Naracoorte Caves National Park
| Naracoorte Caves National Park Joanna & Mount Light, South Australia | |
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Skeleton of a marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) in the Victoria Fossil Cave | |
| Nearest town or city | Naracoorte |
| Coordinates | 37°2′10″S 140°47′51.5″E / 37.03611°S 140.797639°E |
| Established | Conservation Park 27 April 1972 National Park 18 January 2001 |
| Area | 6.60 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Visitation | 90,812 (in 2022) |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment and Water |
| Website | Naracoorte Caves National Park |
| Footnotes | |
| Part of | Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh/Naracoorte) |
| Criteria | Natural: viii, ix |
| Reference | 698-002 |
| Inscription | 1994 (18th Session) |
| Area | 300 ha |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Naracoorte Caves National Park is a national park near Naracoorte in the Limestone Coast tourism region in the south-east of South Australia (Australia). It was officially recognised in 1994 for its extensive fossil record when the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List, along with Riversleigh. The park preserves 6 km2 of remnant vegetation, with 26 caves contained within the 3.05 km2 World Heritage Area. Out of the 28 known caves in the park, only four are open to the public. Other caves are kept away from the public eye as they are important for scientific research and also for the protection of the caves and their contents. Many of the caves contain spectacular stalactites and stalagmites.