Glen Helen Attractions
A cattle station and stud farm was established in Glen Helen in the 1870s. Near the original homestead is Glen Helen Lodge (restaurant, filling station).
Glen Helen is a good base for trips to Mount Sonder and the western MacDonnells. Within easy reach are Redbank Nature Park, Ormiston Gorge and Pound National Park and Glen Helen Gorge Nature Park.
Glen Helen is a good base for trips to Mount Sonder and the western MacDonnells. Within easy reach are Redbank Nature Park, Ormiston Gorge and Pound National Park and Glen Helen Gorge Nature Park.
Glen Helen Gorge Nature Park
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Glen Helen Lodge Nature Park consists mainly of an impressive gorge with a deep waterhole, cut through the rock by the ancient Finke River. The Aranda tribes believe that the waterhole is the home of a gigantic water snake and that the first formless beings of the Dreamtime emerged from its depths. There are interesting rock formations in the park, the Window in the Rock to the east and the Organ Pipes to the west.
A walking trail runs along the old dry river bed.
There are tourist facilities at Glen Helen Lodge, which also offers helicopter flights.
Glen Helen Lodge Nature Park consists mainly of an impressive gorge with a deep waterhole, cut through the rock by the ancient Finke River. The Aranda tribes believe that the waterhole is the home of a gigantic water snake and that the first formless beings of the Dreamtime emerged from its depths. There are interesting rock formations in the park, the Window in the Rock to the east and the Organ Pipes to the west.
A walking trail runs along the old dry river bed.
There are tourist facilities at Glen Helen Lodge, which also offers helicopter flights.
