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Visitors use the Park for a variety of purposes. Some of the low impact uses of the Park include photography, bird and reptile watching and painting. Astronomy, walking, running/orienteering, education and picnicking are all current uses. 4Wheel Drives and trail bikes are used in the Park. There is no single pattern of use; individuals, families and larger groups use it.
Traffic counts indicate that 1 372 vehicles had visited Wild Dog Hill in the Park in the six months March to September 1994 inclusive. This approximates 4 116 visitors, assuming an average of three visitors per vehicle, or an annual rate of 8 200. It appears that just as many people use the Park during the week as on the week-end. The majority of visitors to the Park are people from Whyalla but there are also some visitors from interstate and overseas.
In 1991, the Park was declared closed at night from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise. There is no camping allowed. All wood fires are banned, although gas fires are permitted on all except complete fire-ban days. The Park is monitored regularly at night by members of the Friends group.
No formal rock-climbing or abseiling is allowed at Wild Dog Hill in line with NPWS policy although the site has been used for this purpose until recently.
Information on the Park is provided through brochures, produced by the Friends group. These are available at the National Parks and Wildlife Service office in Pt Augusta, the Whyalla Tourist and Information Centre, Whyalla Information Centre and from the Friends group.
Facilities provided near Wild Dog Hill include several picnic tables and rubbish bins. These bins are cleared on a weekly basis by the Friends of the Whyalla Conservation Park group. There is also a Walking Trail with interpretive plaques to the top of Wild Dog Hill and returning to the car-park via the southern side of the hill.