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Karijini Visitor Centre

We recognise and acknowledge Banyjima, Innawonga and Kurrama people as the traditional owners of Karijini National Park.

Stop in at the visitor centre before you start exploring Karijini National Park.

No dogs

Park entry fee

Karijini Visitor Centre
La Shibish

About this place

The design of the Karijini Visitor Centre building represents a goanna moving through the country and is symbolic to local Banjima Aboriginal people. The tail represents their history, the head is the future direction of the traditional owners, and Aboriginal Law is in the centre or stomach. The high, weathered steel walls of the visitor centre mimic the sheet-sided gorges that are a feature of the park. The building is designed to withstand the fires that are a regular feature of the area. The construction materials, lack of openings and minimal places to trap debris, all help reduce the threat of fire entering or damaging the building.

Inside, a range of displays take you on a journey of places and people, past and present, through stories of geology, plants, animals and Aboriginal people and their culture.

The centre provides employment opportunities for local Aboriginal people and gives visitors a chance to speak with them and learn about their association with the land.

The centre contains a display area, theatre and shop, where you can purchase cold drinks, ice cream and souvenirs.

Back to Karijini National Park

Safety information

Plan when to visit. Consider travelling with a personal location beacon (PLB). In the event you need to be rescued it could save your life!

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View of the exterior of Karijini Visitor Centre
Karijini Visitor Centre
La Shibish

Facilities

Shade shelter

Toilet

Visitor centre

Plants, wildlife and fungi

Visit the Atlas of Living Australia for a list of species recorded within a 5km radius of Karijini Visitor Centre.

Traditional Owners

The park is the traditional home of the Banyjima, Kurrama and Innawonga Aboriginal people. The Banyjima name for the Hamersley Range is Karijini. Aboriginal land management practices, such as 'fire stick farming', resulted in a diversity of vegetation types and stages of succession that helped determine the nature of the plants and animals found in the park today. 

We recognise and acknowledge Banjima, Innawongka and Eastern Guruma people as the traditional owners of Karijini National Park.

Need to know

No dogs

No pets allowed

Opening hours

Karijini Visitor Centre is closed from early December to early February each year.

In season opening hours:

Monday to Sunday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Park entry fees apply

Standard park entry fees apply for Karijini National Park.

Site access

A gravel and concrete path provides access from the parking area to the Visitor Centre. It has a slight gradient and includes a short metal ramp over a drainage line. Access throughout the centre is barrier-free but there are some curved passage ways with clearances ranging from 1.2m to 1.8m.

Parking

The nearest accessible parking is nearly 100m from the Visitor Centre. The bitumen terminus loop parking area has enough room for about 30 vehicles and 7 long vehicles. 

Toilets

Toilets are available.
  • Wheelchair accessible

There is one unisex accessible toilet which is accessed via a compacted, gravel path and concrete entry plaza. The path has an incline and a lip where the entry plaza and concrete floor meet. 

Accessibility

More accessibility information for Karijini Visitor Centre

Park office / Contact

Karijini Visitor Centre

+61 (0)8 9189 8121
karijinivc@dbca.wa.gov.au

Location

Australia's North West
Pilbara
Tom Price

Getting there

The Visitor Centre is on Banjima Drive, Karijini National Park.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Government of Western Australia acknowledges the traditional owners throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to the land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal communities and their cultures; and to Elders both past and present.

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    Travelling in remote locations

    Bushfires and prescribed burns

    Bushwalking safety

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    Access to nature north of Perth

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