Karijini NP Visit

Hi Guy,

I was up that way a few months ago. It is a great scenic place to visit.

West of the visitor centre is all gravel. It was being graded when I was there in April.

You can camp at Dales Gorge Camping Area - there are different areas. It was $6 per night.

I also stayed at the Retreat. That was a bit more than $6.

I like Joffre Gorge and Weano Gorge.

There were no fees except the NP entry fee.

Here is link to download the Visitors Guide: HERE

Here is a video I made of the places I saw, but it goes for 9 minutes....



You will enjoy yourself, it is a great beautiful, unspoilt part of the country.

Cheers
Alan

G'day Guy

As previously stated by "Equinox", Karijini is a very special place to visit. Just remember where you are especially if you have children in your group, there is an underlying danger and quite a few people, sadly find out the hard way every year.
As we speak it is raining throughout the region, this may not affect your planned trip later this year, but once you are deep inside any of the gorges, you tend to loose focus on what is happening weather wise, after all these gorges are there mainly due to water action.

Safe travels.

Hi Guy,
road conditions are pretty good. A lot is bitumen and when you hit the gravel its always well graded. A 4WD is not necessary at all.
If you've get a few days you will see it all. Fern pool and circular pool were my favourite spots.
We stayed in the camp grounds at Dales, near Fortescue falls, and Savannah, near Weano gorge. There is also an eco retreat at Savanah if you feel like spoiling yourself.
Dales is very basic, ammenities =pit toilets
Savanah has BBQs, flush loos and showers. You'll need to get back to camp early if you want the shower to be warm.
As mentioned by others, you'll need to pay a national park entry fee which isnt much. We have an annual national parks pass so I cant remember what the fee was.
Remember that the water in these gorges gets very little sunlight, hence its pretty cold even when the weather is warm.
To access Weano gorge you'll need to wade through knee deep water for a short while, be prepared to get wet. Its an awesome spot so dont let a bit of water put you off.
Enjoy yourselves

Dan

I recommend taking the time for a day trip to Hamersly Gorge - a bit of a ways from the main park, but has a couple of really nice spa-pools in the bottom of the gorge. Dales Gorge is probably the best family walk if you have younger kids.

The hike up Mt Bruce is good too. There are some decent lookouts along the way but the view from the top is the best way to see the landscape. Can also watch iron ore trains loading at the marandoo mine (from a distance).

Got some photos from our most recent trip there (June 2008) at Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sillydaddy/sets/72157605892660094/

We stayed at the eco-resort. Nice but overpriced for what you get (particularly the kitchen...).

Have fun!

Tristan

Was there for a few days last year. Its a fantastic spot. Kalamina Gorge was an easy walk in a beautiful gorge. Went to all the lookouts but decided that the walks in the gorges around the lookouts were a bit beyond us. The gravel roads were pretty corrugated but the scenery was worth it. Dales campground was good, the toilets were clean and you practically had one for every two sites. There is no water at Dales and from memory fires are not permitted there either.
Hamersley Gorge is a top spot, good for a swim, as is Fern pool. The drive that goes right around past Wittenoom is also worth doing for the scenery. From that loop road there are a couple of tracks that can be followed down into the northern sections of the park if you are not worried about lingering close to Wittenoom. We thought that the visitor centre was rather a disappointment though.
Cheers

we were up that way late april/early may.
greybeard trip report

we stayed at dales and then tom price.

our trip report has some info on some things to look out for ;)