MILLSTREAM / CHICHESTER NATIONAL PARK

The landscape around the park is very unique in that you'll find rolling spinifex hills, amazing escarpments and winding watercourses lined by trees, not to mention the lush oasis of the Millstream wetlands, with its water lilies, ferns and palms.

The Millstream Homestead Visitors Centre is a must. You'll find information about the early settlers and the natural environment. Other displays inform you about the Park's attractions. The Park office is also in the Centre.

Read the Conservation and Land Management review on Millstream-Chichester National Park

KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK

Karijini is the homeland of the Punjima, Kurrama and Innawonga Aboriginal people.

Walk trails are marked in the heart of the gorges, winding past waterfalls and permanent rock pools, to areas surrounded by lush greenery that contrasts with the most amazing rich red rock faces of the gorge walls. For the more experienced bush walker, these gorges provide extended walks, but be prepared to submerge in cold water, follow rock pathways and cling to rocky edges. If attempting these walks always advise the Park Rangers before heading off.
Karijini is in the homeland of the Punjima, Kurrama and Innawonga Aboriginal people, many of whom now live in the Wakuthuni Aboriginal Community close to Tom Price.

The Karijini National Park (also known as the Hamersley Ranges) is one of the most spectacular National Parks in Australia.The many gorges that scatter the ranges, expose the dominant layering and sediments which make them some of the oldest land forms in the world.

Walk trails are marked in the heart of the gorges, winding past waterfalls and permanent rock pools, to areas surrounded by lush greenery that contrasts the most amazing rich red rock faces of the gorge walls. For the more experienced bushwalker these gorges provide extended walks, but be prepared to submerge in cold water, follow rock pathways and cling to rocky edges. If attempting these walks always advise the Park Rangers before heading off.

Oxer Lookout is probably the most breathtaking view in the Karijini National Park. It is the junction where four gorges merge into one. There is a range of pools and waterfalls which are ideal for swimming, but some of these are permanently shaded and become very cold especially in the winter months.

Park fees now apply to the Karijini National Park (and most other Parks in WA) and these can be obtained at Park Visitor Centres, CALM Offices and Tourist Bureaux. If travelling to . all Parks, check which pass is most suitable for you.

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29 November, 1999

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