Discover Halls Creek

In Halls Creek, you’ll find an Aboriginal-owned art business and several memorials. Nearby, you can also explore historic sites, enjoy the views and take part in nature activities. Information on distances and road access varies too—practical considerations when weighing up Halls Creek as a travel destination.

Art in Halls Creek

Yarliyil Art Centre is located in the Halls Creek township. Yarliyil Arts is an Aboriginal-owned business with more than 100 artists as members. You can visit the gallery and studio and buy ethical, fair-trade artworks there. If Aboriginal art is part of your trip, the centre offers a specific place to visit and a large community of artists.

Memorials and visitor information

The Russian Jack Memorial is a tourist attraction in Halls Creek. An obelisk, the Halls Creek War Memorial stands in Shire Pioneer Park. Another statue is located in the park outside the visitor centre: it commemorates Jack Jugarie and the 305-kilometre journey from Halls Creek to Wyndham that he completed in 1997 at the age of 70. The Halls Creek Visitor Centre is a central point for visitor information and holiday bookings.

Traces of the past

Halls Creek Trackers’ Hut is culturally significant as physical evidence of the former importance of Indigenous trackers. It is one of only two remaining trackers’ huts in the state of Western Australia. This makes it a tangible built heritage site with a rare significance across the state. Nearby is Old Halls Creek, the site of the first gold discovery in Western Australia and the beginning of the state’s gold rushes. The ruins of the Old Stone Hut in the area are also historically significant.

Views and road access

Moola Bulla Lookout offers views over Halls Creek. The final 2.5 kilometres of the access road are unsealed. Halls Creek’s road network includes 360 kilometres of sealed roads and 1,433 kilometres of unsealed roads. A 1.5-kilometre unsealed section leads to nearby China Wall; it is smooth enough for a two-wheel-drive vehicle. These details specify different conditions for accessing each place.

Nearby destinations

Purnululu National Park is 160 kilometres from Halls Creek. Access requires high-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicles. Also nearby, 145 kilometres away, is Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater. It is the world’s second-largest crater from which meteorite fragments have been recovered.

The recreational options also vary from place to place: Caroline Pool is suitable for picnicking and bushwalking, with shady trees and wide, sandy creek banks. Sawpit Gorge is 45 kilometres from Halls Creek and offers bushwalking and wildlife. Palm Springs is the only permanent freshwater swimming hole in the area. These destinations offer a range of experiences—from lookouts and geological features to picnics, bushwalking and gold-rush history.

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For the regional travel overview: Western Australia.