Stockade Botanical Park
The Stockade Botanical Park is a reserve that exists on Hoods Road in Northfield, South Australia that was formerly used as a bluestone quarry and railway station. Today, the area has been redeveloped as the current park.Description
The area that was to later become the park was initially the Stockade railway station, which was first opened in 1857 and built to service the colony's prisoner camp. After a century of service, the station was closed in 1961, and the train line's terminus was moved back to the Northfield railway station and the area redeveloped.
The park lies alongside Dry Creek, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and the Yatala Labour Prison, and is near to Walkley Heights. It is popular with wedding photographers, features a lake, waterfall, amphitheatre, and The Footprints Public Art Project. The park, due to its vicinity to Dry Creek, means that is a feature of the 14 km long walkway, known as Dry Creek Trail, itself part of the Dry Creek Reserve.
