Area Hotlist — Mid North SA
20 lifestyle anchors proven to sell property across the Mid North area
Area Hotlist — Lower North
Clare Valley Wine Region
Rolling vine rows, stone cottages and cycling cellar-door trails give Clare its relaxed country glamour. Rieslings and shiraz headline tastings, long lunches spill onto verandas under shady gums, and Adelaide day-trippers swap city bustle for golden canola vistas in just two hours’ drive.
Burra Heritage Precinct
Copper made Burra boom in the 1850s, leaving behind miners’ dug-outs, towering engine houses and a grim red-brick gaol. Today the self-drive passport tour opens every cottage door, while main-street cafés serve Cornish pasties to history lovers wandering this open-air museum township.
Port Broughton Jetty
Timber pylons stretch into Spencer Gulf, luring blue-swimmer crabbers, sunset photographers and calm-water kayakers. Holiday shacks back the shoreline, fish-and-chip aromas drift on sea breezes, and boating ramps make weekend launches effortless for Adelaideans seeking stress-free coastal breaks.
Lake Bumbunga (Pink Lake)
Spring algae turns this salt lake near Lochiel vivid fairy-floss pink, mirroring distant wind turbines and giant Loch-Eel sculpture. Instagrammers brave crunchy salt flats for surreal photos, while sunset picnickers savour pastel skies just off the Augusta Highway.
Riesling Trail
This 33-kilometre sealed rail-trail links Auburn to Clare through vineyards, art-studios and cellar-door bakeries. E-bike hire, gentle gradients and shady gums make it family-friendly, while wineries dotting every few kilometres encourage leisurely tasting pit-stops.
Spring Gully Conservation Park
Narrow stringybark forest hides a seasonal waterfall that plunges into quartzite gullies alive with orchids and blue wrens. Loop walks climb to lookouts showing patchwork vineyards against dusty ranges, offering a quick wilderness hit five minutes from Clare’s cafes.
Red Banks Conservation Park
Palaeontologists uncovered 60 000-year-old megafauna bones here, and the Fossil Trail now guides visitors past ancient creek beds under towering red cliffs. Kangaroos graze open grasslands at dusk, and a basic bush camp invites astronomy sessions in crystal-clear night skies.
Farrell Flat Silo Art
A 30-metre mural of a Gallipoli horse and grain farmers transforms old wheat silos into an outback art beacon. Travellers detour for dawn photographs, coffee from the restored station café and a quick spin along adjacent cycling trails.
Wakefield River
Winding past Balaklava crops, this tranquil river offers yabbying holes, red-gum picnic lawns and leafy caravan parks. Birdwatchers spot kookaburras and azure kingfishers at sunrise, while cyclists follow back-roads paralleling its meanders toward Gulf St Vincent.
Blyth Cinema & Art Gallery
Locals converted an old Masonic hall into a plush 95-seat cinema screening first-run films and showcasing regional artists. Cheap tickets, country-baked choc-tops and rotating exhibitions create a vibrant cultural hotspot in this tiny wheat-belt town.
Bowman Park (Natural Play Space)
Creek-side lawns host giant nest swings, flying-foxes and water-pump sand play beneath 140-year-old stone stables. Free camping, walking tracks and resident peacocks make it a favourite family stop just off the Main North Road.
Worlds End Gorge
Jagged quartzite walls create a dramatic picnic gorge inside Worlds End Conservation Park. Autumn creek trickles reflect fiery red gums, while overnight campers enjoy zero light-pollution stargazing and dawn chorus from corellas echoing off canyon cliffs.
Brinkworth–Koolunga Rail Trail
Graded gravel follows a disused narrow-gauge line across golden plains dotted with silo art and rusting water towers. It’s a gentle ride for gravel-bike newbies, ending with hearty counter-meals at restored wheat-town pubs.
John Horrocks Memorial Trail
This 16-kilometre walk honours explorer John Horrocks, linking Penwortham ruins to Leasingham vineyards via rolling mallee scrub. Interpretive panels share expedition tales, and walkers reward efforts with riesling tastings at trail-end cellar doors.
Lake View Windmill Lookout
An iconic multi-bladed Comet windmill crowns a low rise granting sweeping views of patchwork barley fields and distant Hummocks Range. Photographers catch golden-hour silhouettes; caravanners overnight at adjoining free sites with million-dollar sunsets.
Bundaleer Forest Picnic Grounds
South Australia’s first plantation forest now shelters grassy picnic lawns, creek paddling spots and mountain-bike flow trails. Annual music and art festivals fill the pines with symphony sounds, local food stalls and lantern-lit bush walks.
Yackamoorundie Gorge
Cuts of red sandstone reveal hidden pools perfect for summer dips near Gulnare. Steep tracks challenge four-wheel-drivers, while wildflower carpets and wedge-tailed eagles reward hikers making the summit ridge.
Old Redruth Gaol Museum
Stone cells once held bushrangers, now house exhibitions on Cornish miners, local art and ghost-tour tales. Night lantern tours add spine-tingling stories before hearty pub dinners in Burra’s main street five minutes away.
Blyth Plain Wind Farm Lookout
Interpretive panels explain turbine engineering while panoramic decks overlook dozens of giant blades slicing barley-field breezes. Evening light paints nacelles pink, and nearby cellar doors pour cool-climate reds for a perfect post-photo finish.
Snowtown Blade Silo Art
Artist Resio’s 30-metre artwork turns a disused grain silo into a soaring portrait of local shearers and wheat farmers. Travellers pull off the Augusta Highway for photos, coffee from the restored station kiosk and curious small-town hospitality.
