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Kakadu: Jim Jim Falls, Twin Falls and Gunlom, Top End (Kakadu National Park)

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Top EndTop End (Kakadu National Park)

Kakadu: Jim Jim Falls, Twin Falls and Gunlom

Sand and corrugated 4WD tracks lead to the plunge pool of Jim Jim Falls and, across Jim Jim Creek, to Twin Falls gorge, while the south of the park has high-clearance roads to Gunlom and Maguk. The Jim Jim and Twin Falls area is closed for all of 2026 while roads and walkways are rebuilt, with reopening planned for the 2027 dry season.

From Narangba3,360 km
TripExpedition
DifficultyModerate
Longest fuel gap200 km
When to go
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Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • sand
  • corrugations
  • gravel
  • water crossings

Permits Kakadu park pass from Parks Australia (the NT Parks Pass is not valid in Kakadu); a permit from the Kakadu permits officer for Koolpin Gorge.

Before you go Jim Jim Falls, Twin Falls and Karnamarr campground are closed for all of 2026. Before you go, check Parks Australia's Kakadu alerts for the 2027 reopening, the Jim Jim Creek crossing, trailer limits and the Twin Falls shuttle.

3,360 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

    Long corrugated gravel roads and high-clearance-only roads such as Gunlom Road need clearance and shocks that last.

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

  2. 2 · Recovery

    Soft sand on the final run to Jim Jim and Twin Falls bogs vehicles left at road pressure.

    • View part
    • View part
    • View part

    • 3 · Air intake

      Jim Jim Creek on the way to Twin Falls has historically run around 0.6 to 1 m deep early in the season.

    • 4 · Lighting & 12V

      A dual battery keeps food cold at unpowered camps in 35-degree heat.

    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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