Traditional owners to manage National Park

An agreement has be reached to give Flinders Ranges traditional owners a greater role in running the area's national park in outback South Australia.

The Adnyamathanha people will have a greater management role, including being able to limit access for tourists to some sacred areas.

They also will have unlimited hunting rights.

South Australian Environment Minister, Paul Caica conceded some areas could face restrictions, but he believes it could also bring more tourists to the region.

Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands Association Chairmanm Vince Coultard said the agreement would let them use more traditional techniques to manage the park.

"You would close certain camp grounds for a period of time and reopen them to allow for some generation in the area but when you close you open another", he said.

"So you'd have an equal amount of camp areas but you're just rotating the use and the impact on those camp grounds."

A management plan will now be developed for the 900 square kilometres involved.

Hundreds of people attended a smoking ceremony at Wilpena Pound to celebrate the agreement.