Hills Homestead & Old Wilpena Station
Hills Homestead
Stone farmhouses from the 1900s and the old Wilpena pastoral station inside the basin, telling the story of European settlers who failed at farming in the drought.
The Hills family began farming wheat inside the basin in 1902. They were forced to abandon the land after the great drought of 1914 and floods washed out the roads. The stone homestead they left behind is now an open-air display, located along the Wangarra Lookout trail. Near the visitor centre is the Old Wilpena Station, which preserves buildings such as a shearing shed and a blacksmith's workshop. Self-guided signs tell the story of the station and of Aboriginal history. Both sites are free and included in the park entry permit. The old station is about a 10-minute walk from the resort.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Cazneaux Tree
- Mount Ohlssen Bagge
- Wangarra Lookout
- Sacred Canyon
- Wilpena Pound
- St Mary Peak
- Arkaroo Rock
- Razorback Lookout