Crocodile safety: Be Crocwise
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 |
---|---|---|
Darwin | All year | |
Lake Alexander | Darwin | All year |
Wave Lagoon | Darwin | All year |
Main pool and Lower pool | Dry season only | |
Katherine region | Dry season only | |
Mataranka thermal pool | All year except during extreme flooding | |
Bitter Springs | All year except during extreme flooding | |
Toddler pool and rock pools | All year | |
Butterfly Falls | Early to mid dry season only | |
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 | |
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 | |
Douglas Daly | Dry season only | |
Pine Creek | Early to mid dry season only |
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