The Heysen Trail is now closed for the Fire Danger Season! Read more

The next series of the Friends 'End to End' walks along the Heysen Trail is scheduled to commence on Sunday May 18th 2025. Bookings are now open. Read more

Spear Creek Holiday Park

Accommodation Option on the Heysen Trail

Units

Shearer's Quarters

Bungalows

General view

Accommodation

Campsite,
Shearer's Quarters

Mapsheet

Mapsheet 6C, Wilmington to Woolshed Flat

Guidebook

Northern Guidebook, chapter 3, map 6

Guidebook note

5km west of the trail, west of Mount Jay

Coordinates

Grid ref: 806 924
Longitude: 137.98960
Latitude: -32.56992

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Bookings

https://www.spearcreek.com.au/contact

Facilities

Powered and unpowered campsites;
self contained bungalows (sleep up to 8); shearers quarters (sleep up to 6); units (suit couples)
Two shower and toilet blocks
Coffee and snack trailer
Fully equipped kitchen
Coin-operated washers and driers
Dining hall
Communal television
Picnic tables

Previous accommodation option: Hawks Nest Tank

View full featured Interative Map of the Heysen Trail - showing additional information layers such as Re-routes, Guidebook map outlines, photos and Fire Ban Districts.

Mapsheet 1: Cape Jervis to Kuitpo Forest (Sept 2014)

Occasionally, due to weather or maintenance issues, it is necessary to realign sections of the Heysen Trail. Minor reroutes, necessitated by such things as sand blowouts in coastal areas, protection of native vegetation, erosion control, or requests from landholders, are also frequently carried out.

Harvesting operations in Kuitpo Forest: ForestrySA operations in Kuitpo Forest will impact the Heysen Trail into the foreseeable future. Walkers in this forest may encounter closed plantation blocks as harvesting operations are undertaken. The presence of heavy machinery and falling trees makes it highly dangerous, and heavy trucks using the haul roads add to the risk. Walkers must not enter the harvesting areas under any circumstance (penalties apply). ForestrySA Rangers and Friends of the Heysen Trail volunteers will ensure that safe reroutes are in place and are clearly marked. Walkers should follow the marked reroute trail until the new track rejoins the Heysen Trail. Reroute signs will be placed at the start and finish of the reroute. From time to time, it will be necessary to reroute the Trail along public roads. Walkers are advised to take extra care on public roads, to always walk on the right, facing traffic and to always walk in single file.

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Mapsheet 2: Kuitpo Forest to Tanunda (Sept 2014)

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Mapsheet 3: Tanunda to Burra (May 2015)

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Mapsheet 4: Burra to Spalding (May 2015)

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Mapsheet 5, Spalding to Wirrabara Forest (August 2015)

Logging operations in forests can sometimes necessitate the rerouting of the Trail. These reroutes often have to be done at short notice, and it is important to follow these reroutes, as it is dangerous to walk in areas where logging operations are in progress.

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Mapsheet 6, Wirrabara Forest to Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park (August 2015)

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Mapsheet 7, Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park to Mernmerna Creek (August 2015)

Occassionally, due to weather or maintenance issues, it is necessary to realign sections of the Heysen Trail. Minor reroutes, necessitated by such things as sand blowouts in coastal areas, protection of native vegetation, erosion control, or requests from landholders, are also frequently carried out.

View Re-Routes

Walking through the mist in Mt Crawford

View Section 16, The Nugget Rd to Mt Crawford

Spear Creek Holiday Park

Accommodation Option on the Heysen Trail

Previous accommodation option: Hawks Nest Tank

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Old telegraph line near Partacoona

View Section 53, Calabrinda Creek to Jarvis Hill