Howard Springs Nature Park

Howard Springs Nature Park is a 286 hectares (710 acres) protected area located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Darwin, Northern Territory. A suitable habitat for waterfowl of the Northern Territory, it also has swimming areas and walking trails. The actual Springs became important in 1910 when they came under consideration as a solution to Darwin's unreliable water supply.

Howard Spring Nature Park Northern Territory
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Howard Spring Nature Park
Coordinates	12°27′42″S 131°03′11″E[1]
Established	22 May 1952[1]
Area	2.86 km² (1.1 sq mi)[1]
Visitation	43,300 (in 2017)[2]
Managing authorities	Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
Website	Howard Spring Nature Park
See also	Protected areas of the Northern Territory

References

"Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016)". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
"Park visitor data". Department of Tourism Sport and Culture. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 April 2019. Traffic counters located at entry point.

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Protected areas of the Northern Territory
Coastal Reserves	Casuarina Channel Point Shoal Bay
Conservation Areas	Adelaide River Foreshore Daly River (Mt Nancar) Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade Harrison Dam Melacca Swamp Oolloo Crossing Tree Point Stray Creek
Conservation Covenants	Lake Woods Newry Station Gouldian Finch Longreach Waterhole
Conservation Reserves	Anna's Reservoir Black Jungle/Lambells Lagoon Blackmore River Bullwaddy Channel Island Caranbirini Connells Lagoon Corroboree Rock Fogg Dam Henbury Meteorites Illamurta Springs Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Kintore Caves Knuckey Lagoons Kuyunba Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Napwerte/Ewaninga Rock Carvings Native Gap Rainbow Valley Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) Vernon Islands Woodgreen
Historical Reserves	Alice Springs Telegraph Station Arltunga Attack Creek Barrow Creek Telegraph Station Central Mount Stuart Chambers Pillar Gregory's Tree Heavitree Gap Police Station John Flynn John Flynn's Grave Ryan Well Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Victoria River Depot
Hunting Reserves	Howard Springs
Marine Parks	Garig Gunak Barlu Limmen Bight
National Parks	Barranyi (North Island) Charles Darwin Djukbinj Dulcie Range Elsey Finke Gorge Garig Gunak Barlu Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range Judbarra / Gregory Keep River Limmen Litchfield Mary River Nitmiluk Watarrka West MacDonnell
Nature Parks	Berry Springs Butterfly Gorge Cutta Cutta Caves Giwining / Flora River Holmes Jungle Howard Springs Katherine Low Level Leaning Tree Lagoon N'Dhala Gorge Ruby Gap Trephina Gorge Umbrawarra Gorge Yeperenye/Emily and Jessie Gaps
Other places	Alice Springs Desert Park George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens Leanyer Recreation Park Manton Dam Recreation Area Owen Springs Reserve Territory Wildlife Park Windows on the Wetlands
Related topics	Indigenous Protected Areas of the Northern Territory National parks of the Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Protected areas managed by the Australian government Protected areas of Australia
The above list consists of places managed by the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory either alone or with other parties

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Howard Springs Nature Park

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