Walk Amongst Wildlife at Yookamurra

Join us for a guided walk in the mallee, either during the DAY with the birds and numbats, OR at NIGHT spotlighting for bettongs & bilbies!

Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary is an Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) property located just under 2 hours northeast of Adelaide in the Riverland region of South Australia. The property has a 1,100ha feral predator free area that has allowed the reintroduction of locally extinct mammals including numbats, bilbies, burrowing bettongs and brush-tailed bettongs within the fenced exclosure. Yookamurra also hosts some of the best stands of intact rare old-growth Mallee in south-eastern Australia – including many trees estimated at over 600 years old. 

These animals are locally extinct outside of the fence and thus, the opportunity to see these animals living in the wild is very special.

Since these animals are wild, we cannot guarantee you will see them. We will do our best to see them by minimising noise and using high-quality long-range spotlights (for the night walk).

Event Details:

Morning Walk:

• 10am - 12pm Saturday 11th October 2025

Adults $20
Children $10

We are offering the opportunity to participate in a guided morning walk (~2 hours) through Yookamurra's mallee. You will learn about the semi-arid environment and the species and habitats AWC protects at Yookamurra. You will get to see scat, diggings and, if you're really lucky, you may spot a numbat!



Spotlight Walk:

• 7pm - 9pm Friday 10th October 2025

Adults $20
Children $10

Alternatively, you can participate in our evening spotlight walk at Yookamurra (~2 hours). This event will start with a chat about the species present at Yookamurra and our work to conserve them. Then, we will go for a walk through the mallee, using spotlights to look for bettongs, bilbies, microbats and possums.

Important Information: 

• Visitors must arrive 15min prior to the event start time and park outside the visitor gate entrance. You will be met by the guide at the gate and will walk in as a group.

• Wear enclosed footwear, long pants and a long-sleeved top.

• Bring a water bottle, hat and sunscreen (for the morning walk), snacks (if required), a head torch or handheld torch (for the night walk) and a rain jacket (if necessary).

• Ensure you purchase the correct ticket for the day or night walk.

• Toilets and potable water are available.

• Mobile reception may be limited on the roads approaching and at Yookamurra.

• Any issues or questions please contact us via email at: yookamurra@australianwildlife.org

Location and Directions:

Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary, 745 Yookamurra Road, Fisher SA 5354

Enter 'Yookamurra Sanctuary' into Google Maps or follow the directions below.

Directions from Adelaide to Yookamurra: (The most direct route is outlined in detail below, however you can also via Mt Pleasant and Sedan to the south)

1. Follow the Sturt Hwy/National Highway A20 north of Gawler for approx. 62km (you will travel through Truro) then turn right onto Halfway House Road.

2. Follow Halfway House Road for approx. 13km then turn left onto the unsealed Pipeline Road.

3. Follow Pipeline Road for approx. 11km then turn right onto the unsealed Yookamurra Road (you will see the predator-proof fence and an AWC sign on the right). The Yookamurra ‘village’ is 0.2 km from the Yookamurra Road.

4. The entrance to Yookamurra will be on the right-hand side of the road, approximately 200m south of the turn off. It is identified by the road number sign of ‘745’.

5. Just before the gate you will see an area to park in. 

6. At the gate, you will see a lever/ button to the left of the gate that connects to our UHF radio channel 9; please depress lever and speak into it, to let us know you have arrived, and someone will be down to let you in.