DESTINATION: Timber Creek

Timber Creek is 285km SW of Katherine on the Victoria Hwy midway to Kunnunurra in Western Australia.

Main Attractions

The 1908 Timber Creek Police Station is now a museum, open May-Oct. Fishing enthusiasts may want to organise a barramundi fishing tour on the Victoria River.

Nearby attractions

Gregory NP, one of the Territory's largest, is 15km west. The park features Limestone Gorge, wild scenery, boab trees, Aboriginal and European heritage sites and a network of 4WD tracks. Keep River NP, 175km west, has red sandstone cliffs, boab trees and exceptional Aboriginal rock art. Information on both parks can be obtained from the Conservation Commission in Timber Creek. Also worth a visit is scenic Jasper Gorge, 48km SW, which has an enticing permanent waterhole.

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Region: Katherine

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Lying 310km from Darwin, Katherine is a centre for beef-cattle properties, produce farms and the Tindal RAAF Base. Katherine is also the gateway to Nitmiluk National Park. Renowned Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk National Park, 29km SE, can be viewed by canoe, flat-bottomed tour boat, scenic flight or helicopter. Edith Falls, 62km to the north, is also in Nitmiluk National Park and worth a visit. more

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Timber Creek Hotel, Victoria Hwy, Ph: (08) 8975 0722

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