Lesueur Conservation Park
Lesueur Conservation Park is a protected area in South Australia, located on Kangaroo Island’s Dudley Peninsula near Penneshaw and Cape Willoughby.
It was created in 1971 to protect the soils and coastal vegetation of the island’s eastern end. In 2002, its name was changed to Lesueur Conservation Park to honour Charles Alexandre Lesueur, a member of the Baudin expedition.
The park covers about 14.14 square kilometres and includes 2 kilometres of coastline. It sits on sandstone with granite boulders along the coast.
Plants you’ll find there include open scrub of Soap Mallee (Eucalyptus diversifolia), coastal cliffs with Melaleuca gibbosa, patches of open heath with Eucalyptus cneorifolia and Melaleuca uncinata, and low open forest of Allocasuarina verticillata.
Wildlife includes Kangaroo Island kangaroos, Tammar wallabies, and Australian sea lions along the coast.
The park is managed by the Department for Environment and Water and is classified as a strict nature reserve (IUCN Category Ia).
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 22:35 (CET).