Olloo Road, Emerald Springs, Northern Territory 0847, Australia
Cool crevices in the rock face of beautiful Butterfly Gorge provide shelter for thousands of Common Crow Butterflies. The rock pools provide a chance for a refreshing swim and are shaded by paperbarks up to 50 metres tall. This quiet gorge is tucked away at the base of a low sandstone plateau. The sheer rock faces, edged by dense riverine vegetation and rocky spinifex country, offer shaded riverin ...
Mine Lookout, Pine Creek, Northern Territory 0847, Australia
The Enterprise Pit Mine Lookout in Pine Creek affords a panoramic view of the open cut pit left when the Pine Creek Goldfields ceased operation in 1994. Before being mined, this area was know as Enterprise Hill, now it's Enterprise Pit. The pit is 135 metres deep and filled with water, but before its closure, more than 764,000 ounces of gold were extracted from the mine. ...
Six kilometres south of Pine Creek, Pine Creek, Northern Territory 0847, Australia
Lake Copperfield is a cool haven located six kilometres south west of Pine Creek. This reserve has a deep water lake surrounded by hills and is an ideal place to have a swim, enjoy a picnic, kayak or to simply sit back and relax.
Lake Copperfield acts as a water reservoir for the local community and therefore, to protect the water quality, camping, washing and motor boating activities are not p ...
299 Millar Terrace, Pine Creek, Northern Territory 0847, Australia
Built from mud brick and local timber with historic touches throughout, the Lazy Lizard Tavern is an eclectic design with a tropical open air feel. So stop in for a cool drink and a chat with the local. The Lazy Lizard provides family friendly services and welcomes, campers, caravaners, backpackers, local and international visitors and local residents.
The tavern is also a popular restaurant an ...
Railway Terrace, Pine Creek, Northern Territory 0847, Australia
Pine Creek is the only original mining town remaining in the Top End from the gold rush era of the 1870s. The National Trust Museum building is the oldest surviving prefabricated structure in the Northern Territory. Originally the home of the Mining Warden in Burrundie, it was later moved to Pine Creek in 1913 and over the years it served many purposes such as a doctors residence, clinic, dispensa ...
Main Terrace, Pine Creek, Northern Territory 0847, Australia
Explore the Pine Creek Railway Precinct. The initial terminus of an uncompleted 19th century transcontinental railway system, the railway's contribution to the development of the mining boom in the late 19th century was profound, enabling companies to transport machinery and equipment with greater ease to the mine fields than had been possible previously. It was also a catalyst for the opening of ...
Railway Terrace, Pine Creek, Northern Territory 0847, Australia
These water gardens, in the middle of the Pine Creek township, were created after the old railway tracks were uplifted, leaving a series of unsightly trenches, which were then turned into a series of attractive ponds and landscaped gardens. The area is now a pleasant shady place to have a picnic or to enjoy a scenic walk. ...
22 kilometres along Umbrawarra Road, Pine Creek, Northern Territory 0847, Australia
The Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park, located about 115 kilometres from Katherine, protects a beautiful isolated gorge with steep red cliffs and a creek that meanders through the gorge in the early to mid dry season. A walking track winds alongside the creek to a large pool with a small sandy beach and the rest of the gorge can only be reached by wading, swimming and rock hopping.
The Wagiman Abor ...
