Douglas Point Conservation Park

Douglas Point Conservation Park
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Douglas Point Conservation Park
LocationSouth Australia
Nearest cityRobe.
Coordinates38°01′26″S 140°34′32″E / 38.02389°S 140.57556°E / -38.02389; 140.57556
Area60 ha (150 acres)
Established8 May 1997
Governing bodyDepartment for Environment and Water
WebsiteOfficial website

Douglas Point Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Cape Douglas in the state's south east about 29 kilometres (18 miles) south-west of Mount Gambier and about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) north west of the township of Port MacDonnell. The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1997 ‘to protect the endangered plant species, Sand Ixodia’. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.

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