The Ngurrungurrudjba (Yellow Water) Campground & Caravan Park

We recently booked in for 3 nights and ended up changing it to 5 nights as we were enjoying the park and Kakadu so much. The park is clean and well laid out, the bathrooms are large and well maintained. There are 2 camp kitchens- the smaller one has a few electric BBQ’s, a toaster, fridge and a bench table- no kettles. The larger camp kitchen had roughly 6 tables, a long bench with seating and power to charge your devices, prep benches, sinks, microwaves, kettles and toasters. The laundry is basic and has 4 washers and 2 dryers as well as a few clothes lines for guest use. You have access to the resorts shop, bar and grill, pools and restaurant as well as book tours, cruises etc. If you’re planning on spending time in Kakadu this is a great place to base yourself to do your day trips and explore everything around you.

At $94 for two people on a powered site, Yellow Water Camp was the most expensive stop of our week-long trip through the NT, so we had high expectations. While it wasn’t bad, it wasn’t the best either. On the plus side, we had a spacious powered site within a reasonable distance of the amenities. The restaurant was pleasant, and the on-site store was well stocked, with friendly and helpful staff. The common kitchen was clean and spacious. However, the toilets were very basic and could use an upgrade, and the Wi-Fi at the main centre barely worked during our stay—which was frustrating given the price point. We did take the two-hour Yellow Water boat cruise and highly recommend it. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable, and we saw a wide variety of wildlife—definitely the highlight of our time there.

Nice quiet site at the van Park. Large sites, great pool area and a good restaurant (pizza's were very nice). Central to everything in Kakadu gor a home based to explore the park. The big downfall was the amenities blocks. The wife told me that they lady's was not cleaned for a couple of days with a big clump of black hair in the same shower stall for 2 days. There is filtered water in the grounds at watering taps for drinking. Hope they pick their game up on the cleaning and the place would be really great.

Great campground, yes it’s expensive although there are many amenities such as pools, bar, restaurant and tours. We had a large powered site 105 for a RTT, not marked well but a nice spot. Toilets, laundry and camp kitchen all good. Didn’t really need a powered site as the unpowered are just as nice and the camp kitchen bug proof and full amenities. The river cruise was well with it too. Great spot to explore all of Kakadu from.

I emailed prior and sought advice from Lucy re selecting a powered site specifically with grass for a tent and was told to choose from 1-16. Well no 1 is probably the smallest site I’ve ever seen and it was dirt and leaves - the map is not in proportion. So that was annoying. It’s also right on the bend of the road. Had a little bit of shade which was something. Camp is quiet. Camp kitchen is very close to site 1 - as well as the amenities block and laundry. Laundry is $4 a load. Buy the detergent from onsite shop or bring your own. They do have clotheslines if you have pegs or clothes horses chained to the outside verandah. There is another huge camp kitchen opposite the laundry. The Amenities - there are two blocks so plenty of showers and toilets if you don’t go at peak hour. They are reasonably surface clean. Some of the shower heads are terrible and need replacing. The pools are very nice. There is a main pool including kiddies pool - with shade and grass and a second pool next to restaurant that is a bit quieter. The Barra Bar does a good pizza! Extremely fast service. The onsite shop has a very good range of non perishable goods. Nightly at 1830 there is a huge waft of sewage, there is a sewage point 50m away so try to avoid this site and go as far away as possible :( The whole set up is great, there are a lot of accommodation and food options. Staff are friendly and helpful and the grounds are well kept. We booked the Yellow Water River Cruise from here - it was a well organized tour - I did a separate review. Highly Recommend. Do your research if you are using the campground to select the site that best suits your set up. We would definitely return.