Rainy day ideas for kids in Flinders Ranges & Outback SA

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25 places to go when it rains across the region: indoor play, museums, libraries, cinemas, bowling and more, nearest first from Port Augusta. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Nearest first, from Port Augusta

Museums and history

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Yarta Purtli Art Gallery
Port Augusta
under 5 min
Over 30 minutes
from Port Augusta
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Dawes Brothers Geological Museum
Wilmington
about 40 min
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Sansouci Puppet Museum & Gallery
Wilmington
about 40 min
Wilmington Toy Museum, Wilmington
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Wilmington Toy Museum
Wilmington
about 40 min
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Old Survey Art Gallery
Bangor
about 1 hr 15
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Iron Knob Tourist Centre and Museum
Iron Knob
about 1 hr 15
Port Pirie Railway Station Museum
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Port Pirie Railway Station Museum
Port Pirie
about 1 hr 30
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Over 1½ hours
from Port Augusta
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Jamestown Local History Centre-National Trust
Jamestown
about 2 hr
Jamestown Railway Station Museum-National Trust, Jamestown
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Jamestown Railway Station Museum-National Trust
Jamestown
about 2 hr
Photo: Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Peterborough Motorcycle & Antique Museum
Peterborough
about 2 hr
Town Carriage Museum, Peterborough
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Town Carriage Museum
Peterborough
about 2 hr
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Woomera History Museum
Woomera
about 3 hr

Libraries, cinemas and theatres

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Cinema Augusta
Port Augusta
under 5 min
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Library Port Augusta
Port Augusta
under 5 min
Over 30 minutes
from Port Augusta
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Flinders Mobile Library Stops Here
Wilmington
about 40 min
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Flinders Mobile Library stops here
Melrose
about 1 hr
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Flinders Mobile Library stops here
Murray Town
about 1 hr 15
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Flinders Mobile Library Stops Here
Wirrabara
about 1 hr 30
Theatre
Power House Arts Teaching Theatre
Port Pirie
about 1 hr 30
Theatre
The Keith Michell Theatre
Port Pirie
about 1 hr 30
Over 1½ hours
from Port Augusta
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Flinders Mobile Library stops here
Appila
about 1 hr 30
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Flinders Mobile Library stops here
Spalding
about 2 hr 30
Theatre
Woomera Theatre
Woomera
about 3 hr
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Leigh Creek Cinema / Theatre
Leigh Creek
about 3 hr 45
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Leigh Creek School Community Library
Leigh Creek
about 3 hr 45

Also in this region, more than 4 hours from Port Augusta

Gawler Ranges National Park (about 4 hr): Organ Pipes
Arkaroola (about 5 hr): Mining Museum
Marree (about 5 hr 30): Marree Railway Museum
Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park (about 6 hr): Blanche Cup and The Bubbler
Coober Pedy (about 8 hr 15): Community Library, Coober Pedy Drive-In Theater, Faye's Underground Home, Old Timers Mine, The Cave (Faye's First Underground Home), Umoona Opal Mine & Museum
Elsewhere in the region (about 8 hr 15): The Big Winch
Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park (about 8 hr 30): Kanku-Breakaways Lookout
Oodnadatta (about 10 hr 15): Oodnadatta Railway Station Museum
Witjira National Park (about 12 hr): Dalhousie Springs
Drive times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as a guide. Tap a card for the full page.
Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.