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Walking trail fees

A new multi-day walking fee now applies for trails across Northern Territory (NT) parks.

The new fee will apply to:

The fee will provide much needed revenue to effectively manage the cultural and biodiversity values of our NT parks. It will also help with:

maintaining infrastructure and servicing to trails including cleaning facilities and
providing reliable water supplies to trail users.

Read below for multi-day walking trail fees.

The overnight trail fee is for any person adult or child.

Camping fees will need to be paid in addition to the walking fee.

Trails with camping facilities managed by Parks and Wildlife will be charged at a category B camping rate.

Commercial operators set their own camping fees. Standley Chasm along the Larapinta Trail is a commercial campground.

See below for fees payable for walking trails when staying in a Parks and Wildlife managed campground.

Trail days / nights	Trail fee	Category B camp fee	Total fee payable
2 days / 1 night	$25	$10	$35 per person
3 days / 2 nights	$50	$20	$70 per person
4 days / 3 nights	$75	$30	$105 per person
5 days / 4 nights	$100	$40	$140 per person
6 days / 5 nights	$125	$50+	$175 per person + $10 for additional nights

You can still take a stroll on any of our short walks.

The fees only apply to walks where you overnight on the walking trail.

The walking fees for adults or a child are one set price.

The classifications for a child are the same as the camping fees with a child classified as being from 5 years old to 17 years old.