Djukbinj National Park

Djukbinj (Jookbinj) National and October the best time to visit. Park offers a great scenic drive Safety and Comfort What to See and Do through a floodplain network • Observe park safety signs. Bird watching, photography and of billabongs, from Scott Creek • Observe all crocodile warning cycling are popular activities signs. through to Twin billabong. during the dry season. • Carry and drink plenty of This Park protects a major Enjoy the unique water. breeding area for magpie geese, cultural drive experience • Ensure your vehicle is well herons and egrets. It is a wetland from Scott Creek through to maintained and equipped. of national significance due to its Twin Billabong. The drive is • Wear a shady hat, sunscreen Fact Sheet ecological and cultural values. approximately 24 kms one way. and insect repellent. The Park is part of the Adelaide Scott Creek - a dynamic • Wear suitable clothing and River catchment, which is one of creek system that supports footwear. several connected catchments that a diversity of aquatic life. The • Carry a first aid kit. make up the Top End’s coastal early dry season is the best • Avoid strenuous activity wetlands. during the heat of the day. time to visit while the creek Limilngan-Wulna people speak is still flowing to see the file • Beware of theft. Lock vehicles and secure valuables. for this land and manage it in snakes migrate upstream and the partnership with Parks and abundance of little fish. Please Remember Wildlife. Little Sister Billabong • Take your rubbish away with Historically this area has been - lies next to the road. you. a hunting ground sustaining the See the waterlillies blooming • Keep to designated roads and Limilngan-Wulna people with through the trees in the early Dry. tracks. traditional foods. This little billabong can dry up • All cultural items and wildlife The introduction of water buffalo completely late in the Dry. are protected. to the wetlands in the late 1880s Calf Billabong - stop • Drones are not permitted in saw their populations soar. This under a shady tree and this Park. land became part of Marrakai view the billabong. A nice spot • Pets are not permitted in this Park. Station, a pastoral property, until for a picnic lunch. 1970. • Nets, traps and firearms are Twin Billabong not permitted. The area supports huge numbers - the largest of the • Camping is not permitted. of waterbirds and was declared billabongs, it shrinks and divides the Marrakai Flora and Fauna • Check that your vehicle is not into two with the dry season transporting pests like weeds Reserve in 1978. In 1995 the winds. and Cane Toads. Reserve was revoked and in 1997 White Stone Creek - a the estate was declared Djukbinj gentle spring-fed creek. National Park. Biting Insects - are part Access (see map) of the wetland web of life. Djukbinj is located approximately Mosquitoes can be a problem 80 km east of Darwin along the in the Park around sunrise and Arnhem Highway. sunset. Wear protective clothing Ninety percent of the annual and apply insect repellent. rainfall occurs between December No Swimming - and March. Access during this Blue-winged Saltwater Crocodiles time is quite limited. Kookaburra inhabit the Park. Stay clear of the Dacelo leachii When to Visit waters edge and heed all warning Better road access and cooler signs. conditions makes between May

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White Stone Creek

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4 km Calf Billabong Little Sister 300 m Billabong DJUKBINJ NATIONAL PARK

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6 km

Djukbinj Road

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D/06/2021PWCNT Fact Sheet For more information see our website: www.nt.gov.au/parks or contact Tourism Top End (08) 8980 6000 or 1300 138 886 www.tourismtopend.com.au