# Tunnel Creek

> A creek has carved a tunnel about 750 m long through the Napier Range. You wade in the dark, so bring a torch and sturdy sandals.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-tunnel-creek/

A creek has carved a tunnel about 750 m long through the Napier Range. You wade in the dark, so bring a torch and sturdy sandals. It was a hideout of the Bunuba leader Jandamarra, killed outside the entrance in 1897.

- **Nearest town:** Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia
- **Category:** Nature & parks
- **GPS:** -17.6119, 125.1428

## Good to know

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

## Featured in these trip guides

- [Gibb River Road: Derby to Kununurra](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-gibb-river-road-adventure/)
- [West Kimberley: Windjana, Tunnel Creek and Geikie](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-west-kimberley-gorges/)

## Nearby

- [Windjana Gorge Campground](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-windjana-gorge-campground/) – 27 km
- [Windjana Gorge (Bandilngan)](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-windjana-gorge/) – 27 km
- [Bell Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-bell-gorge/) – 68 km
- [Danggu (Geikie) Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-geikie-gorge-danggu/) – 80 km

## FAQs

### Where is Tunnel Creek?

Tunnel Creek is in Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, at GPS -17.6119, 125.1428.

### Which road trips pass Tunnel Creek?

Tunnel Creek is a stop on these CampingSpirit trip guides: Gibb River Road: Derby to Kununurra and West Kimberley: Windjana, Tunnel Creek and Geikie.

### What is there to see near Tunnel Creek?

Places worth a stop nearby: Windjana Gorge Campground (27 km), Windjana Gorge (Bandilngan) (27 km), Bell Gorge (68 km) and Danggu (Geikie) Gorge (80 km).

### When is the best time to visit Tunnel Creek?

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

## Part of these destinations

- [Gibb River Road](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-gibb-river-road/)