Park 25
English name: Gladys Elphick Park. Gladys Elphick was a prominent Kaurna elder who was founding president of the Council of Aboriginal Women of South Australia (1964-73),
Kaurna name: Narnungga (meaning "native pine place")
Features:
The SA Cricket Association’s “Karen Rolton Oval”, three-storey pavilion and car park
three other sporting ovals;
Narnungga Urban Forest on the site of a former SA Water depot -corner of Port Rd and James Congdon Drive
Picnic and BBQ facilities near James Congdon Drive
Public art: "Eucalyptus Alive" by Marijana Tadic. Steel with LED lighting (2012) and "Flock Shelter" by James Martin and Steve Hooper (2012) in weathering steel (2013)
A line of historic pepper trees bordering James Congdon Drive
Bounded by: West Terrace, Port Road, James Congdon Drive, and Glover Avenue
Gladys Elphick Park / Narnungga (Park 25)
Guided Walks
We host a Guided Walk in this Park once per year. See our schedule of Guided Walks.
But don’t wait for a scheduled walk. Take your own self-guided walk at any time with our Trail Guide. Simply click or tap on this image below.
Take a 90-minute self-guided walk through this Park, using our Trail Guide. Start at West Terrace, opposite Hindley Street (location #1 on the map above) and follow these guide notes: www.adelaide-parklands.asn.au/park-25-tour
Park 25 is bisected by two train lines heading roughly north-west / south-east.
To the east of the train lines, this Park is mainly sports fields. To the west of the train lines, it’s the Narnungga Urban Forest.
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