Stretching approximately 630,000 hectares, the Prince Regent National Park is one of Australia’s most important conservation sites. The National Park status protects areas designated as being of ‘outstanding scenic grandeur’ and at the Prince Regent reserve, this is certainly the case. Those travellers lucky enough to visit this remote wilderness can witness the landscape shift from the rainforest, mountain ranges, cliffs and gorges to barren sandstone flats.
The Prince Regent National Park is under the traditional custodianship of the Uunguu people and within the park, you will also find examples of Aboriginal rock art as well as other sites of cultural significance.
The reserve, known as a biodiversity frontier, is estimated to home at least half of all the bird and animal species from the Kimberley region. (And yes, that includes the saltwater crocodile). In terms of flora, the park is thought to contain over 500 species of plants – something of a botanist’s paradise.
