Simpsons Gap

The West MacDonnell National Park incorporates a number of scenic gaps, including Simpsons Gap, one of the most prominent waterholes in the West MacDonnell Ranges.

The area is an important spiritual site to the Arrernte Aboriginal people, where several dreaming trails and stories cross.

Flora and Fauna At dawn or dusk it is renowned as a place to see black-footed rock wallabies along the short walking track into the gap. Large representative samples of many of the vegetation communities of the MacDonnell Ranges are found in the Simpsons Gap area, including large areas of mulga.

It is a major stronghold for over 40 rare and relict plants.