Ponderosa Hut Campground
Highlights
- Explore the natural Eucalypt woodland at Chookarloo for a serene camping experience in Kuitpo Forest.
- Camp with your horse at Ponderosa Hut, featuring individual horse yards for overnight stays.
- Discover over 10,000 hectares of sustainable plantation forest managed by ForestrySA in the Mount Lofty Ranges.
- Enjoy diverse activities like bushwalking and bike riding, attracting over a million visitors each year.
Ponderosa Hut is located along the Kidman Trail in the Mount Crawford Forest and has been designed for people camping with horses. Set between native and plantation pine forest, the campground is suitable for groups of all sizes and includes four individual horse yards suitable for holding horses overnight
ForestrySA manages 10,000ha of plantation forest in the Mount Lofty Ranges. As leaders in responsible plantation management for 150 years, all trees are replanted following harvest, allowing for sustainable timber production well into the future. In addition, ForestrySA manages over 4,000 ha of Native Forest reserves protected for conservation and biodiversity. There is plenty to see and do, with more than 1,000,000 people visiting each year for activities such as camping and accommodation, bushwalking, hiking, running, bike riding, horse riding, fossicking, orienteering and rogaining, wedding ceremonies and so much more.
For full details regarding this campground, visit their website.
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