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Places near Port Augusta by type
All 265 places by distance →One day from Port Augusta
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:57 pm
88 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Port Augusta
- Arid Lands Botanical Garden Planted Areagarden · 2 hrs
- Dempsey Lakelake · 45 min
- Curlew Islandisland · 1 hrs
- Mount Brownviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Mount Brown Conservation Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Port Augusta
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Port Augusta?
Arid Lands Botanical Garden Planted Area (garden, about 6 km), Water Tower Lookout (viewpoint, about 3 km), Australian Arid Lands Botanical Garden (garden, about 6 km), Curlew Island (island, about 6 km), Mount Brown (viewpoint, about 28 km), Dempsey Lake (lake, about 8 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Port Augusta?
152 places on Spotwander: 67 hill stations & viewpoints, 20 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 16 wildlife, forests & gardens, 7 beaches & coast, 9 other attractions.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Port Augusta?
Port Augusta Courthouse, 1884, about 1 km by road; Memorial Band Rotunda, 1923 (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Port Augusta?
Bird Lake, about 3 km by road; Dempsey Lake (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Port Augusta?
Start in Port Augusta, visit Arid Lands Botanical Garden Planted Area, then Dempsey Lake, then Curlew Island, then Mount Brown, then Mount Brown Conservation Park, and drive back — about 88 km by road in all.