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Litchfield National Park
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Located just an hour-and-a-half drive from Darwin, this 1,500 square-kilometre park was the original residence of the Wagait Aboriginal people. The park features rough sandstone escarpments with spectacular waterfalls surrounded by monsoon rainforest.
The crystal-clear swimming holes and pleasant bush walking trails make this park a favourite among Darwin locals. Meals and refreshments are available inside the park at Monsoon Café and the Wangi Kiosk, and travelers can stay overnight at a number of places in the park that offer permanent tents or in the small township of Batchelor - the gateway to Litchfield.
Batchelor's Coomalie Cultural Centre has an large collection of local Aboriginal arts and crafts. Adventurers can also base themselves in the community of Adelaide River, another gateway to Litchfield, to discover the park.
Mount Bundy Station is five kilometres from the township and an excellent place to stay and soak up some true outback hospitality. Also of interest is the old railway bridge and station that's now a museum.
Litchfield National Park has its main attractions connected by sealed road, although a 4x4 is essential to access some of the natural attractions in the more remote sections of the Park. It is also possible, during the Dry Season, to travel by 4x4 down the Southern Access Track to the Daly River Road.
