Address & Contact
Lookout Rd
Port Augusta West SA 5700
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Web: http://www.wadlata.sa.gov.au/site/pages/port_augusta_history.php?resetbrand=1
Captain Matthew Flinders, in 1802, was the first European to explore the area around
Port Augusta. Forty years later pastoral leases extended from the
Flinders Ranges north to
Leigh Creek. It was the prosperous wool merchant and MP, Thomas Elder, who initiated the mid-1850s move to survey the harbour and layout the township of
Port Augusta.
To visit the Matthew Flinders
Lookout and take in the scenery from the cliffs, drive through the gates of the Arid Lands Botanical Garden off the Stuart Highway which are open from 7.30am to sunset. Then take the marked turnoff to the Matthew Flinders
Lookout. There is ample car
parking for both cars and caravans at the
carpark before taking the short walk to the
Lookout. There are no facilities available at the site.
While in the area, a visit to the Arid Lands Botanical Garden is worth while which houses a
visitor centre, cafe and plant sales. There is also a bird hide and
walking tracks.