About this place

Piccaninny is 27km or 45 minutes from the visitor centre. Shaded picnic areas, a parking area and no-flush pit toilets are available.

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Safety information

Plan when to visit and be prepared. Read this safety information about bushwalking. Consider travelling with a personal location beacon (PLB). In the event you need to be rescued it could save your life!

There is INTERMITTENT OPTUS coverage only in Purnululu National Park and free WiFi is available at the visitor centre.

Temperatures within the park and on the walk trails can reach 40°C and radiant heat can increase the temperature to over 50°C.  

As a minimum carry and drink 1 litre of water per hour of walking, per person.

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Piccaninny Creek carpark
Piccaninny Creek Area
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Piccaninny Creek trails signage
Piccaninny Creek Area
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On the trail at Piccaninny Creek
Piccaninny Creek Area
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Piccaninny Creek toilets
Piccaninny Creek Area
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Purnululu National Park
Purnululu National Park
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Facilities

Toilet

Picnic table

Activities

Bushwalking

Plants, wildlife and fungi

Visit the Atlas of Living Australia for a list of species recorded within a 5km radius of Piccaninny Creek Area.

Traditional Owners

We recognise and acknowledge Gija and Jaru people as the Traditional Owners of Purnululu National Park.

Trails

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Piccaninny Creek Lookout
Bush Walk
2.8 kilometres

The 2.8km return trail to the Piccaninny Creek Lookout at Purnululu National Park gives you an impressive overall view.  Walking to the lookout involves a reasonably easy walk negotiating the stony creek bed of Piccaninny Creek.

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Person walking on trail near the Bungle Bungle domes

The Domes
Bush Walk
1.4 kilometres

The Domes walk is 1.4km and packed with the famous ‘beehive’ domes. The trail is ideal for people who are not into hiking but want to get an insight into this unique landscape. The Bungle Bungle Range is around 360 million years old.

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View from inside Cathedral Gorge rock formation

Cathedral Gorge
Bush Walk
2 kilometres

The walk to Cathedral Gorge is 2km return.  It has an astonishing natural amphitheatre of red rock located within the Bungle Bungle Ranges in Purnululu National Park. The unusual bee hive striped formations and deep gorges make it one of the most fascinating geological landmarks and one of two World Heritage sites in Western Australia.

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Park boundaries are approximations only and should not be used for navigation or orientation purposes.