Glenthorne  National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta

Glenthorne  National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta

From Monday 7 July until Tuesday 15 July, Majors Road will be closed from Adams Road East due to the Majors Road interchange upgrade. Access to Glenthorne National Park will be from Main South Road only. Details

There may be disruptions around the playground area from 1-7 July 2025 due to machinery and workers, during the re-instatement of electricity to the main playground hub. Details

Park fees:
Free entry
17.3km from Adelaide
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Glen­thorne Nation­al Park-Itya­mai­it­pin­na Yarta is a new nation­al park in Adelaide’s south­ern sub­urbs. The park is locat­ed 16 km south of Ade­laide on Majors Road in O’Halloran Hill.

The new adven­ture play­ground and vis­i­tor hub is now open to the pub­lic. The adven­ture play­ground fea­tures three slides, a see­saw, spin­ner, fos­sil dig area and Kau­r­na carv­ings and sculp­tures set across 7,000 square metres, mak­ing it one of the biggest nature play spaces in South Aus­tralia.

There are also rope and log climb­ing ele­ments, a pen­du­lum swing, cub­by build­ing, a 25m long fly­ing fox and a wide range of acces­si­ble equip­ment to ensure chil­dren of all abil­i­ties can enjoy the space.

The adven­ture play­ground is sur­round­ed by a pur­pose-built vis­i­tor hub that includes shel­ters, BBQs, toi­lets, pic­nic areas, carparks and her­itage buildings.

The for­mer O’Halloran Hill Recre­ation Park locat­ed adja­cent to the Glen­thorne prop­er­ty is now part of Glen­thorne Nation­al Park-Itya­­mai­it­pin­­na Yarta.

This park is open for walk­ers, cyclists and hors­es (only on des­ig­nat­ed tracks). 

The adven­ture play­ground fea­tures three slides, a see­saw, spin­ner, fos­sil dig area, Kau­r­na carv­ings and sculp­tures set across 7,000 square metres, mak­ing it one of the biggest nature play spaces in South Australia.

Maps on your mobile

If you have a smart­phone or tablet you can down­load the free Aven­za Map app and have inter­ac­tive nation­al park maps on hand when you need them.

The app uses your device’s built-in GPS to plot your real-time loca­tion with­in the park onto a map. The app can be used with­out a net­work con­nec­tion and with­out roam­ing charges. You can also mea­sure area and dis­tance, plot pho­tos and drop place­mark pins. 

How to get it work­ing on your device:

1. Down­load the Aven­za Maps app from the app store (iOS/Android) whilst you are still in range (its free!).
2. Open up the app and click the shop­ping cart icon.
3. Click​‘Find’ and type the name of the nation­al park or reserve you are look­ing for.
4. Click on the map you are after and install it (all our maps are free).
5. You will now find a list of your installed maps on the home page of the Aven­za Maps app.
6. Use our maps through the Aven­za Mapa app while in the park and nev­er take a wrong turn again.

A park man­age­ment plan will soon be devel­oped for the Glen­thorne Nation­al Park-Itya­mai­it­pin­na Yarta precinct which will out­line per­mit­ted activ­i­ties and also any fees, if applicable. 

Check back for details on entry fees. 

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