Porcupine Gorge National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Australia
About Porcupine Gorge National Park
The park is 25 kilometres long and just a few kilometres wide, follows the course of Porcupine Creek and includes open woodland and grassland on both sides. The river has carved an impressive gorge averaging 120 metres deep through sedimentary rock hundreds of millions of years old. In the broad parts of the canyon, erosion has formed a pyramid over time, a solitary monolith of multicoloured layers of sandstone . This formation was only made possible by the fact that a thin but hard basalt layer formed over the sandstone five million years ago as a result of a lava flow formed, protecting the underlying soft rock. In places where this top layer had been removed, Porcupine Creek was able to dig deep into the sandstone. The deeper Permian sedimentary strata intersected in the canyon belong t
Top Attractions in Porcupine Gorge National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Porcupine Gorge National Park:
- ★Pyramid lookout
Where to Stay in Porcupine Gorge National Park
- 🏨Pyramid camping area
Porcupine Gorge National Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 10 sections including: