Morialta Waterfalls

The Morialta Waterfalls are a series of falls found in the Morialta Conservation Park on the outskirts of Adelaide.

Unfortunately, this waterfall was a victim of drought during our November 2006 visit so all there was to see of its would-be impressive 30m drop was the stained cliff and moss where the falls should've been (see the falls with water

There are actually three waterfalls within the park, but it's the first waterfall that's the easiest to reach. A longer and more involved walk in the park can take in all three waterfalls in a so-called Waterfall Grand Loop, but given the state of the falls, we didn't bother with it. Maybe next time?

Given our experience, I reckon these waterfalls are quite seasonal so your best bet at seeing them flow is in late Winter or early Spring in a year where the rainfall is a bit more significant than the year we showed up. Even though it was Spring during our visit, the drought all but killed off any hopes we had of seeing them flow.

In addition to timing your visit in terms of time of year, the park also has opening and closing hours. So make sure to allow yourself plenty of time to explore the park and not get locked in when the gates close (it was closed at 7pm upon our visit).

The Morialta Conservation Park also features some caves as well as wildlife. And I thought it was kinda cool that we saw a couple of sleeping koalas above us on the gum trees scattered throughout the park. That kind of made up for the disappointing waterfall experience.

From the Adelaide CBD heading east, you can take Magill Rd towards the Magill Estate. Just before reaching the Magill Estate, we turned left onto St Bernards Rd, and then right onto Moules Rd. This eventually joined with Morialta Rd, which we then took into the park towards one of the furthest car parks within the park boundaries (I don't recall which car park we parked in, but it was way in there; possibly at the road's end).

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Sign indicating the Grand Waterfall Loop being a bit too long for our situation

See? We weren't kidding about them threatening to lock you in if you're not outta here by closing time

A koala sleeping on a gum tree (boy, did I wish I hadn't forgotten my camera in Melbourne [which we were lucky to recover a couple of days later])!

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• November 21, 2006

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