NT Parks and Reserves Are Pets Allowed?

The Parks and Reserves of Exceptions to the Rules: the are Assistance Animals are permitted Park visitors found to set aside as conservation and in all Parks. They must however, be in breach of these recreation areas for you to be held on a leash by the owner regulations are subject enjoy and for native animals at all times. A permit is not to on-the-spot fines. to live in safety. required. To keep our Parks as great places Some Parks have designated for people and native animals, areas (see over-leaf) - they are Where Can I Leave my pets are generally not permitted generally carparks. This allows Pet? in Northern Territory Parks and dog owners to visit some sites If it is necessary for your pet to Reserves. with their animals. Dogs must travel with you, it makes sense to be tied up and provided with check ahead and see where you shade and water. However, can leave them whilst visiting there are also some Parks certain Parks. in which designated areas have been set aside for A range of dog kennels and you to walk your dog on catteries exist near most major a leash. towns. Advice on these facilities can be obtained from local Regional Tourism Associations; • Tourism Top End (08) 8980 6000 • Katherine Visitor Centre (08) 8972 2650 • Tourism Central (08) 8952 5800

Dogs may be used during the hunting season in Northern Separate rules apply for taking Rules concerning taking pets horses, donkeys, mules and into Northern Territory Parks and Territory Hunting Reserves. You must obtain a permit from the camels (or any other animals) Reserves have become necessary into Northern Territory Parks because: Parks and Wildlife Commission first and keep all dogs on a leash and Reserves. For further • dogs and cats are hunters by when not hunting. information contact the nature and will kill native regional offices listed below. birds and animals if given a The four designated hunting chance; reserves are: • barking dogs scare native • Harrison Dam animals and annoy visitors; • Howard Springs Hunting Reserve • pets can foul picnic areas, • Lambells Lagoon creating a health hazard. • Shoal Bay Coastal Reserve. Our National Parks are the Before you visit Northern best chance that wildlife has Territory Parks and Reserves, of surviving in today’s world. check with the local Parks and Contribute to the conservation Wildlife office. Be sure of the effort by leaving your pets at conditions relating to pets in the home. Parks you are visiting.

Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Head Office - Darwin Regional Offices Level 1, JHV2 Alice Springs - Arid Zone Research Institute Jape Homemaker Village, South Stuart Hwy. Ph: (08) 8951 8250 356 Bagot Road, Millner, NT, 0810 Katherine - Giles St, Katherine. Ph: (08) 8999 4555 Ph: (08) 8973 8888 www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au Dogs may only be taken into designated areas in the following Parks and Reserves, mostly in the carpark only. It is your responsibility to check park fact sheets or signs, or find out from a Ranger where designated areas are within the Park or Reserve.

George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens Darwin Region Charles Darwin National Park Area Casuarina Coastal Reserve s George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens - off lead. No dogs in Children’s playground. Holmes Jungle Nature Park Knuckey Lagoons Conservation tlands Casuarina Coastal Reserve - check signs - on or off lead in some areas, No Dogs in oth- Reserve Tree Point We Conservation ers. No dogs on the beach between Lee Point and Buffalo Creek. DARWIN Howard Spring NatureFogg Park Dam Holmes Jungle Nature Park - walking tracks and carparks only. Berry Springs Nature Park Conservation Reserve Window on theMary River y Djukbinj NationalNational Park Park Buffalo Creek Management Area - carpark only. Manton Dam Recreation Area Arnhem Highwa Charles Darwin National Park - sealed roads and carparks only.

Stuart Highway Howard Springs Nature Park - carpark on western park entry side only. Channel Point Coastal Reserve Tree Point Conservation Area - on lead, whole park. Oolloo Crossing - on lead, whole park.

Area Katherine Region 0 100 200 Conservation Judbarra / Gregory NP - carparks Kilometres Darwin Douglas River Esplanade TjuwaliynHot Springs (Douglas) Park Nature Park To only along the Victoria River Katherine Umbrawarra Gorge Highway. Limmen Bight Cutta Cutta Caves Marine Park Cutta Cutta Caves - carpark only. KATHERINE Nature Park Elsey Barranyi Keep River NP - Cockatoo Keep River National (North Island) National Park Hwy Giwining / Park ictoria National Park Lagoon carpark only. V Flora River Limmen To Kununurra Nature Park National Park Borroloola Judbarra / Limmen NP - Butterfly Falls Gregory Carpentaria Caranbarini National Park Hwy Conservation To Darwin carpark & Munbililla Campground. Western Australia Reserve Three Ways Locality Map Barkly Highwa Tennant Creek Barkly Homestead

y Queensland TENNANT Telegraph Station Barkly Historical Reserve Hwy CREEK To Mount Isa To Tennant 0150 00 Creek Devils Marbles To Mt Isa Conservation Kilometres (Queensland) Reserve Kurundi Wauchope Epenarra Binns Track

Wycliffe Well Davenport Range Tennant Creek - Alice Springs Regions National Park Attack Creek Historical Reserve - on lead, whole park. Barrow Creek Telegraph Station Central Mount Stuart Historical Reserve - on lead, whole park. Historical Reserve Track Binns Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve - carpark Barrow Creek y and day use areas only. Ammaroo Highwa Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve - carpark only. Aileron Ti Tree John Flynn’s Grave Historical Reserve - carpark only. Dulcie Ranges John Flynn Historical Reserve - carpark only. Annas Reservoir Binns Track National Park Conservation Reserve On Park Locality Owen Springs Reserve - south of Waterhouse Range. Ryan Well Sandover Highway Off Park Locality Historical Reserve Ryan Well Historical Reserve - carpark only. Sealed Road Plenty Native Gap Highway Unsealed Road Tennant Creek Telegraph Station - carpark only. Conservation Reserve 4WD Track Yeperenye / Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park - carpark only.

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