Flinders Ranges & The Outback
Welcome to South Australia’s giant backyard - the Flinders Ranges and Outback. It’s a timeless land. A land of great change, constantly reshaped over hundreds of millions of years. It’s a land that holds many secrets.The geological history can be discovered in absorbing detail in the stunning Brachina Gorge, in the Flinders Ranges National Park. Travel the roads of time as you snake your way through the gorge, stopping to marvel at the forces and wonder of Nature over 600 million years. There are secrets in the Aboriginal history. Their affinity with the land, their rich Dreaming stories have been passed on over 40,000 years.
The art of the Aboriginal people is recorded 41 many sites, the best-known at Yourambulla Caves, south of Hawker, and Arkaroo Rock and Sacred Canyon in the Flinders Ranges National Park.
Early European history also awaits discovery in the Flinders and Outback. Take time to inspect the ruins of great stations carved out of the harsh bush by the pioneers. Reflect on their ingenuity. How did they survive in this unforgiving terrain.
