Jim Jim Falls and Jim Jim Gorge in Kakadu National Park Australia
This is a non-commercial web site on Jim Jim Gorge and the seasonal Jim Jim Falls. The offical webiste is www.kakadunationalpark.com our extenisve own website for a travel guide to Kakadu is Kakadu National Park Australia with 100's of photo's. Jim Jim has offroad seasonal access approximately June/July till october each year depending on seasonal weather conditions.

Jim Jim Falls - On the Kakadu Highway past Cooinda at the south end of Kakadu National Park to Jim Jim and Twin Falls. (Side trip of 130km return). From the north end of the park turn east off the Kakadu Highway 43km south of the Bowali Centre, this is only a 4WD access road. A just under 2km return walk through a monsoon forest and over small and larger boulders will take you to a deep plunge pool surrounded by ancient, 150-metre high cliffs where the falls pound the bottom druring the Tropical Summer also known as the Green or Wet Seasons usually from late November to March. Though as season change it's unpredictable. Important to note: During the dry season approx. July till October - Jim Jim Falls ceases to flow.

 

4WD Hire From Darwin

See the 4WD Car hire and 4WD Camper Rentals link to access Jim Jim Gorge.
Jim Jim Falls - On the Kakadu Highway past Cooinda at the south end of Kakadu National Park to Jim Jim and Twin Falls.
From the north end of the park turn east off the Kakadu Highway 43km south of the Bowali Centre, this is only a 4WD access road.

Explore Kakadu National Park and venture down to Jim Jim Gorge and Jim Jim Falls for a few days just 253 klm from Darwin to the Kakadu National Park entrance from Darwin. Or travel down the Explorers Ways on the Stuart Highway to the town of Katherine and out to Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk National Park and onto Mataranka Hot Springs then back to the city of Darwin.

Jim Jim Falls in Kakadu National Park Australia

Protect Your Reserve

All native plants and animals in the Reserve are protected.

Guns and traps are prohibited.

Areas of this Reserve do not allow pets, however exercise areas are set aside for dogs and horses.

Signs throughout the Reserve explain these conditions.

Please observe these regulations.

Take care with fire - light fires only in the fire places provided.

Please dispose of litter properly.

Vehicles must remain on formed roads - off road is only by foot.

Safety Note: Saltwater (estuarine) crocodiles occur in billabongs and at the sea; for your safety do not enter the water. See the Visitor Safety page for more information.

Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
Head Office - Goyder Centre 25 Chung Wah Tce Palmerston, NT 0830
PO Box 496 Palmerston NT 0831
Ph: +61 (0) 8 8999 5511

Information courtesy of http://www.tourismnt.com.au/

Litchfield National Park

Litchfield National Park features numerous waterfalls which cascade from a sandstone plateau called the Tabletop Range, monsoon rainforests, intriguing magnetic termite mounds and historical sites.

Litchfield National Park lies approximately 130km's southwest of Darwin near the town of Batchelor and covers around 1,500 sq km's.

Kakadu National Park

Kakadu National Park an Australian Natural Icon covers almost 20,000 square kms and is 257 kms East of Darwin the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Kakadu National Park gateway to Arnhemland.

The sealed roads from Darwin to Kakadu is via the Arnhem Highway and from Katherine to Kakadu National Park via the Kakadu Highway.

About Katherine
Katherine: A lush tropical wonderland, the Katherine region is most famous for the spectacular Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk National Park. Just one of 13 stunning gorges carved into the Arnhem Land plateau by the Katherine River, a cruise through Katherine Gorge is truly unforgettable.