 Millstream is a tropical oasis, an hour and a half drive southeast of Karratha.
Once the tribal meeting place for the Yinjibarndi people, Millstream has become a popular tourist destination with its natural pools, gorges, and surrounding Millstream Chichester National Park.
The landscape around the park is very unique in that you'll find rolling spinifex hills, amazing escarpments and winding watercourses lined by trees, not to mention the lush oasis of the Millstream wetlands, with its water lilies, ferns and palms.
The Millstream Homestead Visitors Centre is a must. You'll find information about the early settlers and the natural environment. Other displays inform you about the Park's attractions. The Park office is also in the Centre.
Originally a pastoral station, the town's old Homestead still stands and serves as an information centre for visitors to the park. Read about the history of the buildings and what life was like on an early pastoral station in this area.
Palm and paperbark trees line the pools, providing shady picnic and camping areas. Spend a night camping in the park at Crossing Pool or Deep Pool, some of the most picturesque camp sites around. Stop for a swim at Python Pool, a perennial waterhole at the base of towering rocks and overhanging gum trees.
A climb to the peak of Mount Herbert, and bushwalking along the trails, is rewarded with unequalled views of the sweeping spinifex plains. Other activities include bird watching, swimming, rafting, canoeing and fishing.
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