8 out-of-this-world lookouts
Posted 1 May, 2019
Samuel Smith
From the Flinders to the Fleurieu, stunning scenery abounds in South Australia. Grab your camera, hit the road and discover SA’s top 8 lookouts.
1. The Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island
Perched upon a stony stage overlooking the wild Southern Ocean, Kangaroo Island’s Remarkable Rocks are a cluster of gigantic artfully shaped boulders, 500 million years in the making. Follow a snaking wooden boardwalk around the iconic rocks. When you reach the lookout, be sure to pause and take it all in – this would have to be one of the most spectacular views SA has to offer.
The Remarkable Rocks are located in Flinders Chase National Park, and are easily accessible by a bitumen road.
2. Razorback Lookout, Flinders Ranges
The Flinders Ranges are hauntingly beautiful, boasting an ancient, rugged landscape unparalleled in its grandeur. One of the best places to see the Flinders Ranges in all of its glory is Razorback Lookout along the iconic Bunyeroo Valley Rd. Visit at sunset to see the 600-million-year-old landscape turn a deep shade of red.
You can see Razorback Lookout on a
tour with Rawnsley Park Station. RAA members save 10%.
3. Mount Osmond, Adelaide Hills
Watch Adelaide’s city lights sparkle at night from atop Mount Osmond, just a 15-minute drive from the CBD. Surrounded by lush greenery, wildlife parks and walking trails, it’s also the perfect place to escape the rat race during the day, without having to travel for hours.
4. Headings Cliff Lookout, Riverland
Stretching 2508km, the meandering Murray is the third largest navigable river in the world after the Amazon and the Nile. See the lifeblood of Australia at its most photogenic from Headings Cliff Lookout. Here, ghostly red gums border spectacular riverside cliffs, with the majestic river flowing below.
One of the best ways to see Headings Cliff Lookout is on the epic Murray River Walk.
