Mount Zeil Wilderness Park (closed) - NT

This site is now closed for business (2024)
Mt Zeil Wilderness Park offers delightful bush camping on the edge of a cattle station. They also run a convenience store, and provide flushing toilets and hot showers in their main ablutions block, and will offer campers chopped firewood. Water is available at the main entrance alongside the ablutions block and there are bins and patchy internet service.

Mt Zeil is the tallest moun­tain west of the Great Divid­ing Range and is also the highest peak in the Northern Territory. To hike to the summit of Mt Zeil is a challenge that only experienced hikers should attempt. The Wilderness Park offers an alternative route from a gorge to reach the ridge where you follow to the summit. It is a very extreme climb and navigation is unclear so prior planning must be done. Use of an app such as ExplorOz Traveller on your phone with offline topographic maps is recommended. There are no trail markers and there is no defined path to follow so GPS navigation is critical for a successful climb. The park does not provide maps or hiking information.