Camooweal Caves National Park, Cave system and grassland national park in Barkly Tableland, Australia
Camooweal Caves National Park is a reserve in the Barkly Tableland featuring eucalypt woodland, spinifex vegetation, and grass plains situated at 242 meters elevation. The site contains a network of underground caves formed over millions of years, accessible through two sinkholes that you can visit on foot.
The park was established in 1988 to protect an extensive cave network that developed over more than 500 million years. These underground structures tell the story of the region's geological past across vast periods of time.
The Indjalandji-Dhidhanu People traveled through this area for trade and daily movement across the landscape for thousands of years. Visitors today can still sense this long connection between people and the land they crossed.
You can explore two sinkholes on well-marked walking trails, including a shorter path to Little Nowranie Cave and a longer route to Great Nowranie Cave. Both tracks are straightforward and suitable for visitors with varying levels of fitness.
The caves feature vertical shafts that drop as deep as 75 meters into the earth below the Barkly Tableland plateau. These underground passages were carved out by water dissolving limestone over extraordinarily long periods.
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