Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park 
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180,352ha.
Katherine Gorge ranks with Kakadu National Park and Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock/Uluru) as one of the three great tourist magnets of the Northern Territory.
Under the Aboriginal land rights legislation the area northeast of Katherine was returned to its original native owners, and was then leased back to the government. The National Park is managed jointly by the Conservation Commission and the Aborigines.
The main scenic attraction is the series of gorges, up to 100m deep, which the Katherine River has cut through the soft sandstone of the southern Arnhem Land plateau. During the dry months the Stuart River carries little water, leaving a series of pools separated by rocks and boulders.
The river is at its most impressive during the wet season, when it surges tumultuously through the narrow gorges. The difference in water level between the wet and dry seasons is more than 10m.
The system of canyons with their side gorges has a total length of 12 km; further upstream the valley opens out.
Katherine Gorge ranks with Kakadu National Park and Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock/Uluru) as one of the three great tourist magnets of the Northern Territory.
Under the Aboriginal land rights legislation the area northeast of Katherine was returned to its original native owners, and was then leased back to the government. The National Park is managed jointly by the Conservation Commission and the Aborigines.
The main scenic attraction is the series of gorges, up to 100m deep, which the Katherine River has cut through the soft sandstone of the southern Arnhem Land plateau. During the dry months the Stuart River carries little water, leaving a series of pools separated by rocks and boulders.
The river is at its most impressive during the wet season, when it surges tumultuously through the narrow gorges. The difference in water level between the wet and dry seasons is more than 10m.
The system of canyons with their side gorges has a total length of 12 km; further upstream the valley opens out.
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Address:
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park, Box 344, Katherine, NT 0851, Australia
Tips: Access via asphalted road from Katherine. During the wet season it may be temporarily closed because of flooding and there may also be restrictions within the park.
Guides: Audio-visual presentations available.
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Kayaking at Katherine Gorge.
Kayaks at Katherine Gorge.
Tour boat at Katherine Gorge.
View of Katherine Gorge.
View of Edith Falls area.
