Nangwarry, South Australia

Nangwarry is a small agricultural town situated towards the southern side of the Penola city in SA (the city is adjacent to the popular Riddoch Highway). Tourists visiting to Penola also come to Nangwarry for a tour. For those in Millicent can drive 70kms east through Penola to reach Nangwarry.

Like Beachport and Penola, Nangwarry is not a renowned tourist destination. The township is an agricultural town with major forestry industries in south east. The local economy is mainly dependent upon the forestry, timber and transport industries.

Today, the town boasts several multicultural communities with a number of government established homes, schools and shops. Most of the people in Nangwarry work in diary, horticulture and agricultural areas.

With a number of verdant forests and pinewood plantations, Nangwarry offers a number of forest walk and trails for the tourists and locals alike. Visitors also come here to picnic, enjoy the trails, hiking and camping at the nearby campsites.

Nangwarry also offers a Logging Museum for the guests; this museum has a number of static displays and artifacts including the old-style machinery, forest fire truck, original fire truck, crane truck and a number of forestry equipments.

Visitors can also take the guided forest information walk, which is a typical 1.5km walking trail amongst some original plantings inside the forest.

Neighbourhood attractions include the popular Penola Forest Arboretum Trail, where the guests can take a walk through small groves and numerous giant trees. For the convenience of the guests, there are several signs at various points along the trail that describes the forestry development in the South East.