Tunnel Creek National Park
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90ha.
Here Tunnel Creek has carved out a passage through the Devonian limestone, forming a tunnel 750m long, 3-12m high and 15m wide. A section of the overlying rock has collapsed, admitting daylight and allowing colonies of flying foxes to reach their sleeping quarters in the tunnel. Visitors passing through the tunnel get a close-up view of the strata of fossil limestone. The cool, humid darkness is rather eerie: an electric torch is essential. There are stalactites at various points, and also Aboriginal rock paintings. There are a number of permanent waterholes fed by springs.
Here Tunnel Creek has carved out a passage through the Devonian limestone, forming a tunnel 750m long, 3-12m high and 15m wide. A section of the overlying rock has collapsed, admitting daylight and allowing colonies of flying foxes to reach their sleeping quarters in the tunnel. Visitors passing through the tunnel get a close-up view of the strata of fossil limestone. The cool, humid darkness is rather eerie: an electric torch is essential. There are stalactites at various points, and also Aboriginal rock paintings. There are a number of permanent waterholes fed by springs.
Address:
Department of Conservation and Land Management Kimberley District Broome Office, Box 65, Broome, WA 6725, Australia
Tips: Best time to visit: winter. It is impossible to visit the park in summer, when Tunnel Creek carries a considerable flow of water after heavy rain.
Access on the Gibb River Road, 125km east of Derby. Alternatively from the Great Northern Highway on a track which goes off 42km west of Fitzroy Crossing and runs 75km northwest.
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