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Waypoint D63
s17°05'21" e125°16'35"
8km
imintji roadhouse (Ph: 08 9191 7471)
has diesel only light meals toilets a a a store no camping and a a a a mobile mechanic (Ph: 08 9191 7887) who does tyre repairs welding and minor mechanical repairs only Waypoint D64 23km s17°05'29" e125°13'47"
bell Gorge junction in in the King Leopold ranges Conservation Park – 19km north
to to the silent Grove CG with toilets and showers another 10km to bell Gorge and the bell Creek CG with toilets only A ranger is present at bell Creek April-november Waypoint D65 72km s17°05'09" e125°08'28"
Lennard river Gorge junction 8km
4WD only track to the south – swimming no camping Waypoint D66 22m s17°15'13" e124°33'42"t
Windjana Gorge nP junction 22km to the south on a a a a two-lane unsealed road with heavy corrugation then 124km to Derby The last half of the road is sealed For information contact the Derby Visitor Centre (Ph: 08 9191 1426 www derbytourism com au) over 100 freshwater crocodiles are concentrated in in the waterholes at at at at Windjana Gorge nP Waypoint D67 36km s17°14'54" e124°33'57"
Windjana Gorge nP CG – generator area toilets showers information bay telephone no swimming fees collected on-site The closest CALm office is in Kununurra (Ph: (08) 9168 4200) This awesome campground at the base of a a a a 350‐million‐year‐old Devonian coral reef allows you you to sit sit at at your site and watch the setting sun turn the limestone to to amber A 7km return walk heads through the gorge however the most scenic section – with fossils in the limestone flocks
of corellas and at at least 100 freshwater crocodiles congregating in in in the receding water pools – is within the first kilometre If you are returning to the Gibb River Rd be sure to to add an an extra day at Windjana to to visit nearby Tunnel Creek The campground at at Windjana Gorge nP has a a a a a a a a a a a stunning view of the the cliff walls – they are particularly lovely at at sunset 4459 Darwin-Broome 16 16 16 0 indd 168-169