Quorn is a small historic town at the southern end of the Flinders Ranges, about 40 kilometres northeast of Port Augusta. It was an important railway town in the late 19th century — the junction for lines heading north into the interior — and the handsome stone buildings along its main street reflect a moment of prosperity that the realignment of the rail route later curtailed.
Today Quorn is a good base for the southern Flinders and the gateway for the Pichi Richi Railway, whose steam and diesel trips run through the pass toward Port Augusta. The town has a pub, a general store, and the kind of slow pace that makes it a welcome contrast to Adelaide.
Several strong walks and drives start nearby. Warren Gorge has red cliffs, campsites, and yellow-footed rock-wallaby habitat; Dutchmans Stern rises just northwest of town; and Kanyaka Station gives the outback road a tangible ruin rather than just another view through the windscreen. Quorn is not a big destination, but as a southern Flinders base it has enough texture to justify stopping.