“Free camping is not permitted inside the national park”
Karijini National Park went by another name when I last visited in 1991. Back then, it was called Hamersley Range National Park, after the rugged, resource-rich peaks in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. My thengirlfriend (now wife) and I toured around for a week in a 4WD, camping in a no-frills twoman tent. The park adopted its Aboriginal name shortly after our visit.
This time, I’m seeing the ranges as part of a tour with hiking company, Life’s An Adventure. It includes spending two days around Exmouth to swim with whale sharks off Ningaloo Reef, then a visit to some canyons before we stopover for a night at Cheela Plains Station en route to Karijini.
Except for one day, this isn’t really true hiking though. It’s more of a sightseeing tour where we get to stretch our legs each day. The main attractions inside the national park
