Litchfield National Park
| Litchfield National Park | |
|---|---|
Litchfield National Park | |
| Location | Northern Territory |
| Nearest city | Adelaide River |
| Coordinates | 13°16′45″S 130°52′36″E / 13.27917°S 130.87667°E |
| Area | 1,458.47 km2 (563.12 sq mi) |
| Established | 29 July 1991 |
| Visitors | 329,600 (in 2017) |
| Governing body | Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory |
| Website | Official website |
Litchfield National Park, covering approximately 1500 km2, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Each year the park attracts over 260,000 visitors.
Proclaimed a national park in 1986, it is named after Frederick Henry Litchfield, a Territory pioneer, who explored areas of the Northern Territory from Escape Cliffs in Van Diemen Gulf to the Daly River in 1864.