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Yourambulla Caves

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Yourambulla Caves is an Aboriginal rock art site near Hawker in South Australia's Flinders Ranges. Its rock shelters contain ochre paintings associated with the Adnyamathanha people, including human figures, animal tracks, and geometric forms. The site is culturally significant rather than a conventional cave system, and access or interpretation should respect the authority and traditions of its Aboriginal custodians.

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Where are Yourambulla Caves in South Australia?

Yourambulla Caves are near Hawker in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. The site is a group of rock shelters known for Aboriginal paintings rather than a conventional limestone tourist cave system. [Flinders Ranges report](https://cdn.environment.sa.gov.au/landscape/docs/ny/Living-Flinders-Biodiversity-CAP-2016.pdf)

Which Aboriginal people are associated with Yourambulla Caves?

The paintings are associated with the Adnyamathanha people, whose Country includes the northern Flinders Ranges. Descriptions of the site connect the shelters with Adnyamathanha life, hunting, and cultural memory. [Report on Yourambulla Caves](https://www.indailysa.com.au/salife/archive/2021/02/18/heading-for-hawker)

What can you see in the Yourambulla Caves rock art?

The shelters contain deep ochre and manganese paintings that include human figures, animal tracks, waterholes, and geometric or symbolic forms. Those details make Yourambulla a record of cultural expression, not simply a set of scenic caves. [Report on Yourambulla Caves](https://www.indailysa.com.au/salife/archive/2021/02/18/heading-for-hawker)

Can visitors freely walk into Yourambulla Caves?

Access has not always been open to casual visitors: a 2021 report described the site as being on private land and closed at that time because of public-liability costs. Check current local or Traditional Owner guidance before planning a visit, because access arrangements can change. [2021 access report](https://www.indailysa.com.au/salife/archive/2021/02/18/heading-for-hawker)

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