Accessibility

Event: Nature Based Wellbeing: Introduction to Nature Journaling

General information

Contact name

Alison

Contact number

0499 742 297

Travel instructions

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is barely a 25-minute drive from Adelaide’s CBD, following the Princes Highway and National Highway M1, taking the Crafers exit.

Entry instructions

Chris Steele Scott Pavilion is 100m down the main path from the Lower Carpark. Your hosts will meet you there and check you in.

After entry instructions

Please check-in with staff, then find a seat and get comfortable.

Hazards

The Lakeside Trail is a scenic, bitumen pathway with a slight incline, there are sculptures at various locations around the trail. Each piece of the interpretation has been translated and embossed in braille, and an audio trail has also been developed to complement the trail (available through the MyParx app).This trail is accessed via the lower car park. Visitors are advised that the garden is very hilly in some parts, particularly the gullies. Steep inclines and descents make it challenging for people using wheelchairs or prams/strollers.

Toilet location

There are accessible toilets at Mount Lofty Botanic Garden in the upper car park and lower car park. Public toilets are available at five locations in Mount Lofty Botanic Garden. These are: Upper carpark Lower carpark Bottom of Rhododendron Gully Top of Fern Gully Near the Woodland Garden

Accessible parking

There are accessible car parks in both car parks (four in the lower car park and three in the upper car park).

Fire Danger Closures

For the safety of visitors and staff, Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is closed on days when the fire danger rating is extreme or catastrophic. Please check the ratings via the Bureau of Meterology prior to visiting during the fire season.