Table 6.
The 20 most popular “favorite outdoor places” in the study, ranked by frequency of mention.
| Rank | Park name | Park type | Frequency of mention | Distance from CBD† (km) | Approximate park size (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Botanic Gardens | Botanical garden or arboretum | 97 | 2.3 | 51 |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | Nature park | 57 | 466 | 93,400 |
| 3 | Torrens River Linear Park | Linear park or trail | 53 | 1.5 | 60* |
| 4 | Belair National Park | Nature park | 45 | 12 | 835 |
| 5 | Morialta Conservation Park | Nature park | 33 | 12 | 533 |
| 6 | The Adelaide Parklands | Community park | 22 | 2 | 930 |
| 7 | Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens | Botanical garden or arboretum | 22 | 19 | 97 |
| 8 | Deep Creek Conservation Park | Nature park | 15 | 101 | 4,496 |
| 9 | Innes National Park | Nature park | 14 | 288 | 9,400 |
| 10 | Cleland Conservation Park | Nature park | 11 | 11 | 992 |
| 11 | Onkaparinga River National Park | Nature park | 10 | 33 | 1,500 |
| 12 | Mt Lofty Summit | Nature park | 10 | 18 | Within Cleland C.P. |
| 13 | Coorong National Park | Nature park | 9 | 87 | 48,990 |
| 14 | Waterfall Gully | Nature park | 9 | 9.7 | 608 |
| 15 | Thorndon Park | Community park | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 16 | Murray River National Park | Nature park | 9 | 75 | 13,000 |
| 17 | Wittunga Botanic Gardens | Botanical garden or arboretum | 7 | 15 | 13 |
| 18 | Kuitpo Forest | Nature park | 6 | 42 | 3,600 |
| 19 | Mt Remarkable National Park | Nature park | 6 | 261 | 18,270 |
| 20 | Hazelwood Park | Community park | 5 | 6.4 | 15 |
†
Travel distance from center of CBD.
*
Estimate: Linear park 30 km in length; size calculation based on width of 20 m.