JUDBARRA-GREGORY NATIONAL PARK, NT TRAVEL
The Judbarra-Gregory National Park occupies a vast area of land roughly halfway between Katherine and the Western Australia border along the Victoria Highway. At 13,000sq km, it's the second-largest conservation area in the Northern Territory, after Kakadu. It was formerly known simply as Gregory National Park, in honour of Augustus Gregory who, with six companions, explored the Victoria River region in 1855-56. The Indigenous part of the name was added in 2011.
The park consists of two geographically separate sections. The smaller Victoria River section lies about 160km west of Katherine, where towering tablelands edged by dramatic red cliffs embrace the river as it crosses the highway near the Victoria River Roadhouse. The larger Gregory (or Bullita) section is 115km further west, near the town of Timber Creek.
Both sections are signposted off the Victoria Highway and accessed from it by unsealed roads. The Bullita Road into the western section is quite rough with several creek crossings. High clearance 4WD vehicles and offroad-capable trailers are recommended for this journey. That section can also be accessed from the east by a rough track off the Buchanan Highway, and from the southCreek (08 8975 0888) or Bullita (08 8975 0833) or visit the NT Road Report website ().
