Things to do with kids in Broome & Australia's North West

Cable Beach runs for 22km, and several operators run camel rides on the sand, including at sunset. Flatback turtles nest here from October to March. Saltwater crocodiles are sometimes seen off Broome, and the Shire has closed its beaches to swimming after sightings, so make this a sand-and-camels outing.

The park is 16km from Broome on the Broome Highway and opens 2pm to 5pm daily, or weekends only in February. The crocodile feeding tour starts at 3pm, and the park holds some of the largest crocodiles on display in Australia. A family ticket for two adults and two kids aged 5 to 15 was $140 in October 2026.

Sun Pictures opened in 1916 and is recognised as the world's oldest operating picture garden. You watch from deckchairs under the open sky, and now and then a plane roars overhead. There are two screenings a day, so pick the early one for younger kids.

Red cliffs drop to the sea at Gantheaume Point, about 9km from town. The real dinosaur footprints, more than 130 million years old, show only at very low tide, and the rocks below are very slippery. A cast of the footprints sits up on the track, and lifeguards don't patrol this point.

From March to October, the rising full moon reflects off the tidal flats on two or three nights a month. The last 2026 nights are 27 to 29 October, and the water park beside the beach opens 8.30am to 5pm except Tuesdays. Saltwater crocodiles are occasionally seen, and the Shire closes the beach after a sighting or sting.

A short path leads to a lookout, then a stairway with handrails drops into Dales Gorge to the falls. You can swim at Fortescue Falls and at Fern Pool, 300m away, where the Banjima people ask for quiet voices and no jumping. The pools are very cold from April to September, and park entry is $17 per vehicle.

Coloured rock layers bend and fold down the walls of this gorge, about 90 minutes' drive from Tom Price. A new lookout is a short walk from the car park, and steep, rough steps lead 400m down to a swimming pool. Flash floods can occur, so stay out of the gorge when there is rain in the area.

The Gorge Walk is 1.9km return, and you can see fossils of ancient sea life in the limestone walls. Freshwater crocodiles bask in the pools, so leave the swimmers in the car. The park opens in the dry season, from May to November, and closes when wet-season rain cuts the roads.

A moderately difficult 2km return trail leads into this natural amphitheatre of red rock in Purnululu National Park. The park opens from about April or May until late November, and only high-clearance 4WDs can reach it. Heat can top 40°C, so carry a litre of water per person for every hour of walking.

Lake Argyle is about 75km from Kununurra, a 40-minute drive through the Carr Boyd Ranges. The 3.5-hour Sunset Magic cruise weaves between the islands past rock wallabies and crocodiles, and archer fish shoot water at your hand. Freshwater crocodiles live in the lake, so enjoy it from the boat and the lookouts along the dam wall.