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Great Places To Visit- Wilmington S.A. - Mt. Remarkable - Flinders Rangers.

Just spent a week in the Beautiful Valley Caravan Park. Old park, but very clean, plenty of hot water and very peaceful.  Like country people's attitude to life. The have "resident lawn mowers." They are a small mob of friendly sheep and a creamy miniature mare called Snowy. Adorable! The kids of all ages love them. Really enjoyed our stay here at it truly is a beautiful valley. Our stay included a drive up to Hancocks Lookout, which is a must by the way. Also we went for a walk along one of the bush tracks. About 5kms through the bush, over rocky creek beds etc. Gorgeous scenery.

The area was originally named Beautiful Valley, as was the township of Wilmington, but the named was changed to Wilmington due to confusion with a local property by the same name. So the town is Wilmington, the local Cafe and Caravan Park are Beautiful Valley...

They have a great service station/grocery store/hardware store, come everything store at Wilmington also. The prices are reasonably for everything. We shopped there for diesel, food, groceries, and odds and ends. Staff are typical of country, friendly and welcoming.

The weather was great also. 20-30C every day. Spring time.

This area is filled with history. Lots of old ruins to see. I love old buildings. Something about them. Anyway, here are some pics from our stay in Wilmington and our tripping about the local area.

We also enjoyed bush walking/trekking around the Mt. Remarkable area. LOTS of different trails to tackle depending on your fitness level. We chose easier tracks to moderate. That was PLENTY challenging enough for us.  Paths are easier to see and well signed at the beginning. I took a photo of the map of the area before we left the car park....just in case!
Had no problems, really enjoyed our walk. When we got back to the car park, we pulled out our fold up chairs and sat in the shade and enjoyed our picnic we had bought with us. We deserved it! The cup of tea was especially welcome!



Canyon Walk





Creek Bed Walk








Original National Bank - Wilmington


Beautiful Valley Caravan Park - Wilmington



"Snowy" the lawn mower.



Tenacious trees!




Reflections in rock pool




Look up!


Canyon Walk

Dry Creek Bed Walk





Where the water flows, it grows.




Beautiful canyon walls




Gum growing against/into rock wall.




Bush walking near Mt. Remarkable.

























Old ruins  




The Stables




Old Shearing Shed





Click go the shears boys.





Mt. Remarkable. 






































Dry Creek Bed near Melrose.


Needing a drink.
Beautiful Red Gum
Melrose Memorial Lookout
Melrose Memorial Lookout  










Moving the mob.

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Location: Wilmington SA 5485, Australia

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