Hopkins Creek Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Emu Downs about 125 kilometres (78 mi) north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of the town of Burra.
It is named after Hopkins Creek, a watercourse located to the north of its boundaries.
It came into existence on 22 July 2010 by proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.
[7] Land within the conservation park's boundaries is known to be a site for Acacia glandulicarpa (Hairy-pod Wattle), a perennial shrub which occurs in western Victoria and eastern South Australia and which is listed as endangered by the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 and as vulnerable by the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
[8][5] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.