Windjana Gorge Camp Area - WA

Open again

Bandilngan (Windjana Gorge) National Park is open for DAY USE ONLY from Monday 21 August 2023. No camping is permitted. Take care as there are changes to this site and ongoing remedial works underway. Thank you for abiding by all signage and direction from park rangers. Please do not attempt to access closed areas for your safety and out of respect for Traditional Owners.

How many of you know about the incredible natural phenomena that occurs in the gorge each night? Did you know that bats that come into the gorge at dusk? If you're game, walk up the river to a point where you're inside the gorge walls and wait for the bats to come on dusk - you'll hear the screech and the sounds echo off the gorge walls and is quite an experience. But be very croc aware - the bats are easy food for the crocs who will come up out of the water to pick off an easy meal. But - remember this for the future because the area is currently closed due to extensive flood damage. Expected to reopen in 2024.

see kendallrunning.blogspot.com We had a couple of nights in the Windjana camp ground just recently(early July) and did the walk and also travelled down to Tunnel creek. Road conditions from the Gibb Rd to Windjana and Tunnel Creek were heavily corrugated and dusty with some bulldust and gibber sections.

Depending on the time of the year open fires will not be allowed. DEC (CALM) volunteers in attendance, seperate generator area. Corellas come in there thousands at dawn and dusk. Amazing sight & sound. Masses of fresh water crocs to be seen in the shallows and basking on the sand. Photographers dream.