# Windjana Gorge (Bandilngan)

> The Lennard River has cut a 3.5 km gorge through a 375-million-year-old Devonian reef, with limestone walls up to about 30 m high.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-windjana-gorge/

The Lennard River has cut a 3.5 km gorge through a 375-million-year-old Devonian reef, with limestone walls up to about 30 m high. Dozens of freshwater crocodiles bask on the sandbanks. Open in the dry season only, roughly April to November; keep your distance from the water.

- **Nearest town:** Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia
- **Category:** Nature & parks
- **GPS:** -17.4283, 124.9764
- **Editor's pick:** ★

## 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/)
- [The Savannah Way west: Broome to Katherine](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-savannah-way-broome-katherine/)

## Nearby

- [Windjana Gorge Campground](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-windjana-gorge-campground/) – 0 km
- [Tunnel Creek](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-tunnel-creek/) – 27 km
- [Bell Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-bell-gorge/) – 56 km
- [Danggu (Geikie) Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-geikie-gorge-danggu/) – 107 km

## FAQs

### Where is Windjana Gorge (Bandilngan)?

Windjana Gorge (Bandilngan) is in Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, at GPS -17.4283, 124.9764.

### Which road trips pass Windjana Gorge (Bandilngan)?

Windjana Gorge (Bandilngan) is a stop on these CampingSpirit trip guides: Gibb River Road: Derby to Kununurra, West Kimberley: Windjana, Tunnel Creek and Geikie and The Savannah Way west: Broome to Katherine.

### What is there to see near Windjana Gorge (Bandilngan)?

Places worth a stop nearby: Windjana Gorge Campground (0 km), Tunnel Creek (27 km), Bell Gorge (56 km) and Danggu (Geikie) Gorge (107 km).

### When is the best time to visit Windjana Gorge (Bandilngan)?

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/)