Fee's for camping at Kakadu

We went in from Katherine via Pine Creek which takes you past the Ranger Station. They want you to pay $25 as an entry fee. We did and no one asked to see the receipt the whole time we in the park. No CP manager, tour operator or ranger.
The roads are crap and maintained as and when they feel like it and the services are about what you expect from the National Parks Service.
I know there is a valid reason for the $25 charge but there is precious little evidence it is being used.
I would not pay it if I went next time.

Can't comment on camping fees but I would be very surprised if the National Parks gave you anything for free. Why start now?

Bill

Hi Andrea

The $25 entry permit is over and above cost of camp grounds. The main serviced camp grounds are lovely (well maybe except Merl near Ubirr which is famous for huge mosquitoes, and not so easy to find a space for a big rig).

For a brief outline and costs of these campgrounds: National Parks Campgrounds NT

You can purchase you Kakadu entry pass on line at National Parking Ticketing

Motherhen

Thank you everyone for your replies. Mother Hen we were last up there in 2008 for two nights had to leave the trip there and take off to Adelaide as my father inlaw was dying. The two days we spent there were fantastic we did Jim Jim fallls walk and Norlangi (excuse spelling) rock. So we are looking forward to getting back to finish what we started.....

Have a lovely Sunday everyone...

Andrea

Hi Andrea

We spent three nights at Litchfield Safari Park, on the western edge of the NP. Only 4 kilometres from Wangi Falls - where we were going to camp in the NP camp but it was crowded and we couldn't fit our rig in. The bushland setting at the Safari Camp was much nicer, and full amenities available.

We did all the short walks (anything that requires an overnight stay is not on for us). We did 4wd only accessible tracks but not south of the Reynolds River. The crossing was shallow, but we didn't like our chances for the return up this slippery path; our wheel base was a bit long for the crossing too.

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Places that come to mind: Greenant Falls and the walk through rain forest then woodland. The lovely Buley Rock holes, where the water tumbles down many cascades of small pools, the Lost City sandstone formations (4wd track), swimming at the popular Wangi Falls splash pool at the end of each day. My blogs still not written. All lovely.

Mh

there are loads of other camping areas in the park that are free ,they just dont have the facilities of the commercial camps,some have drop dunnys and thats it,but there are some really beautiful camps away from the crowds, so your entry fee will give you 14 days free camping if you go that way , it then makes the whole trip a lot cheaper. I was a tour guide up there for 4 years and you could easily spend your 14 days looking around.
there are some nice walks to the top of barramundi falls(MAGUK) (short) ,awesome walk to the top of twin falls,(about 1 hour)waterfall creek, graveside gorge,lookout above anbangbang billabong for sunset(noulangie area).there is lots to see and do if you are an adventurous bush walker.
if you want to see crocs in the wild without all the tourists, go to shady camp on the mary river ,180 kms east of darwin, you can camp there,pretty basic but it is amazing to see the crocs, there was a boat hire place there, you could hire a tinny for a couple of hours and do your own tour, highly recommended,youll be blown away by the number of crocs there, also good fishing too