Crocodile safety: Be Crocwise

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Where you can swim

If a waterway does not have a swimming area sign, do not swim in this area.

There may still be danger if there is no sign. The area may not be safe or free from saltwater crocodiles.

It is safe to swim in all public and private swimming pools.

It is safe to swim in some areas at certain times of the year, as shown in the following table:

Park or reserve	Location	Time of year
Leanyer Recreation Park	Darwin	All year
Lake Alexander	Darwin	All year
Wave Lagoon	Darwin	All year
Berry Springs Nature Park	Main pool and Lower pool	Dry season only
Butterfly Gorge Nature Park	Katherine region	Dry season only
Elsey National Park	Mataranka thermal pool	All year except during extreme flooding
	Bitter Springs	All year except during extreme flooding
Howard Springs Nature Park	Toddler pool and rock pools	All year
Limmen National Park	Butterfly Falls	Early to mid dry season only
Litchfield National Park	Wangi Falls	Dry season only
	Florence Falls	All year except during extreme flooding
	Buley Rockhole	All year except during extreme flooding
	Walker Creek	Dry season only
	Cascades	Currently closed
	Tjaynera Falls	Dry season only
	Surprise Creek Falls	Dry season only
Nitmiluk National Park	Katherine Gorge above the first gorge	Dry season only
	Leliyn (Edith Falls) plunge pool and upper pools	Dry season only
	Sweetwater pool	All year except during extreme flooding
Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs Park	Douglas Daly	Dry season only
Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park	Pine Creek	Early to mid dry season only

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