Geikie Gorge Creek in the Kimberley Western Australia

Geikie Gorge from the Fairfields Leopold Downs Road

Fairfields Leopold Downs Road to Geikie Gorge, Tunnel Creek and Windjana Gorge National Parks in the Kimberley Western Australia.

Fairfield Leopold Downs Road’s name is derived from the two Cattle Stations it passes through to reach the Gibb River road at its western end.

Geikie Gorge National Park
Geikie Gorge National Park is a national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Geikie Gorge National Park it is easily accessible to reach Geikie Gorge National Park in the Kimberley. It's only 20 klm outside of Fitzroy Crossing, on the bitumen and even to get to the gorge. (280 klm drive from Derby and 390 klm from Broome.)

Geikie Gorge National Park is open for day visits from 6.30am to 6.30pm from April to November.

The park is closed during the wet season (December to March) when the Fitzroy River floods.

There are no camping areas in the national park but there are caravan parks, campgrounds and other accomodation in the nearby town of Fitzroy Crossing.

The town also has a range of facilities and supplies.

Visitors to the park can experience a 350-million-year-old limestone reef system, Aboriginal heritage, bird life, fruit bats, the abundant freshwater crocodiles and experience some great fishing. During the dry season (April to November), private boats and canoes may access the gorge before 7.00am, between 12.00pm and 1.00pm and after 4.00pm. You must notify rangers before launching your boat. Facilities include toilets, water, an information shelter, tour boats and universal access. Due to the wet season floods, these facilities are only available from April to November.

While in town, it's worth the short drive to the original town site and causeway crossing to visit the legendary Crossing Inn or hook a barramundi from the Fitzroy River. Motel-style and caravan park accommodation is available. Visit between May and October, and enjoy warm, dry days and cool evenings. From December to March, you're likely to see storms transform the surrounding landscape into a sea of green.

Bats and crocodiles
Geike Gorge boat tours guided by the rangers from April to October give an insight into the gorge’s wildlife and geology. You might see acrobatic crocodiles snapping at stray flying-foxes, and birds such as sea eagles and rare purple-crowned fairy-wrens Departure times are 8.00am, 9.30am, 11.00am and 3.00pm.

Tours may be less frequent in April/May and September/November, so check with the rangers on (08) 9191 5121 or (08) 9191 5112.
Tickets are available at the gorge 20 minutes prior to the cruise.
Individuals don’t need to book, but tour groups must book well in advance on (08) 9195 5500 or fax (08) 9193 5027

Indigenous tours
Cultural boat tours are guided by Bunuba Aboriginal people, whose connection to this land goes back to the Dreamtime. Tours depart at various times. For further information please contact the operators direct on 0417 907 609. Tickets must be booked on (08) 9191 5355.

Other activities
From April to November, private boats and canoes may access the gorge before 7.00am or after 4.30pm. You must notify rangers before launching your boat. There are some interesting walks in the park. The park is open from 6.30am to 6.30pm from April to November. It is closed during the wet season (December - March) when the Fitzroy River floods.

We recognise and acknowledge Bunuba people as the Traditional custodians of Geikie Gorge National Park.
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Where is Windjana Gorge Western Australia?
150 kilometres from Fitzroy Crossing and 145 kilometres from Derby.

The road to Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek
Fairfields Leopold Downs Road to Windjana Gorge/Tunnel Creek

Getting to Tunnel Creek National Park
Access to the park is via unsealed roads, approximately 35 kilometres southeast of Windjana Gorge National Park or 90 kilometres from Fitzroy Crossing. Tunnel Creek National Park is a day use area only, with facilities limited to toilets and an information shelter. No overnight camping is permitted and access is limited to the dry season only. © source | courtesy of australiasnorthwest.com

Things You Need To Know

Where is at Tunnel Creek?
Tunnel Creek National Park covers just 91 hectares. It is 112 kilometres from Fitzroy Crossing, 180 kilometres from Derby, 36 kilometres south-east of Windjana Gorge.

Travelling time to Tunnel Creek
Two hours from Fitzroy Crossing and two and a half hours from Derby.

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Tunnel Creek Camp

What to do at Tunnel Creek
Cave exploration, sightseeing, walking and photography.

Facilities at Tunnel Creek
Tunnel Creek is a day use area with facilities limited to toilets and an information shelter. There is no camping and pets are not allowed. There are no rubbish bins so please take your rubbish with you.

Best season
The best season to visit is between May and September and the park is usually inaccessible during the wet season. (Information supplied by the Department Environment & Conservation)
(Information supplied by the Department Environment & Conservation)

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Tunnel Creek Monitor

About the Kimberley
• The Kimberley in Australia is one of the last true wilderness areas on Earth, with rustic unique outback landscapes and landmarks billions of years in the making. Covering app 423,000 square kilometres in north Western Australia and with a population of less than 40,000 people, it’s here you’ll encounter some of the most extraordinary outback adventuresand folks in Australia. Discover ancient gorge country with hikes and trekking a must in planning your Kimberley vacation to enormous cattle stations, pristine coastline and sandy beaches, to one of the oldest cultures on the planet and the world’s only horizontal waterfalls.

Self drive along the Gibb River Road from Broome or Darwin is a Australia four wheel drive hire camper or wagon. The Gibb River Road was initially constructed as a beef road to transport cattle from the surrounding stations to the ports of Derby and Wyndham.It spans some six-hundred and seventy kilometres from Derby to the junction of the Great Northern Highway between Wyndham and Kununurra.