General Road Conditions

Darwin | Red Centre | Kimberley Region

Driving through Australia's vast Northern Territory is a fascinating and rewarding experience. The Northern Territory boasts some of the best road conditions in Australia, with most roads sealed with bitumen.

The following is a guide to the road conditions and the vehicle type suitable to the major tourist attractions in the Top End.

Territory Thrifty Car Rental reserves the right to deny access to some areas due to road conditions.

Road Conditions in the Northern Territory
Current weather for the Northern Territory including any weather warnings

From Darwin to:	Road Condition	Standard Vehicle	2WD Twin Cab	4WD	Access
Adelaide River	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Adelaide Rvr Jumping Crocs	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Alice Springs	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Around Darwin	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Barramundi Gorge (Kakadu)	12km unsealed	No	Yes	Yes	Closed some months
Batchelor (Litchfield)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Can be closed by local flooding
Borroloola	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Broome (via Fitzroy Crossing)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Broome (via Gibb River Rd)	Bitumen	No	No	Yes**	All year*
Cooinda/Yellow Waters (Kakadu)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year*
Crocodile Farm	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Cutta Cutta Caves	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Devils Marbles	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Florence Falls (Litchfield)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Fogg Dam	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Can be closed by local flooding
Jabiru (Kakadu)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year*
Katherine	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year*
Katherine Gorge	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Can be closed by local flooding
Kununurra (West Aust)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Lost City (Litchfield)	30km unsealed	No	No	Yes	Closed some months
Manyallaluk	35km unsealed	No	Yes	Yes	All year
Mataranka Thermal Springs	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Nourlangie Rock (Kakadu)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year*
Pine Creek	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Tennant Creek	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Territory Wildlife Park	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Tolmer Falls (Litchfield)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Can be closed by local flooding
Ubirr Rock (Kakadu)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Closed some months
Wangi Falls (Litchfield)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Can be closed by local flooding
Waterfall Creek (Kakadu)	78km unsealed	No	Yes	Yes	Closed some months
() Heavy local rains can close road for short periods. () Large 4WD vehicles only. We do not allow any of our vehicles into Jim Jim or Twin Falls in Kakadu National Park.* top of page

Red Centre

The following is a guide to the road conditions and the vehicle type suitable to the major tourist attractions in the Red Centre.

Territory Thrifty Car Rental reserves the right to deny access to some areas due to road conditions.

From Alice Springs to:	Road Condition	Standard Vehicle	2WD Twin Cab	4WD	Access
Arltunga Goldfields	80km sealed/ 30km unsealed	No	Yes	Yes	All year (*)
Around Alice Springs township	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Ayers Rock (Uluru)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Ayers Rock Resort	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Coober Pedy	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Devils Marbles	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
East MacDonnell Ranges	Bitumen/unsealed	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year (*)
Glen Helen	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Kings Canyon - E/Giles Rd	100km unsealed	No	Yes	Yes	All year (*)
Kings Canyon-via Luritja Rd	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Kings Canyon-via Mereenie Loop Rd	230km unsealed	No	Yes	Yes	All year (*)
Mt Olgas (Katatjuta)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Ormiston Gorge	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Palm Valley	50km unsealed	No	No	Yes	All year (*)
Rainbow Valley	18km unsealed	No	Yes	Yes	All year (*)
Ross River	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year (*)
Standley Chasm	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Tennant Creek	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
West MacDonnell Ranges	Bitumen/unsealed	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year (*)
() Heavy local rains can close road for short periods. (*) Road conditions may prevent the use of Twin Cab vehicles. top of page

Kimberley Region W.A

The following is a guide to the road conditions and the vehicle type suitable to the major tourist attractions in the Kimberley Region, W.A.

Territory Thrifty Car Rental reserves the right to deny access to some areas due to road conditions.

From Kununurra to:	Road Condition	Standard Vehicle	2WD Twin Cab	4WD	Access
Around Kununurra township	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Broome (via Fitzroy Crossing)	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Broome (via Gibb River Rd)	603km unsealed	No	No	Yes**	Closed some months
Bungle Bungles	70km unsealed	No	No	Yes**	Closed some months
El Questro	26km unsealed	No	Yes	Yes	Closed some months
Geikie Gorge	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
Lake Argyle	Bitumen	Yes	Yes	Yes	All year
() Heavy local rains can close road for short periods. (*) Large 4WD vehicles only. top of page