Finke Gorge National Park

Finke Gorge National Park is a protected desert park about 140 km west of Alice Springs in the MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory. Covering about 46,000 hectares, it protects the scenic Finke River, one of the world's oldest river systems, and the oasis of Palm Valley with its rare Red Cabbage Palms (Livistona mariae). Notable for rugged sandstone gorges, amphitheatre-like valleys and significant Western Arrernte cultural sites.

Visitors can expect a remote desert landscape of rugged sandstone gorges, sandy river beds and palm-filled valleys. The park is accessed via unsealed 4WD tracks and offers walking trails of varying difficulty, lookouts such as Kalarranga, the Finke River bed, and the sheltered oasis of Palm Valley. Facilities are basic with campgrounds and walking tracks; the environment is arid, with spinifex, river red gums and dramatic cliffs.