Purnululu National Park
Why Visit
Although known and revered by its Aboriginal custodians for more than 40,000 years, the striped sandstone ‘beehive’ domes were only revealed to a wider public when a documentary team produced a movie about them in 1983. Covering roughly 240,000 hectares, the Purnululu National Park gained World Heritage listing in 2003.
The name Purnululu, meaning sandstone, was given to the area by its traditional Kija custodians who, with the Djaru Aboriginal people help to manage it. The park holds rich, enduring traces of their occupation in the form of ancient rock art and burial sites, which are found across the park. Some rock art can be seen on the easier walks leading from the car park.
Purnululu attracts visitors for many reasons. Some come to watch the colour changes in the sandstone as the sun
