Litchfield National Park

Litchfield National Park is an easy hour-and-a-half journey from Darwin, and is one of the Top Ends hidden treasures. Litchfield National Park features numerous waterfalls which cascade from a sandstone plateau called the Tabletop Range, intriguing magnetic termite mounds, historical sites, and the weathered sandstone pillars of the Lost City.

Litchfield National Park is just 129km from Darwin and 268km from Katherine, this 143sq km area was scarcely known until it was proclaimed a National Park in 1986. Today, a quarter of a million locals and tourists each year make the journey to the weathered sandstone escarpments, patches of monsoon rainforest, perrenial spring-fed streams and permanent crystal-clear waterholes, spectacular waterfalls, intriguing; magnetic; termite mounds and historic ruins of Litchfield National Park.

Litchfield National Park is a must see! If you have a four wheel drive or are on a four wheel drive tour, you can reach the more remote locations like The Lost City with its fascinating sandstone formations and Tjaynera Falls.