Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) National Park 
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210,000 ha, plus 110,000ha in conservation reserve.
The national park was established in 1987 to protect the curious rock formations looking like striped beehives, the flora and fauna, and remains of Aboriginal culture, some of them very old.
The rock domes of the Bungle Bungle hills, shaped like beehives, consist of soft sandstone with a coating of silicates and lichens that produce the stripes, orange or grayish-black in color. The deep gorges and chasms have been carved out by the violent summer monsoon rains of the Kimberley region. Since the sandstone is liable to break away when touched access to the rock formations is restricted to the dry riverbeds and climbing on them is prohibited.
The Bungle Bungle hills and surrounding area were for thousands of years the home of Aboriginal tribes, to whom the region was known as Purnululu. The remains of their culture (ceremonial sites, rock paintings, a burial ground) are strictly protected.
The national park was established in 1987 to protect the curious rock formations looking like striped beehives, the flora and fauna, and remains of Aboriginal culture, some of them very old.
The rock domes of the Bungle Bungle hills, shaped like beehives, consist of soft sandstone with a coating of silicates and lichens that produce the stripes, orange or grayish-black in color. The deep gorges and chasms have been carved out by the violent summer monsoon rains of the Kimberley region. Since the sandstone is liable to break away when touched access to the rock formations is restricted to the dry riverbeds and climbing on them is prohibited.
The Bungle Bungle hills and surrounding area were for thousands of years the home of Aboriginal tribes, to whom the region was known as Purnululu. The remains of their culture (ceremonial sites, rock paintings, a burial ground) are strictly protected.
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Address:
Department of Conservation and Land Management Kimberley Regional Office, Box 942, Kununurra, WA 6743, Australia
Tips: Best time to visit: winter; summer best avoided because of high temperatures and heavy rain.
Access: From Great Northern Highway take Spring Creek Track via Mabel Downs Station (30km) to Three Ways intersection in park (a difficult track for all-terrain vehicles only; 55 km, 3-4 hours).
There is no refuse disposal service: visitors must take away their own rubbish.
Open fires are prohibited, but camping stoves may be used.
Visitors must take their own water and provisions.
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