Basking in the pools are crocodiles that have descended almost unchanged from the time of the dinosaurs. Plants such as the boab and the helicopter tree also inhabit the gorge. Tall trees that thrive in the deep moist riverbank shelter waterbirds, a colony of fruit bats and corellas. Menu Drysdale River National Park Woodlands, waterfalls, pools and creeks and rugged cliffs and gorges and Drysdale River itself are features of the Drysdale River National Park. Rare and unusual plant species grow here scientists are still finding new records.
Tree orchids grow in rainforest pockets found in some of the gorges.
Pristine beaches lead to inviting waters where you can enjoy swimming, snorkelling, scuba diving and fishing. You can stay overnight in beach side cabins among pandanus trees and go bushwalking or mud crabbing with the Bardi people. The area is rich in Aboriginal culture. The Bardi tell how in the Dreaming an old man called Loolool became angry with the tribe after realising he had been given the worst food for years. He threw charcoal on the back of one man, who became a black-tipped shark.