of collecting a key from Belair is no longer applicable.
Key information may be out of date.
Should be OK for through walkers, when you book you’re given a code to unlock the hut, no need to collect or return keys.
Thanks Sean – very welcome news. We have changed the booking notes to include the use of a combination lock.
Will this be available for the 26th of December?
Hi William,
Please note that bookings for this site are arranged through Parks SA. The Friends merely list camp sites etc as an aid to walkers, but we aren’t responsible for bookings.