Parks and Reserves - What's open

Restrictions in some Northern Territory (NT) parks and reserves will be lifted from noon on Friday 1 May.

Areas that will be re-opened, including swimming spots, will depend on safety and environmental checks.

Until then campgrounds, swimming spots, multi-day walks and high-use day areas remain closed.

You can't travel into a designated biosecurity area to access a park, however residents or essential workers within the area may visit those parks within their boundary. Find out about the restrictions for designated biosecurity areas on the NT Government coronavirus website.

Top End region

• Adelaide River Foreshore Conservation Area
• Berry Springs - picnic area only. No swimming*
• Black Jungle / Lambells Lagoon Conservation Reserve
• Blackmore River Conservation Reserve
• Buffalo Creek Management Area
• Casuarina Coastal Reserve
• Charles Darwin National Park
• Djukbinj National Park
• Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
• George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens – Open for walks. Playground and Visitor and Event Centre open*. Eva's cafe open for takeaway only.
• Harrison Dam Conservation Reserve
• Holmes Jungle Nature Park
• Howard Springs Nature Park*
• Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve
• Leaning Tree Lagoon Nature Park - picnic area only
• Litchfield National Park
  • Buley Rockhole – swimming*
  • Florence Falls - swimming and camping*
  • Tolmer Falls
  • Upper Cascades - swimming*
  • Walker Creek*
  • Wangi Picnic Area and campsite – no swimming*
  • Termite Mounds
  • Table Top Swamp
• Manton Dam - open to recreation and water based sporting activities*
• Mary River National Park
  • Mary River Billabong
  • Bird Billabong
  • Cousenzs campground*
  • Home Billabong
  • Mistake Billabong
  • Jimmy’s Creek Walk
  • Shady Camp campground*
• Oolloo Crossing Conservation Area
• Shoal Bay Coastal Reserve
• Territory Wildlife Park – for self-guided walks and picnic area*
• Tree Point Conservation Area*
• Window on the Wetlands visitor centre*

Katherine region

Open but no camping or swimming permitted

• Elsey National Park - Mataranka Thermal Pool - swimming* (access via Homestead Road only)
• Judbarra / Gregory National Park
  • Joe Creek
  • Nawulbinbin walk
  • Escarpment walk
  • Gregory’s Tree

Tennant Creek and Barkly region

Open but no camping or swimming permitted

• Attack Creek Historical Reserve
• Barrow Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve
• John Flynn Historical Reserve
• Karlu Karlu / Devil's Marbles Conservation Reserve – No camping
• Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve

Central Australia region

Open but no camping or swimming permitted

• Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve –All walks and cycle trails.
• Arltunga Historical Reserve – only for those people living within this biosecurity zone
• Central Mount Stuart Historical Reserve
• Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve
• Heavitree Gap Police Station Historical Reserve
• John Flynn's Grave Historical Reserve
• Native Gap Conservation Reserve
• N’dhala Gorge Nature Park – only for those people living within this biosecurity zone
• Ryan Well Historical Reserve
• The Simpsons Gap area of Tjoritja National Park, including the Simpsons Gap cycle path
• Trephina Gorge Nature Park – only for those people living within this biosecurity zone
• Yeperenye / Emily and Jessie Gap Nature Park – only for those people living within this biosecurity zone

*Open from noon 1 May provided all safety, environmental and where appropriate crocodile checks are complete and given the all clear.

NOTE: Territorians are not able to cross biosecurity zone borders simply to visit a park. Only locals within that area may enter parks that are open, within the biosecurity zone.