About this place

Exploring Yardie Creek is a must do for any visit into Cape Range National Park. Take a walk on the Yardie Nature Walk or get more adventurous and continue on the Class 4 Yardie Gorge Trail. Explore the gorge by water and join a boat tour. Keep on the lookout for the threatened black-flanked rock wallaby, ospreys and other birds that inhabit the gorge.

Enjoy lunch at the picnic tables under the shade of tamarisk trees. 

Yardie Nature Walk

This gentle walk follows the northern side of the gorge above the vertical red rock walls. Several vantage points give excellent views of the gorge, the creek mouth and Ningaloo Reef.

  • Distance: 1.2km return
  • Class: 1
  • Time: Allow 40 minutes

For more information on walk trails visit Milyering Discovery Centre.

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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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canoeing in the river at yardie creek
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people on a boat tour on yardie creek close to the gorge rock wall
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2 people looking out over Yardie Creek Gorge in Cape Range National Park
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View of Yardie Creek Gorge in Cape Range National Park

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water flowing between large walls of rock with a small island covered in greenery
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Yardie Creek Gorge

Facilities

Toilet

Activities

Bushwalking

Canoeing and kayaking

Picnicking

Plants, wildlife and fungi

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

Traditional Owners

We recognise and acknowledge Baiyungu, Thalanyji and Yinigurdira people as the traditional owners of Cape Range National Park and adjoining Ningaloo Marine Park. We are proud to be in joint management with the traditional owners to look after these special areas for future generations to enjoy.

Trails

2 people looking out over Yardie Creek Gorge in Cape Range National Park

Yardie Gorge Trail
Bush Walk
2 kilometres

Yardie Gorge Trail is a two-kilometre walk overlooking the ancient Yardie Creek gorge. With amazing views of red limestone cliff faces and the opportunity to see a wonderful array of birds and wildlife, including the rare black-footed wallaby, euros and red kangaroos. From the top, the views into the creek and out to the Ningaloo Reef are purely spectacular.

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