Western Australia

Western Kimberley

Windjana Gorge National Park www.naturebase.net(Windjana)

The park is 146 km east of Derby, accessed via the Gibb River Road over unsealed roads. The best time is during the winter dry season between May and September. The town of Fitzroy crossing is 150 km east of the park. The park has a spectacular gorge and is popular for canoeing and bird watching and has a number of walking trails. There is a national park campsite near the gorge and the river.

Tunnel Creek National Park www.naturebase.net(Tunnel Creek)

Located 20 km east of Windjana Gorge and is accessed from Derby (165 km) or Fitzroy Crossing (130 km) by dirt road. Here you can walk through the 800 metre long tunnel which Tunnel Creek has cut through the Napier Range. There is no camping in the park but there are toilets.

Geikie Gorge National Park www.naturebase.net(Geikie)

Geikie Gorge is 14 km long, formed by the Fitzroy River. The park is closed in the wet summer season December to March, when the river may be 10 to 12 metres above its winter level. Geike Gorge is only 22 km drive from Fitzroy Crossing on the (sealed) Great Northern Highway.

Camping is not allowed in the park but there are good day facilities including barbecues, toilets and water and most visitors go to take the excellent boat cruise along the gorge which runs three times a day.

King Leopold Range Conservation Park www.naturebase.net(King Leopold)

Accessed via the Gibb River Road and the turn off is 204 km north east of Derby. The park takes in a big sweep of the Leopold Ranges and stretches from near the coast to 200 km inland with lots of opportunities for exploring gorges and enjoying idyllic pools. Beautiful Bell Gorge is here.
Camping is allowed within the park in two camping areas, Silent Grove and Bell Creek, and these are respectively 20 km and 30 km off the main road. Mt Hart Homestead, which takes visitors, is in the northern part of the park but quite a long way from Bell Gorge.

Derby

Derby is a small administrative centre for local aboriginal communities 223 km north east of Broome, 36 km north of the Great Northern Highway on King Sound.

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Walking, Windjana Gorge National Park © Tourism WA
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