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We've listed some popular hiking trails around Wilpena Pound Resort with information on the degree of difficulty of the trails, the distances and what to be prepared for.

Walk west along the Wilpena Creek bed ...

Across Australia’s central deserts, floodwaters are filling Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, but with the water comes a message: let the rivers run. The ABC has published a great article on the water entering the lake in amounts unseen in 45 years.

Check out the full article on the ABC website ...

3 Easy Day Trips From Wilpena Pound Resort

The Flinders Ranges have some of the best scenic drives in South Australia, with millions of years of geological history, rolling mountain ranges and spectacular gorges. There are several drives that can be easily undertaken from Wilpena Pound Resort which will get ...

Australian Traveller has published a list of Australia's most incredible outback experiences, and of course the Flinders Ranges and Wilpena Pound are on the list. 👏 And don't forget that this year is the year to see Lake Eyre in flood for the first time since 2012.

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The Flinders Ranges never leaves an adventurer unsatisfied. Dusty red roads bordered by towering granite peaks, an ancient landscape full of stories to tell.

On the outskirts of this beautiful ancient landscape you'll find quaint country towns with food, art and culture unparalleled by anywhere else in the country ...

Friday 29 March 2019

The latest update of the conditions of Lake Eyre from the pilots who fly the scenic routes over the lake. The water has travelled down the Warburton Groove to approximately half the length of the lake and appears to be approximately 5-7m deep ...

Our scenic flight pilots report that Lake Eyre is starting to fill with water this month, as waters from the recent Queensland floods reach the area. Cyclone Trevor will also give things a fresh burst and we expect the lake to fill more and more in the coming weeks.

Lake ...

We're super excited to announce the launch of our new app, the Ikara Wilpena Guide - a pocket sized guide to your visit to the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, Wilpena Pound Resort and Ikara Safari Camp, Wilpena Pound Campground and surrounds.

The app includes:

Canon Collective are holding FREE photographic workshop weekends at Wilpena Pound Resort in March and June this year.

Join a Canon Collective weekend for a unique photography experience, learning and practising photographic skills together with like-minded passionate people.

The weekends will be led by a Canon ambassador and cover areas ...

Wilpena Pound Resort has partnered with IGA Xpress, offering a valuable shopping-stop to guests, travellers and Flinders Ranges locals.

Around 400 product lines have been added as part of the refit, meaning local Flinders Ranges residents as well as resort guests and travellers passing through on road trips can stock ...