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The best free things to do in the Adelaide Hills
Big days, no budget

The best free things to do in the Adelaide Hills

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Some of the finest experiences in the Adelaide Hills cost nothing at all - gardens, lookouts, heritage streets and bush trails. Here's how to fill a day for free.

  1. Mount Lofty Botanic Garden 1
    Stirling

    Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

    Free entry to one of Australia's great cool-climate gardens.

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  2. Mount Lofty Summit 2
    Stirling

    Mount Lofty Summit

    The Hills' most famous view, free to all.

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  3. Morialta Conservation Park 3
    Crafers

    Morialta Conservation Park

    Waterfall and gorge walks at no cost.

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  4. 4
    Stirling

    Woorabinda Bushland Reserves

    A 1922 railway lake and 34 hectares of bushland reserves on the edge of Stirling, free to explore.

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  5. Laratinga Wetlands 5
    Mount Barker

    Laratinga Wetlands

    Boardwalks and birdlife on the edge of Mount Barker.

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