# Mataranka Thermal Pool

> A thermal spring pool of roughly 34 °C in Elsey National Park, set among palms with the Waterhouse River nearby.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-mataranka-thermal-pool/

A thermal spring pool of roughly 34 °C in Elsey National Park, set among palms with the Waterhouse River nearby. A classic way to unwind on the long Stuart Highway drive; best early or late, when fewer people are there.

- **Nearest town:** Mataranka, Northern Territory
- **Category:** Nature & parks
- **GPS:** -14.9253, 133.0658

## Good to know

**Best time to go:** No month is ideal everywhere on this route; the most pleasant are usually July. Hot in August–June. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## Featured in these trip guides

- [Katherine, Nitmiluk and Mataranka](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-katherine-mataranka-never-never/)
- [The Explorer's Way: Port Augusta to Darwin](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-stuart-highway-explorers-way/)

## Nearby

- [Bitter Springs](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-bitter-springs/) – 5 km
- [Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-cutta-cutta-caves/) – 75 km
- [Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-nitmiluk-gorge/) – 97 km
- [Katherine Hot Springs](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-katherine-hot-springs/) – 99 km

## FAQs

### Where is Mataranka Thermal Pool?

Mataranka Thermal Pool is in Mataranka, Northern Territory, at GPS -14.9253, 133.0658.

### Which road trips pass Mataranka Thermal Pool?

Mataranka Thermal Pool is a stop on these CampingSpirit trip guides: Katherine, Nitmiluk and Mataranka and The Explorer's Way: Port Augusta to Darwin.

### What is there to see near Mataranka Thermal Pool?

Places worth a stop nearby: Bitter Springs (5 km), Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park (75 km), Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge (97 km) and Katherine Hot Springs (99 km).

### When is the best time to visit Mataranka Thermal Pool?

No month is ideal everywhere on this route; the most pleasant are usually July. Hot in August–June. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## Part of these destinations

- [Stuart Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-stuart-highway/)