Eric Bonython Conservation Park

Eric Bonython Conservation Park (formerly Eric Bonython National Parks Reserve) is a protected area in South Australia located about 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) south of the town of the Yankalilla.^[4]

Eric Bonython Conservation Park South Australia
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)[1]
Eric Bonython Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Yankalilla
Coordinates	35°36′3.24″S 138°19′48″E
Established	1 January 1960 (1960-01-01)[2]
Area	6 hectares (15 acres)[2]
Visitation	"very few visitors" (in 2009)[3]
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Water
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972.^[2] On 9 November 1967, it was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 1966 as Eric Bonython National Parks Reserve.^[5] Prior to 1967, it was already under statutory protection."^[4]

As of 2011, the conservation park was described as being "a fine, but small, example of the pre-European settlement vegetation that once covered this area." The conservation park contains a dominant forest of Messmate Stringybark with an understorey including "tall shrubs and mid ferns" as well as the nationally endangered perennial herb, Osborn's Eyebright.^[3]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.^[1]