Karijini National Park, formerly known as Hamersley Range National Park, is an Australian national park located in the Hamersley Ranges of the Pilbara region in the Northwestern part of Western Australia.
This 627,422-hectare (1,550,390-acre) park is the traditional home of the Banyjima, Kurrama, and Innawonga Aboriginal people, with evidence of their early occupation dating back more than 20,000 years.
The nearest major airports to Karijini National Park are Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) located 100 km (62 miles) from the park and Newman Airport (ZNE) which is located 263 km (163 miles) away. The park has a mostly tropical semi-arid climate, with thunderstorms and cyclones common during the summer months. The park's rock formations, estimated at 2.5 billion years old, provide a fascinating study of the earth's history.
Karijini National Park is home to a rich array of flora and fauna, including red kangaroos, euros, rock-wallabies, echidnas, geckos, goannas, bats, legless lizards, and a large variety of birds and snakes. The park is known for its stunning gorges, including Hamersley Gorge, Range Gorge, Munjina Gorge, and Hancock, Joffre, Knox, Red, and Weano Gorges. Visitors can explore and swim in the cool pools of water found in these gorges.
While Karijini National Park is fully open to the public