THE Northern Territory’s Limmen National Park sits on the edge of Gulf Country, between Roper Bar and Cape Crawford. Access is via a seasonal well-graded road, with side tracks to camping and fishing areas. However, roads can be closed due to flooding from November until May when summer storms hit and create chaos across the Top End.
Limmen occupies 10,000km² on the eastern side of the NT, reaching out into the waters of the gulf in the adjacent Limmen Marine Park. Limmen is still managed by Parks NT and has its own ranger station, but the best part are the number of cheap and sometimes free campgrounds in the area.
This is remote country and very isolated, so trip and car preparation needs to be spot on. Limmen is also known for its massive sandstone formations aptly known as the Lost Cities, as well as access to the one-million-acre cattle station dubbed Lorella Springs Wilderness Park.
Our journey started from the eastern fringe north of Cape Crawford, but before hitting this remote section of the
