Morialta Waterfalls
 The Morialta Waterfalls are a series of falls found in the Morialta Conservation Park on the outskirts of Adelaide. It is actually quite close to the Magill Estate where there's the original Penfolds Winery. There are actually three waterfalls though it's the first waterfall that's the easiest to reach and can have an impressive drop of about 30m. A longer and more involved walk in the park can take in all three waterfalls in a so-called Waterfall Grand Loop. Morialta Conservation Park also features some caves as well as wildlife (we saw a couple of sleeping koalas above us on the gum trees in the park). However, the park does have opening and closing hours so make sure you allow yourself plenty of time to explore the park and not get locked in when the gates close (it closed at 7pm when we were there in November 2006). The waterfalls in this park are quite seasonal so your best bet at seeing them flow is in late winter or early spring. Even though we were there in the spring of 2006, there was drought so the waterfalls here didn't have a chance. Still, I do have plans on returning to this park in the future assuming their drought isn't permanent (from possible global warming). Tell us about your experience with this waterfall. [Back to top] [Go to previous waterfall: Hindmarsh Falls] [Go to the South Australia Waterfalls Page] [Go to the Australia Page] [Return from Morialta Waterfalls to the World of Waterfalls Home Page]
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