Accessibility

Event: Nature Based Wellbeing: Introduction to Nature Journaling

General information

Contact name

Kelly

Contact number

0448 966 633

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. From there, either following Summit Road to reach the Upper Carpark, or Piccadilly Road/Lampert Road for the Lower Carpark. Check Adelaide Metro for public transport services into the Garden. There are two entrances to the garden: Lower entrance and car park are the best place to park. Located on Lampert Rd, off Piccadilly Rd, Crafers. The Main Lake and accessible lakeside trail is most easily accessed from this entrance.

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.

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. New upgraded facilities were completed in the lower car park in March 2023. Public toilets are available at five locations in Mount Lofty Botanic Garden. These are: Upper carpark (O5 on the map) Lower carpark (L17 on the map). Bottom of Rhododendron Gully (M12 on the map) Top of Fern Gully (S14 on the map) Near the Woodland Garden (J10 on the map)

Accessible parking

Ticketed car parking is available in both car parks using ticket machines. These machines only accept credit and debit card payment and do not accept cash. There are accessible car parks in both car parks (four in the lower car park and three in the upper car park). Funds collected from ticketed parking directly support the garden’s world-class botanical collections, and education and conservation programs.