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Guided walk through King Rodney Park / Ityamai-itpina (Park 15)
Highlights
- Discover the ancient olive grove, enhancing your stroll with a touch of history in King Rodney Park.
- Wander along the pepper tree boulevard, enjoying the refreshing shade and tranquillity of this scenic route.
- Explore the ephemeral Botanic Creek, a unique feature that showcases the park's natural beauty and biodiversity.
- Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere, welcoming children and dogs for a delightful day out in the great outdoors.
A Guided stroll through an arguably under-appreciated and sometimes overlooked part of the eastern Adelaide Park Lands.
This Park was a centrepiece in three massively popular annual sporting events (the Tour Down Under; the equestrian three day event, and supercar racing.
It’s home to an ancient olive grove, the ephemeral Botanic Creek, school sporting fields, a children’s playground, a pepper tree boulevard, and much more. Find out about “King Rodney” the man after whom this Park was named. Wear sturdy shoes for a walk of about 1.6km.
Approximately 1.5 hours duration. Meet at the corner of East Tce and Bartels Rd. (Southern side of Bartels Rd) Children and dogs are most welcome.
Itinerary highlights
Disc Golf course
A nine-hole course for disc golf (i.e. frisbees). Introduced in May 2020, a fun way to enjoy this Park. Challenge yourself to get your flying disc into the baskets, using minimum throws
Historic olive groves
One of the most historic parts of this Park, planted in 1872, this olive grove was a Victoria era solution to the deforestation of the Park Lands in the decades immediately after European settlement.
Avenues of century-old blue gums and pepper trees
Motorists can see the majestic blue gums planted just off Wakefield Rd but there’s also an avenue equally-old pepper trees hidden from view near the centre of the Park.
Century-old pedestrian bridges over the creek
Dating back to 1905, there are three wooden bridges built across Botanic Creek that winds its way through this Park
Sports fields and major event spaces
Two sporting fields are licenced to Christian Brothers College but the wide-open spaces in this Park are used annually for a number of high profile sporting events that bring crowds to Adelaide
Tour details
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Single Available from 3 August 2025
Features
Service facilities
Service Tags
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
Operation information
Adelaide Park Lands Walking Tours
Guided Walks to explore little-known nooks and crannies of Adelaide’s greatest treasure: the unique open spaces of its Park Lands.
Adelaide is the only city in the world garlanded by Park Lands. In effect the city is built inside a park, and each part of the Park has its own unique features, heritage, and current usage.
Guided Walks are led by trained Tour leaders and can take between 90 minutes and two hours depending upon the location.
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