About Yardie Creek
Yardie Creek is a spectacular gorge and tidal creek in Cape Range National Park, about 50 km south-west of Exmouth in Western Australia. Part of the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area, it features towering red limestone cliffs, a sandy estuary and permanent waterhole. Notable for scenic boat tours, bushwalking trails and wildlife viewing, it is a key visitor site within the national park.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a dramatic gorge with steep red and white limestone cliffs enclosing a narrow tidal creek that flows to the Indian Ocean. Access is via Yardie Creek Road to a car park and gorge lookout. Visitors can take guided boat tours along the creek, walk the short Yardie Gorge Trail along the cliff top, kayak when conditions allow, and observe wildlife such as black-flanked rock-wallabies, ospreys and other birds in a remote, arid coastal landscape.
Key highlights
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Guided boat tours through Yardie Creek Gorge with commentary on geology and wildlife
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Towering red limestone gorge walls and tidal creek estuary meeting Ningaloo Reef
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Yardie Gorge Trail offering cliff-top views over the creek and coastline
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Wildlife spotting including black-flanked rock-wallabies, ospreys and reef herons
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Kayaking and photography in a World Heritage-listed landscape within Cape Range National Park