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Gibb River Road, Kimberley (Derby to Kununurra)

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KimberleyKimberley (Derby to Kununurra)

Gibb River Road

About 660 km of mostly gravel road across the Kimberley between Derby and the Great Northern Highway near Kununurra, with side tracks to Bell, Windjana, Manning and El Questro gorges. The Pentecost River crossing is about 60 m wide with saltwater crocodiles nearby, and the road closes for the wet from about December to April.

From Narangba3,700 km
TripExpedition
DifficultyModerate
Longest fuel gap335 km
When to go
  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • corrugations
  • gravel
  • rock
  • water crossings
  • remote

Permits None for the road; WA park pass or day entry for Wunaamin Conservation Park (Bell Gorge), Bandilngan (Windjana Gorge) and Tunnel Creek; Park Stay WA bookings for Silent Grove and Windjana; station fees at El Questro, Home Valley and Mt Barnett.

Before you go Check Main Roads WA road conditions and confirm fuel hours along the way before you leave Derby or Kununurra. The Imintji store is closed, and Drysdale River Station's campground is closed from October 2026.

3,700 km by road from the workshop Narangba

What the trip asks of your 4WD

In the order a fitter would raise them, each with the reason. Up to three parts that fit for each, the first already chosen; swap any of them, or mark one you don't need.

Build it for your 4WD

Your rego or your model, and every part below is one that fits it. Until then you see the gear that fits any 4WD; the parts made for one vehicle wait for yours.

Rego · fastest

We look up the make, model, series and engine from the plate. We keep the plate and the vehicle details, never the owner’s, for 90 days, so you aren’t asked twice.

Make & model

  1. 1 · Suspension & GVM

    Hundreds of kilometres of corrugations with a loaded vehicle or off-road camper are where shocks overheat and fail.

    Build the suspension for your 4WDLift, load and the engineer's rules for your state, specced for the vehicle and what it carries.

    • 2 · Tow & rear bars

      Sharp rock and corrugations make two spares standard, and a rear wheel carrier holds the second.

    • 3 · Air intake

      The Pentecost River crossing runs deep early in the season, and the dust is constant.

    • 4 · Bull bars

      Cattle graze the unfenced road, and wallabies come out at dusk.

    • 5 · Lighting & 12V

      A dual battery keeps the fridge running at station and gorge camps for a week or more.

    • 6 · Storage & racks

      Food, water and spares for days between roadhouses need a secure, dust-sealed load.

    • 7 · Tuning & remaps

      An off-road camper behind a loaded vehicle for 660 km of gravel pulls easier with a towing tune that keeps the engine in its torque.

    Each of these is made for one vehicle, so the parts show once we know yours.

The trip asks for these; the rest of the rig is yours to choose. Build the whole rig for this trip.

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