It is on the World Heritage list both for its natural and cultural importance. Part of the park is Aboriginal land and there are three contentious uranium mining leases operating in the east. The rugged Kimberley at the northern end of Western Australia is one of Australia's last frontiers. It's a little-travelled and very remote area of great rivers and magnificent scenery. If you're looking for quintessential Australian landscapes of red earth, rock, gum trees and blue skies, this is the place to come.
Wildlife includes freshwater crocodiles, wallaroos and the rare black-footed wallaby.
Attractions include the spectacular gorges on the Fitzroy River , Wolfe Creek meteorite crater, the Gibb River Road and Bunge Bungle National Park . Halls Creek is the largest town in the Kimberley. The most popular time to visit is between April and September. Kosciusko National Park covers most of the mountains. It includes all of the state's ski resorts, rugged alpine scenery, caves, glacial lakes and forests.