Where is it?
310 km from Roebourne and 1400 km from Perth.

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Traveling time:
5–6 hours from Roebourne, 3–4 days from Perth.

Access:
From the west. Leave the North West Coastal Highway near Nanutarra and head towards Tom Price. Enter the park via Marandoo Road.

From the east. Leave the Great Northern Highway 35 kilometres south of Munjina Roadhouse and travel west along Karijini Drive to the Banjima Drive intersection. Turn right and travel 8 kilometres to the Dales Gorge turnoff or continue west along Banjima Drive to Kalamina, Joffre, Weano and Hancock Gorges and Oxers Lookout.

From Roebourne. Head south to Millstream Chichester National Park, then continue east along the Roebourne-Munjina Road, finally turning south-west along the Nanutarra-Wittenoom Road through Rio Tinto Gorge past the Hamersley Gorge turnoff and south-east onto the Hammersley-Mount Bruce Road.

PLEASE NOTE: Yampire Gorge Road is closed. There is no access.

Facilities:
Camping (separate fees apply), Karijini Visitor Centre, toilets, water, information shelter, picnic tables, gas barbecues.

The new Savannah Campground is 10km south of Weano. Generators are permitted in the camping loops between 4pm and 8pm.

Camping is no longer permitted at Weano and Joffre.

Self registration (entrance fee applies) at two entrances, near Ranger Station and Mount Bruce Road.

Pets:
No pets or animals are permitted in the National Park.  Visually impaired people with guide dogs can take their dogs into any National Park.

Best season:
Late Autumn and Winter (May–August)

What to see and do:

Karijini Visitor Centre, walking, sightseeing, photography, camping, swimming, nature observation.

If you decide to tackle any of the walks within the park, please take great care—the gorges can be extremely hazardous. Many of them are only recommended for the physically fit and you must notify a ranger before starting any of the longer ones.

Circular Pool
It is a loose, steep descent, then an easy ramble to the hidden gardens of Circular Pool. (800m return.) This is an arduous walk, so you must allow at least 2 hours return.
Dales Gorge

A 4-kilometre return trail runs along the bottom of the gorge. Allow 3 hours for the return walk.
Gorge Rim Walk and Circular Pool Lookout
A 1.2-kilometre return trail runs along the rim of Dales Gorge.

Fortescue Falls and Fern Pool
Walk down through the changing vegetation of the iron-rich gorge walls to the park's only permanent waterfall. (800 metres, 2-hour return walk.)

Hancock Gorge
Journey to the 'centre of the Earth' down this steep, narrow gorge. Feel the highly polished rock on the way down to Kermit's Pool. (1.5 kilometres, 3-hour return walk.)

Joffre Gorge
A short track runs from the carpark to the lookout overlooking the falls, which are usually dry, and the plunge pool at their base. (100 metres, 10 minutes return.) Follow the marked route into the bottom of the gorge to the first pool downstream of the waterfall. (3 kilometres, 3-hour return walk.)

Kalamina Gorge
There is a 30-minute return walk into the gorge's lush, shaded pool. Alternatively, walk within the gorge along a stream and small ponds (3 hours return).

Mt Bruce (Bunurrunha)
Spectacular views from the top of the second tallest peak in WA, called Bunurrunha by the Aboriginal people. There are three walks of varying lengths and difficulty:
Marandoo View is 500 metres and takes 30 minutes return.
Honey Hakea Track is 4.6 kilometres - allow 3 hours return.
The walk to Mt Bruce Summit is 9 kilometres - allow 5 hours for the return trip. This walk is recommended only for fit and experienced walkers. 

Red Gorge
Access into this gorge is via Knox, Joffre or Hancock Gorges. Rangers must be notified before entering it.

Weano Gorge
A walktrail takes you down the steep descent into Weano Gorge and through the bottom of the gorge to Handrail Pool (300m return). Please tell the ranger if you intend to walk past this point.