Notification of Road Closure - Wasleys Road - 26 April 2024
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🚧 A section of Wasleys Road in Mallala will be closed tonight 🚧
The Sporting Car Club of SA's All Historic Mallala Street Party is here! 🏎
⛔ Wasleys Road will be temporarily closed from the intersection at Redbanks Road to Elizabeth Street.
⛔ The road closure is in place from 4.30pm to 9pm on 26 April.
🚗 Please detour via Redbanks Road to Marshman Street or Joseph Street to Elizabeth Street.

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Horse Riding

Horses, and horse riding, have long been an important part of living in and visiting our region. We have beautiful tidal flats perfect for cooling down in hot summer months, and trails through native vegetation and wetlands.

Where to ride your horse in the Adelaide Plains region

Lewiston

Parham

Horse riding in Lewiston

Adelaide Plains is home to SA’s Premier Animal Husbandry Area, located in Lewiston.

Lewiston is also home to the Lewiston Wetlands and Reserves trails, a 14km shared trail suitable for horses.

Lewiston Wetlands and Reserves trails

179 Dawkins Road, Lewiston

A 14km return trek on a mix of compacted dirt or bitumen roads, through wetlands and native vegetation.

Facilities available:

  • Shade
  • Public toilets
  • Parking suitable for horse floats

Horse riding on the coast

Parham offers horse enthusiasts the unique opportunity to experience the valued coast in the Adelaide Plains region.

Our coast is extremely important for many species of shorebirds, plants, and environmental conservation. There are 52 shorebird species in the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park –  Winaityinaityi Pangkara, with 37 species identified as migratory. The Adelaide Plains coastal region is also a Wetland of National Importance.

It is important that horse riders are aware of the horse riding conditions for our coastline.

Horse riders can ride on the tidal flats west of the high tide mark, north to Fleetwing Road, south to Jarmyn Street and west to the Council boundary. Horses cannot ride in other parts of the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park – Winaityinaityi Pangkara, other Council land, or in the Defence SA area.

Please help to keep our environment clean and safe by following these conditions:

  1. Only use:
    1. Foreshore tidal flats as shown on the map on the Horse Rider Information Sheet.
    2. Council roads.
  2. Do NOT use:
    1. At Parham, the dunes between the Esplanade and high-water mark. These are a Conservation area.
    2. Any other land within the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park – Winaityinaityi Pangkara (National Park).
    3. Any land within the Port Wakefield Proof and Experimental Establishment.
  3. As threatened bird species feed from the foreshore, horses should:
    1. Be kept a respectful distance from migratory birds when seen feeding on the foreshore flats on low tides.
    2. Be ridden in a way to minimise compression of the foreshore surface, such as by being ridden at walking pace and with faster pace minimised.
  4. Horses should be ridden at walking pace within 50m of all other foreshore users.
  5. Horse riders should NOT interfere with the peace, comfort or convenience of other users of the tidal flats or local residents.
  6. Horse access to and from the tidal flats is via Council roads and paths as sign posted.
  7. Horses are NOT to eat any native vegetation.
  8. Riders should be alert to potential boggy locations and hazards to horses.
  9. Floats are to be parked in the Main Street float and car park. Do NOT Park across driveways.
  10. Riding during daylight hours is permitted in accordance with these conditions.
  11. Manure and rubbish must be collected and taken with you.
  12. Dogs must be on leash at all times.
  13. Respect the rights of other users as the tidal flats are available to the public.
  14. Vehicles are limited to 40km/hr (25km/h within 50 metres of a pedestrian) and only allowed on tidal flats under Council care and control. Vehicles NOT allowed on the tidal flats to the north of Parham in the National Park.
  15. Groups of riders with more than six floats require a separate Permit. Contact Adelaide Plains Council at least three weeks in advance of your visit.
  16. Carrying the Horse Rider Information Sheet indicates that you understand and will adhere to the conditions.

Horse rider information sheet for Parham

Horse riding on roads

Horses can be ridden on roads, as a horse is considered a vehicle under the Australian Road Rules.

If you see a horse and rider on (or near) a road, remember to:

  • treat the horse as a potential hazard
  • slow down and, when safe, pass with care
  • stop your vehicle on the left side of the road and turn off the engine if the horse is unsettled or the rider signals this to you
  • not accelerate or rev your engine near a horse
  • not sound your horn or make unnecessary noise
  • not throw objects or shout at a horse or rider.

Horse riding in a group

If you are riding horses in a group with 6 or more floats in Parham, you require a permit.

Please contact us at least 2 months before your planned visit.

Apply for a group horse riding permit

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