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Watarrka National Park Watarrka National Park Watarrka National Park, Kings Canyon Wilderness Lodge synonymous with Kings Canyon, Ph: 1800 891 121. Safety and Comfort • Observe park safety signs. includes the western end of the Kings Creek Station • Carry and drink plenty of water. George Gill Range. This scenic Ph: (08) 8956 7474. landscape of rugged ranges, • Wear a shady hat, sunscreen, What to do rockholes and moist gorges acts insect repellent, suitable clothing and footwear. as a refuge for many plants and Walking - Before • Avoid strenuous activity during animals. This makes the Park an undertaking any of the following walks, consider your the heat of the day. Fact Sheet important conservation area and a personal health, fitness and • Consider your health and fitness major visitor attraction in Central when choosing a walk. available time. Visit the Safety Australia. • Swim only where recommended. Information Shelter and check the Access temperature gauge at the start of Please Remember The Park is located southwest of the Canyon walks. • Keep to designated roads and Alice Springs and can be reached tracks. The Kings Creek Walk (2.6 kms, via a number of routes: • All historic, cultural items and one hour return). The gentle wildlife are protected. • via the Stuart Highway, slope of the track meanders up • Firewood collection is not Lasseter Highway and Luritja Kings Creek to a lookout point. permitted in the park. Road (sealed roads). This walk is suitable for families. • Fires are not permitted in the • via Larapinta Drive through Wheelchairs can access the first park. the West MacDonnell National 700 metres. • Bins are not provided, please take your rubbish with you. Park. A Mereenie Loop pass The Kings Canyon Rim Walk is required to travel this route • Pets are permitted on a leash in (6 kms loop, 3-4 hours). After the Kings Canyon carpark only. and is available from the Alice an initial steep climb the walk • Please do not throw rocks over Springs Tourist Information offers spectacular views from the cliff edges, as there may be Centre, Glen Helen Resort and Canyon rim. people below. Kings Canyon Resort. Along the way are the weathered, • via the Stuart Highway, Ernest buttressed domes of the ‘Lost the range from Kathleen Springs Giles Road (4WD essential) City’ and the sheltered ‘Garden of to Kings Canyon with a halfway and Luritja Road. Eden’ with permanent waterholes entrance/exit point at Reedy Creek/Lilla. Notify a reliable When to visit and lush vegetation. This walk is suitable for fit, experienced person of your intended walk plans The Park is accessible all year walkers. For safety reasons, and ensure they know to contact round. The cooler months (April to the track must be walked in police if you do not return by the September) are the most pleasant. a clockwise direction. This arranged date. Carry a satellite Overnight camping in tents or minimises traffic congestion, phone or personal locator beacon. campervans is not permitted in the track erosion and vegetation Emergencies - Emergency National Park. degradation. Call Devices are located Commercial motel and Kathleen Springs Walk (2.6 on the Kings Canyon Walk and at camping accommodation kms, 1.5 hour return) leads to a the Canyon car park. Please use is the only option available for delightful spring-fed waterhole, them to contact the Rangers in an visitors wishing to stay overnight suitable for families and emergency only. Refer to the map at Watarrka. accessible to wheelchairs. on the ‘Be prepared for walking’ Kings Canyon Resort The Giles Track (22 km, sign in the Safety Information Ph: 1300 134 044. 2 days) traverses the top of Shelter near the Canyon carpark. Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Watarrka Ranger Station Regional Office - Arid Zone Research Institute Ph: (08) 8956 7460 South Stuart Highway ALICE SPRINGS NT 0870 Fax: (08) 8956 7451 PO Box 1120 ALICE SPRINGS NT 0871 www.nt.gov.au/parks Ph: (08) 8951 8250 Fax: (08) 8951 8290 Watarrka National Park To Darwin On Park Locality T West MacDonnell an Off Park Locality am Redbank National Park i Sealed Road Gorge Ormiston Road Unsealed Road Gorge Standley Simpsons 4WD Track Ochre Serpentine Chasm Gap ALICE Park Boundary Pits Gorge Ellery Crk e Tnorala Glen Helen riv D SPRINGS Big Hole ta (Gosse Bluff) arapin Cafe Accommodation N L Conservation Hermannsburg amatjira Drive L y a a Meals Bush camping ra Reserve w pin h ta Drive ig Fuel Caravan camping H Palm Valley Owen Watarrka Springs National Park Finke Gorge Reserve National Park Kings Canyon Kings Canyon Illamurta Stuarts Well Resort Springs Rainbow Valley Conservation Conservation Reserve Reserve Kings Creek Station t Giles nes R o ad Er Henbury d a Meteorites o R Conservation Reserve t r a u t S a j t i r u L Locality Map Erldunda Mt Ebenezer ay Yulara r ighw te H e ss La UluruCurtin Springs 0525 0 Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park To Adelaide Kilometres Mereenie Loop to Alice Springs (4WD recommended) 327 km via Hermannsburg 394 km via Gosse Bluff & Glen Helen Park Map (Distances from Kings Canyon Resort) 05 10 M e r e e Kilometres n i e Kings Canyon Picnic Area L o o p Kings Canyon R o a d Kings Canyon Resort Kings Creek Walk 1 hour return Kings Canyon Rim Walk 3 - 4 hours return Kathleen Springs G e o r g e Ranger Station G i l l R a n g Emergency Contact Only e Giles Track 2 days one way Kathleen Springs Walk 1.5 hours return L Watarrka - Facilities & Activities On Park Locality ur itja Information Short Walks Fuel Off Park Locality To ilets Overnight Walks Meals Sealed Road R oad Ranger Station Lookouts Cafe Unsealed Road Parking Area Wheelchair Access Accommodation Walking Track Kings Creek Station Drinking Water Emergency Call Device Caravan Camping Drainage Picnic Facilities No Camping Te lephone Sand Dunes Distances from Kings Creek Station to Gas BBQ Camping Plane Landing Park Boundary Alice Springs via Ernest Giles Road 290 km Alice Springs via Luritja Road 430 km First Aid A/09/2010PWCNT Fact Sheet For more information see our website: www.nt.gov.au/parks or contact Tourism Central Australia 1800 645 199 www.centralaustraliantourism.com.au.
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