Illamurta Springs Conservation Reserve

This reserve is one of the most peaceful and isolated reserves in the Parks and Wildlife Commission estate.

Its natural values are due to the impressive southern foothills of the James Range and the presence of a permanent natural spring.

The site provides a moist habitat for several relict aquatic plant species, and it protects the ruins of the Illamurta Springs Police Camp.

The site is important to the mythology of the Western Arrernte Aboriginal people as it forms part of the extensive Kunnea-Snake Dreaming.

A large number of stone artefacts, including fragments of grindstones, occur in the reserve, providing evidence of occupation.