Facilities & Activities

Mary River Wilderness Retreat offers a fantastic range of activities and facilities for you and your family to enjoy on your next visit! We offer a unique accommodation option in the Northern Territory, only a 90-minute drive from Darwin. 

On top of offering amenities such as laundries and a camp kitchen for your more practical needs, we also have a swimming pool to make sure your family have plenty of things to do in the park and to escape the Northern Territory heat. Mary River is a spot well-known for fishing, croc-spotting, birdwatching, bushwalking and four-wheel driving. We also have an off-site boat ramp and fish cleaning facility for guest use.

There is an onsite Bistro open for a Buffet Dinner on Friday and Saturday from 7pm - 8pm in the wet season and 7:30pm - 8:30pm in the dry season, and a Buffet Continental Breakfast available 7am - 8am daily. The bar is open each evening from 6pm - 8pm

Pre-bookings are needed for breakfast and dinner only at Gecko Restaurant, opening days and times may change with the Northern Territory seasons.

Swimming Pool

Restaurant

Camp Kitchen

Boat Ramp (Off-Site)

Boat Hire (seasonal)

Fish Cleaning Facilities (Off-Site)

Laundry

Tourist Information

Walking Tracks (seasonal)

Other Facilities & Activities

  • Amenities Block/s
  • Café &/or Restaurant
  • Camp Kitchen/s
  • Caravanning
  • Clothesline
  • Giant Jumping Pillow or Inflatable Trampoline
  • Glamping
  • Groups Welcome
  • Nature Walks
  • Playground
  • Pool
  • Quiet and Relaxing Location
  • Safari Tents
  • Sites
  • Tourist Bookings &/or Information
  • Wildlife Viewing

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