| Type: | protected |
| Witjira National Park | |
| State: | sa |
| Iucn Category: | VI |
| Iucn Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | -26.3388°N 135.6751°W |
| Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Nearest Town Or City: | Finke |
| Area: | 7726.73 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Established Footnotes: | [3] |
| Visitation Num: | 15,000 |
| Visitation Year: | 2009 |
| Visitation Footnotes: | [4] |
| Managing Authorities: | Department for Environment and Water Witjira Co-management Board |
| Url: | https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/witjira-national-park |
Witjira National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia about 987km (613miles) north of the state capital of Adelaide.[4]
The national park was proclaimed on 21 November 1985 to "protect Australia’s largest array of artesian springs: the nationally significant Dalhousie Mound Springs complex".[3] [4] In 2007, it became the first protected area in South Australia to have formal joint management arrangements between its traditional owners and the Government of South Australia.[4]
The extent of land occupied by the national park was gazetted as a locality in April 2013 under the name "Witjira".[5]
On 26 November 2021, the government changed the conditions of the park, to forever exclude mining in the Dalhousie Springs National Heritage Area.[6]
As of 2018, it covered an area of .[2]
The national park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1] It was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate during or after 1998.[7]
The historic Dalhousie Homestead Ruins, from the former Dalhousie Station, lie within the national park and are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[8]