Dales Gorge

Dales Gorge is a major gorge in Karijini National Park in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ashburton. Known for its layered banded iron formations, permanent pools and waterfalls, it contains Fortescue Falls, Fern Pool and Circular Pool. Accessed via sealed and unsealed roads from Tom Price, it is one of the most visited and accessible gorges in the park for hiking and swimming.

Visitors can expect a deep gorge with steep red rock walls showing 2.5 billion-year-old banded iron formations, permanent pools and waterfalls. The area includes Fortescue Falls, the fern-fringed Fern Pool, and Circular Pool at the gorge's eastern end. Sealed lookouts on the gorge rim offer views, while graded walking trails descend into the gorge for close access to pools, creek beds and shaded swimming spots surrounded by spinifex and native vegetation.