Tips for better smartphone photography on trail
Hiking offers incredible opportunities for nature photography, but choosing the right gear can be tricky. Although smartphones can’t match the image quality of a proper camera the gap is closing…
Wild Orchids offer a cultivated display
Spring and early summer bring a magical flourish of wild orchids along many of the trails in Deep Creek National Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula. In recent months, our guests…
A great gift idea
With Christmas just around the corner, finding a thoughtful and memorable gift can be a challenge — but a Southern Ocean Retreats gift voucher is something truly special. Set within…
5 reasons to visit Deep Creek National Park
Perched on the southern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula, Deep Creek National Park is one of South Australia’s most spectacular natural destinations. Just a short drive from Adelaide, this remarkable…
Where will you go to relax and recharge this summer?
We’re almost at the end of the year and as the summer break beckons thoughts turn towards where to go for a few days to relax. Staying in Deep Creek…
Spring – a must visit time to Deep Creek National Park
Anyone who has stayed with us before will know that Spring is a truly magical time to visit Deep Creek National Park. After the winter rains a lush…
Meet a popular resident of Deep Creek Conservation Park
The yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) is synonymous with Deep Creek and for many years it was the emblem for Southern Ocean Retreats. During the early 1990s their numbers…
An app instead of a map?
It should come as no surprise that technology is making inroads into every facet of daily life. So too with field maps. Serious bush walkers have always learnt how…
South Australia’s History Festival
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know - Harry S Truman As this edition of our newsletter ‘goes to print’…
Our number one resident
If there is one thing that is synonymous with Deep Creek Conservation Park, apart from the breath taking scenery, it’s the abundance of western grey kangaroos (macropus fulginosus). In…
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