Bascombe Well Conservation Park

Bascombe Well Conservation Park, formerly known as Bascombe Well National Park, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted localities of Kappawanta and Murdinga about 115 kilometres (71 mi) north of Port Lincoln and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Lock.

[4] The land previously part of the Bascombe Well Conservation Reserve is subject to access under the Mining Act 1971.

[9] The land on which the conservation park is located was used for at least a century for pastoral purposes firstly by Price Maurice following by others until 1967 when the lease was resumed by the Government of South Australia.

The previous use is evident by the remains of buildings and stone fences throughout the conservation park.

[3] As of 2007, the conservation park was reported to support the following species of flora:[3] As of 2007, the conservation park was reported to support the following species of fauna:[3] As of 2007, visitor numbers were reported as being “low” and that the “main recreational pursuit” was “picnicking, which is undertaken at the ruins.” Also, access to and travel within the conservation park was via tracks suitable only for four-wheel drive vehicles and that no visitor facilities had been provided on the assumption that visitors will be “self-reliant.”[3] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.