🏜️ Anna Creek Painted Hills
Badlands-style geological formation in the Breakaways region of South Australia
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Far north South Australia, Breakaways region
- Nearest town: Coober Pedy, approximately 100 kilometres south
- Terrain type: Layered sedimentary badlands with mineral-rich exposed strata
- Access requirement: High-clearance or four-wheel-drive vehicle essential
Anna Creek Painted Hills is a badlands-style geological formation in the Breakaways region of far northern South Australia that displays exposed sedimentary layers coloured by mineral composition and weathering. The site comprises part of the broader Breakaways landscape, a system of eroded badlands extending across multiple locations in one of Australia's most sparsely populated regions. As of 2026, Anna Creek Painted Hills remains a remote, unfenced site with no established visitor ...