Heaps of different ways to fish and launch from Bynoe Harbour. I use six pack creek, which is 1 hour 35 from Darwin. People will say it is more, they are wrong. Google maps just has it REALLY badly. You need about 3 metres of water to launch and it is about 90 minutes behind
A place of endless possibilities, any type of fishing you like, you can generally find.
Leeder’s needs about 2.8m of water to get in an out of, I always aim for more. The drive is a bit under 90minutes depending on how bad the corrugated road is. It is about 90minutes ahead of Darwin tides. Good boat ramp, nice fishing spot, and you can camp there too.
Florence Falls is a good waterfall and swimming spot in Litchfield. It is paved and accessible by lots of steps. It is always crowded, you will be lucky to get in there on a Saturday or Sunday. If you have a 2WD go for it, otherwise I would use your car to get away from the crowds.
Most people have been here, it is very popular. On one hand, you can’t go to Litchfield and miss out. On the other hand, crowded swimming holes and crowded parking lots isn’t how I like to spend my time in a National Park.
The falls in the wet
You need to go down a dirt track for a while, lots of corrugation but nothing too bad. The walk is moderate and you need to ensure you know where you are going, because it isn’t signposted very well. I also believe there are other falls to visit along that track, I hope I have the chance to check them all out. It is a good walk to do in the wet, assuming the access report allows you to. I would say the walk is “moderate”. If swimming is your only goal, there are easier places to go like Maguk. Motorcar is a great place to go, but it wouldn’t be on top of my list, more like the place to go when you have seen a lot of Kakadu.
Mardugal is one of Kakadu’s main camping grounds, it is also my favourite. Small fire pits to be used primarily for cooking. Wood is easy to find. It is the middle of Kakadu. Running water, hot showers. Rubbish bins (underrated!) too.
Easy to get into, at $10pp per night, it’s a great stop.
It can get midgees though, like most of Kakadu. Smoke helps, otherwise wear light, loose fitting clothing. I swear that’s the reason for these pants.
