Accommodation at Rawnsley Park Station
New Luxury Homestead Accommodation in the Flinders Ranges – Akapena Homestead
A two-bedroom homestead, luxuriously renovated in the style of Rawnsleys' Eco Villas, with spectacular views of Chace Range and Wilpena Pound, will open to guests from April 1st 2010.

Completely self-contained, the property features a large living area with television and DVD player, gourmand's kitchen, spacious dining room and two king bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms.

Secluded and privately nestled onto the 9,000 hectare Arkapena Station (neighboring Rawnsley Park), Arkapena has a private outdoor shower, alfresco entertaining area with barbeque and it's own private in-ground swimming pool. Ideal for one or two couples or for a family.

Rawnsley Park Luxury Eco-Villas
Set on a secluded site, just five-minutes from the station reception, these eight spacious new eco-villas offer luxury, stylish and contemporary private accommodation, boasting uninterrupted views of Wilpena Pound and the surrounding ranges. Ideal for couples wanting a relaxing break.

Structured to complement the natural surroundings, the villas have the latest environmental design features, including rendered straw bale walls, polished timber floors over suspended concrete slabs and overhanging eaves/wide verandahs to provide shaded walls. Windows and doors have been located to allow for cooling breezes to pass through the entire building. Raked ceilings and natural exhaust venting at the apex of the ceiling space provide natural cooling efficiency. The villas have also been designed to take advantage of the large diurnal temperature range that is experienced in the Flinders Ranges.

Eco Villa Features

• One or two bedroom villas • Luxury and privacy amid a rugged outback setting • Queen Bedding plus 2 x singles in two bedroom • Air-conditioning/heating • Ensuite bathroom with bath • Retractable ceiling - Night-sky viewing from the comfort of your bed • Fully equipped gourmet kitchen • Wide verandah with outdoor setting and barbecue • Spectacular panoramic views • Luxurious bathrooms with guest-robes, hairdryer • Iron/ironing board • Mini bar • Safe • Satellite television and DVD players • Original artworks by local artists Rawnsley Park Holiday Units Set at the foot of Rawnsley Bluff, these 3½ star holiday units are perfect for families and groups of friends. All units are self-contained with private bathrooms, and come in one to three bedroom configurations. You will find everything you need for a comfortable stay. Suitable for two to six people, guests can choose a standard en-suite or deluxe en-suite unit. The holiday units are located in a private area within easy access of the woolshed restaurant and also the campground and eco-villas. Holiday Unit Features include • Fully equipped kitchens • Ensuite bathrooms • Televisions • Air-conditioning Rawnsley Park Station General Facilities • Licensed restaurant • General store • On-site laundry • Disabled room available • Parking available directly outside every room • Licensed store • Outdoor swimming pool at caravan park • Guest barbecue area • Camp kitchen • Horse riding • Bike hire • Bushwalking trails • Sheep shearing demonstrations (seasonal) • Car Parking- off-street parking or carports at unit • Airstrip suitable for 20 seat capacity aircraft • Tourist information • Bushwalking trail maps Rawnsley Park Station - Woolshed Restaurant Shearing time becomes part of the lunchtime show at the Woolshed Restaurant when diners work up an appetite watching others work. After the work is done, it's only a short walk across the woolshed to the restaurant. The pepper trees provide shade around the homestead, while the peppercorn’s are picked to become the spicy ‘bushy’ ingredient for the head chef’s plum sauce served with tender fillet of kangaroo. With views to Rawnsley's Bluff and the sheep dogs going through their paces below, the balcony is the ideal place to enjoy some classic ‘bush tucker’ at the Woolshed Restaurant. Rawnsley Park Woolshed is open 7 days a week (Mar-Nov) and Wed-Sun (Dec and Jan) for lunch and dinner: Lunch 12pm – 2pm Dinner 6:30pm – late. N.B. Closed in February. Activities at Rawnsley Park Station At Rawnsley Park Station, your stay can be as active or as relaxed as you like. We are perfectly situated for exploring the Flinders Ranges National Park, and the region's most well-known landmark, Wilpena Pound, is on our doorstep.

Activities at Rawnsley Park include - mountain biking, marked bush walking trails, 4WD tours, aboriginal culture, shearing demos, guided horse riding treks or scenic flights with Central Air Services (additional cost). ‘The Pound’ presents from the ground as rugged but otherwise unremarkable low-lying hillock, perfect for bushwalking with a summit fairly easily attained- but then crest the hill and behold the almost perfectly formed natural amphitheatre beyond. Fossils can be seen at nearby Brachina Goerge, Aboriginal paintings at Arkaroo Rock, rock carvings at Sacred Canyon and Chambers Gorge, and the flinders themselves never fail to delight.

If relaxation is more your thing, you can take a dip in our swimming pool, enjoy a leisurely meal at the Woolshed Restaurant or gather your friends around a camp bonfire. The service town of Hawker, home to heritage buildings, banking, hospital and several galleries, is a 20-minute drive away while, further south, the town of Quorn is home to the Pichi Richi steam railway.

PLEASE NOTE: There is no mobile phone reception at Rawnsley Park Station (except CDMA phones), however mobiles can be used in Hawker, 30-kilometres south. Internet access is available at the Caravan Park shop, and a public phone is located near reception and at the Caravan Park.

Rawnsley Park Station Location
Rawnsley Park Station, Wilpena Road, via Hawker – South Australia

Getting to Rawnsley Park Station SA
By Car - There’s only one way to get to Wilpena Pound and that is through - the mighty Pichi Richi Pass just east of Port Agusta. From Adelaide CBD – take Main North Road to Gepps Cross, and then Port Wakefield Road toward Port Augusta. Just before Port Augusta, take the turn-off for Quorn. After Quorn, continue north to Hawker. From here, take the Wilpena Road north – Rawnsley Park Station is located approximately 35-kilometres north of Hawker and is signed from the main road.

An alternative route from Gepps Cross via the Clare Valley through Clare, Jamestown, Orroroo, Hawker is approximately 30km shorter, but similar traveling time.

By Plane - O'Connor Airlines flies twice-daily from Adelaide Airport to Port Augusta, with the flight taking approximately one-hour. From Port Augusta, it's a 140km drive to Rawnsley Park – car hire is available from Port Augusta.

Rawnsley Park Station has an airstrip that can accommodate planes of up to 20 seat capacity. Central Air Services offers scenic flights of the Flinders Ranges and charter flights are available from Adelaide and other destinations by arrangement – enquiries and bookings can be made via Rawnsley Park Station.

By coach - If you choose to use a bus service, Premier Stateliner and Gulf Getaways stop at Rawnsley Park Station twice weekly (Friday and Sunday) as part of their Adelaide/Port Augusta/Wilpena service. Bookings are essential.

Tours - A number of small group tours operate out of Adelaide to the Flinders Ranges. These range from camping safaris to fully catered, personalised tours staying in our eco-villas.