Elsey National Park

Elsey National Park
Map of Elsey National Park
Elsey National Park
LocationNorthern Territory
Nearest cityMataranka
Area138.96 km2 (53.65 sq mi)
Established1991
Visitors207,700 (in 2022)
Governing body
WebsiteOfficial website

Elsey is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia, extending from 2 km to 19 km east of Mataranka and 378 km southeast of Darwin.

Features of the park include Mataranka Falls, and the Mataranka Thermal Pools

The thermal springs are home to a well known colony of the little red fruit-bat, species Pteropus scapulatus, an attraction that has also been discouraged from inhabiting the site for the strong odour of their camps. These fruit eating bats roost during the day at the stands of bamboo, often in large numbers, and leave at night to feed on nectar from trees.

  • Bitter Springs
  • Trees in Elsey National Park
  • Elsey National Park
  • Walter Baldwin Spencer - Crossing Salt Creek near the Roper River, July 1911
  • Mataranka Thermal Springs
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