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Litchfield
National Park in Northern Territory, Australia
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Together with stunning tropical waterfalls and swimming
holes, this is a truly beautiful destination found just
south of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory.
Litchfield National Park features numerous waterfalls
which cascade from a sandstone plateau called the Tabletop
Range, monsoon rainforests, intriguing magnetic termite
mounds and historical sites. Litchfield National Park
is chosen by local Darwin residents and tourists as
1-3 day destination for it's waterfalls and magnetic
termite mounds. Also noted are the 4WD tracks into some
of the more remote parts of Litchfield National Park
and surrounding region. Litchfield National Park lies
approximately 130km's southwest of Darwin near the town
of Batchelor and covers around 1,500 sq km's.
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Batchelor a township is
widley known as the gateway to Litchfield National park
and also has it's own unique attractions such as the
Coomalie Cultural
Centre you should not miss. Please view web site
conditions before you
continue. The Park was established in 1986 and is a
very popular destination being so close to Darwin with
over a quarter of a million visitors a year. The Park
was named after Frederick Henry Litchfield who was a
member of the Finniss Expedition from South Australia
that began in 1864 in a bid to set up a settlement at
the mouth of the Adelaide River. Litchfield Ranger Station
Ph: (08) 8976 0282
• Kakadu
adventure tours • 1
day Kakadu coach • 3
day Kakadu tours
• 4
day Kakadu and Top End tours • 5
day Kakadu and Top End tours
• Darwin
one way tours • 1
day adventure tour to Litchfield
• 1
Day Litchfield National Park AAT tour •
1
day around Darwin
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small campers to budget and premium 2-4-6 berth motorhomes
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For ALL roads closures, access, what's open
enquiries to the Litchfield National Park
For all opening and closures contact Tourism
Top End the visitors Information Centre in Darwin at
http://www.tourismtopend.com.au/pages/welcome-to-tourism-top-end/
Tourism Top End Top End Tours, Travel and Accommodation
Darwin Visitor Centre Tourism Top End
6 Bennett Street, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
0800
Phone: 1300 138 886 or + 61 8 8980 6000 The Parks website
is updated within about 4-24 hrs of the sites opening
or closing. Rangers are field based so the Litchfield
National Park Office phone is rarely answered so for
fast up to date information please check the accessing
our Parks website at http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/
. For enquiries to the Northern Territory National
Park HQ please telephone
Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
Head Office - Gaymark Building Frances Mall, Palmerston.
NT 0830
Head Office - PO Box 496, Palmerston NT 0831 Ph: (08)
8999 5511
Batchelor Office - Ph: (08) 8976 0282 Fax: (08) 8976
0292 Please do not contact this website for up todate
area access as resposne cannot not be replied too.
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The Wagait
Aboriginal People • Coomalie
Cultural Centre
• Batchelor Institute
The Wagait Aboriginal people who lived in this area and
have been the custodial guardians for thousands of years,
lived of the rich abundance of the area providing a steady
source of shelter, food, and medicine. Litchfield National
Park holds great significance to the Wagait Aboriginal
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