Tunnel Creek National Park
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.
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.
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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.
Department of Conservation and Land Management Kimberley District Broome Office
Box 65
Broome, WA 6725
Australia
Box 65
Broome, WA 6725
Australia
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.
