Things to do in Hale

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Hale
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Hale

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1. Alice Springs Desert Park

In the Alice Springs Desert Park, just outside Alice Springs, you’ll discover the birds, reptiles and mammals of Central Australia. Learn about the living culture and history of the Arrernte indigenous people who have interacted with these animals, plants and landscapes for thousands of years.
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Alice Springs Desert Park showing signage and desert views

2. Alice Springs School of the Air

The Alice Springs School of the Air Visitor Centre is a wonderful place to discover the marvels of technology connecting children in remote Central Australia. Find out how this centre in Alice Springs can bring a class together, despite students being spread out over 1.3 million square kilometres (502,000 square miles), an area 10 times the size of England.
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School of the Air featuring heritage elements

3. Tjoritja-West MacDonnell National Park

The West MacDonnell Ranges are home to an incredible array of desert plants and animals. This group of ranges in the Northern Territory is affectionately known as the West Macs and its isolated beauty is captured in the artworks of its most famous past resident, indigenous painter Albert Namatjira. Hike the ranges on the Larapinta Trail. Cool off in waterholes in deep gorges or take the scenic bike trail from Alice Springs to Simpson’s Gap.
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West MacDonnell National Park which includes a sunset, mountains and hiking or walking

4. Ruby Gap Nature Park

The Ruby Gap Nature Park is cut in two by the Hale River. Glassy red stones line the creek bed and were once mistaken for rubies during the gold rush. Prospectors were disappointed to find they were garnets and zircons and left the site soon after. Today Ruby Gap Nature Park is known for its remoteness. Visit to get a real taste of the rugged wilderness of Central Australia with few others around. The garnets of the riverbed mirror the deep red of the gorge walls at sunset.
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Alice Springs showing hiking or walking and a gorge or canyon as well as a couple

5. N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park

Experience the cultural heritage of the Arrernte people of Central Australia in N’Dhala Gorge Nature Park, also known as Ilwentje. There are almost 6000 pieces of rock art in this sacred site. Many carvings are from the past two thousand years, but some are thought to be as old as 10,000 years.
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Alice Springs which includes a gorge or canyon

What to do in Hale

Popular places to visit

Alice Springs showing hiking or walking and a gorge or canyon as well as a couple

Ruby Gap Nature Park

Enjoy the remoteness and natural beauty of this nature park that was once thought to contain valuable rubies.

Ruby Gap Nature Park
Alice Springs which includes a gorge or canyon

N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park

Discover thousands of ancient rock carvings by the Arrernte people of Central Australia in the sandstone caves and rock overhands of this sacred site.

N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park
Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve

Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve

Explore the great outdoors at Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve, a lovely green space in Hale. While you're in the area, wander around the parks.

Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve

N'Dhala Gorge Walk Trailhead

You can take time to visit N'Dhala Gorge Walk Trailhead during your travels to Hale. While you're in the area, wander around the parks.

N'Dhala Gorge Walk Trailhead

Napwerte-Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve

Explore the great outdoors at Napwerte-Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, a lovely green space in Hale. While you're in the area, wander around the parks.

Napwerte-Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve