Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve
Karlu Karlu
More than a thousand rounded boulders are scattered across the red-earth plain, some stacked into precarious towers. Sunsets and starry skies are breathtaking, and the site is sacred to Aboriginal people.
Karlu Karlu lies about 105 km south of Tennant Creek, beside the Stuart Highway. It is a field of granite boulders weathered and split over millions of years. The largest are several metres across, and some are balanced one atop another, looking as if they could roll off at any moment. The site is sacred to four Aboriginal groups, including the Warumungu and Kaytetye, and was returned to its traditional owners in 2008, who now manage it jointly. The reserve has several short walking tracks and interpretive signs, and at sunset the boulders glow orange-red. The campground has barbecue areas and toilets, and you can camp and watch the Milky Way. Visitors from other states need to buy a Northern Territory parks pass. Please do not climb the boulders. About 10 km further south, Wauchope has a fuel station and a pub.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre
- Battery Hill Mining Centre
- Lake Mary Ann
- Tennant Creek Telegraph Station
- Kunjarra (Devils Pebbles)
- Three Ways & John Flynn Memorial