Buley Rockhole is a rock-hole located in

Litchfield National Park Litchfield National Park, covering approximately 1500 km2, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Each year the park attracts over 260,000 visitors. Proclaimed a nati ...

in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...

Naming

The rockhole is named after Norman Buley who was in charge of a government prospecting party sent to "examine areas drained by the Katherine, Fitzmaurice and Daly Rivers in 1920."

Location

It is down a short street off the road going towards

Florence Falls The Florence Falls ( Aboriginal: ''Karrimurra'') is a segmented waterfall on the Florence Creek located within the Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern ...

. It is only a couple of kilometres from Litchfield and about an hour from Darwin.

Entertainment

Buley rockhole is a relaxing set of rock holes with a nice swimming area. It can get quite busy if you don't get there early.

Camping

Buley Rockholes has a vehicle-based campground with these facilities that can have camper trailers, it has cold showers, a ranger, toilets, a wood fireplace, No dogs or pets, Walking Trails, Swimming, A crocodile warning and has a Camping Fee. The campground is accessible by a 2WD, but there are no coaches and no caravans. There are no powered sites.

References

External links

Buley rockhole camping information
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