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Best National Parks?

Collo said
10:18 AM Jul 19, 2014

A question for the Nomads that have been around the block a few times........which are the best National Parks in this very diverse country?

kandagal said
12:26 PM Jul 19, 2014

I like Windjana Gorge & Karijini NP In WA. Tinaroo NP in Nth Qld is also nice for a stay.

Roving-Dutchy said
01:06 PM Jul 19, 2014

I believe the choice of best National Parks is different to everyone, maybe you choose not to go to a particular park because someone states its not worth seeing.

One of these might be Kakadu as many refer to it as Kakadon't, but in our view this was one of the highlights of our trip, this would be one park where you must spend time to really discover what this park has to offer.

Be careful about making up a list of things to see and do on some other persons perception as you may end up bypassing a place that for you could be a personal best of the whole trip.

Cheers

David

wendyv said
02:59 PM Jul 19, 2014

Qld: Lawn Hill, Fraser Island
NSW: Mungo
NT: Litchfield, Keep River, West McDonnells, Ayers Rock/Olgas, Kings Canyon, Kakadu - but only on the tail end of a decent Wet
WA: Mitchell Plateau, Purnululu, Karijini. Mt Augustus, Cape Arid/Cape Le Grande
SA: Flinders and Gammon Ranges
Vic: Wilsons Prom, Grampians, Croajigalong
Tas: Cradle Mt, Mt Field, Freycinet, Walls of Jerusalem
NSW: Mungo

Oz Gypsy said
04:32 PM Jul 19, 2014

Adding on to Wendyv's list

Mount Remarkable NP (near Port Pirie)

Innes NP (bottom of Yorke Peninsula)

Shannon NP (south west)

Cape Range NP (Exmouth)

Kennedy Ranges NP (inland from Carnarvon)

Stirling Ranges NP (south east near Albany)

Gerty Dancer said
09:02 PM Jul 19, 2014

Not instead of all those listed above, but in addition---

Millstream-Chichester NP in WA

Warrumbungles NP NSW

Deua NP NSW

Kosciusko NSW in summer.

03_troopy said
08:57 AM Jul 20, 2014

Oz gypsey, we found Mt Remarkable Nat Park by accident when we were skirting a rainstorm looking for a place to set up the campertrailer on one of our trips. We stayed at the camp site at Baroota ruins, what a fantastic quiet spot too. Got woken by the emus during the night as they checked out out campsite. Loved the place.

grae and deb said
10:42 AM Jul 20, 2014

we pondered this one , so far in tassie , we reckon , Narrawaptanu nat park , bakers beach , springlawn , if in the hot time of year just keep and eye out for tiger snakes ! litterally 100,s of them ,

rockylizard said
11:28 AM Jul 20, 2014

Gday...

An interesting question, Collo. It certainly quickly produced a list of almost all the major National Parks around Straya.

However, I wonder if, in addition to nominating a list of "best" National Parks, the reason the Park is the "best" would be extremely helpful.

Then we could get out our maps and draw a circle around the really "best" ones and that could be how we could spend the next year on the road - visiting them.