Litchfield National Park 
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65,700ha.
The particular attractions of Litchfield National Park, established only within the last few years, are the numerous waterfalls and springs on the escarpment of the Table Top Range. There are patches of tropical monsoon forest round the waterfalls and ponds; elsewhere there are great expanses of open woodland. The park is named after Frederick Litchfield, who first explored the region on an expedition into the Northern Territory in 1864.
Characteristic features of the park are the termite mounds, which rise like standing stones out of the level black earth. The north-south orientation of the mounds acts as a temperature control mechanism, since only their narrow edges are exposed to the full heat of the midday sun.
The particular attractions of Litchfield National Park, established only within the last few years, are the numerous waterfalls and springs on the escarpment of the Table Top Range. There are patches of tropical monsoon forest round the waterfalls and ponds; elsewhere there are great expanses of open woodland. The park is named after Frederick Litchfield, who first explored the region on an expedition into the Northern Territory in 1864.
Characteristic features of the park are the termite mounds, which rise like standing stones out of the level black earth. The north-south orientation of the mounds acts as a temperature control mechanism, since only their narrow edges are exposed to the full heat of the midday sun.
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Address:
Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Batchelor Office, Box 496, Palmerston, NT 0831, Australia
http://www.nt.gov.au/ipe/pwcnt
http://www.nt.gov.au/ipe/pwcnt
Tips: Best time to visit autumn to spring.
Access from Darwin on Stuart Highway, turning off into Cox Peninsula road, or via Batchelor (gravel road, not suitable for caravans; in wet season often flooded).
There are tracks for all-terrain vehicles.
No swimming in Reynolds River.
Fees are for camping only and apply per night.
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Waterfalls at Litchfield National Park.
