Connection to country

Litchfield National Park

This 1,500 square-kilometre park is an important area to the Koongurrukun, Mak Mak Marranuggu, Werat, and Warray Aboriginal people.

The Finniss exploration was the first European connection to the area and the park was named after Frederick Henry Litchfield, a member of the expedition. For 75 years until 1955, the area was the centre for tin and copper mining. It then fell under a pastoral lease until it was designated a national park in 1986.

It’s best to stay at least two days in Litchfield to experience the true beauty with plenty of plunge pools and rock holes to keep you busy.

Litchfield National Park’s major attractions are linked by a sealed road, although a four-wheel drive is necessary to access The Lost City, Blyth Homestead, Central Valley and the Reynolds River Track. It is also possible during the dry season to travel by four-wheel drive down the Reynolds River Track to Daly River Road. If you are renting a vehicle check whether you can take it on unsealed roads with your rental company.

Litchfield National Park can be accessed from the north by Cox Peninsula Road and Litchfield Park Road, from the east via Batchelor on the Batchelor Road and Litchfield Park Road. High clearance 4WD vehicles can access the park from Daly River Road when weather conditions allow.

The crystal-clear swimming holes and pleasant bushwalking trails make this park a favourite among Darwin locals. Meals and refreshments are available inside the park in and around Wangi Falls and you can stay overnight at a number of places in and along the road to the park that offer campsites, cabins and caravans, or in the small township of Batchelor.