Things you need to know

Where is it?
310 km from Roebourne and 1400 km from Perth.

View map (pdf, 406kb).

Traveling time:
5–6 hours from Roebourne, 3–4 days from Perth.

Access:
From the west: Leave the North West Coastal Highway near Nanutarra and head towards Tom Price. Enter the park via Marandoo Road.

From the east: Leave the Great Northern Highway 35 kilometres south of Munjina Roadhouse and travel west along Karijini Drive to the Banjima Drive intersection. Turn right and travel 8 kilometres to the Dales Gorge turnoff or continue west along Banjima Drive to Kalamina, Joffre, Weano and Hancock Gorges and Oxers Lookout.

From Roebourne: Head south to Millstream Chichester National Park, then continue east along the Roebourne-Munjina Road, finally turning south-west along the Nanutarra-Wittenoom Road through Rio Tinto Gorge past the Hamersley Gorge turnoff and south-east onto the Hammersley-Mount Bruce Road.

PLEASE NOTE: Yampire Gorge Road is closed. There is no access.

Facilities:
Camping (separate fees apply), Karijini Visitor Centre, toilets, water, information shelter, picnic tables, gas barbecues.

The new Savannah Campground is 10km south of Weano. Generators are permitted in the camping loops between 4pm and 8pm.

Camping is no longer permitted at Weano and Joffre.

Self registration (entrance fee applies) at two entrances, near Ranger Station and Mount Bruce Road.

Pets:
No pets or animals are permitted in the National Park.  Visually impaired people with guide dogs can take their dogs into any National Park.

Best season:
Late Autumn and Winter (May–August) 

For 'What to see and do', please click here

Karijini Visitor Centre, walking, sightseeing, photography, camping, swimming, nature observation.

If you decide to tackle any of the walks within the park, please take great care—the gorges can be extremely hazardous. Many of them are only recommended for the physically fit and you must notify a ranger before starting any of the longer ones.