Ruby Gap Nature Park

Ruby Gap Nature Park is a remote nature park in the East MacDonnell Ranges, about 151 kilometres east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Centred on Glen Annie Gorge where the Hale River cuts through rugged quartzite ranges, the park is notable as the site of Central Australia's 1886 ruby rush, sparked by garnets mistaken for rubies. It offers stark desert scenery, seasonal waterholes, bush camping and high-clearance 4WD access along the sandy riverbed.

Visitors can expect a rugged, remote desert park accessed via a sandy 4WD track following the Hale River bed to Glen Annie Gorge. The landscape features steep quartzite cliffs, river red gums, seasonal waterholes and open spinifex plains. There are basic bush camping areas with pit toilets and fire pits, information signs, and opportunities for short walks, photography, birdwatching and fossicking for garnets. No water, fuel or shops are available and the track can be rough and impassable after rain.