Wolfe Creek Crater National Park

It took until 1947 for Europeans to discover what the local Aboriginal people had known about forever: an ancient crater lay in the middle of nowhere. They called it Kandimalal. It's estimated that the meteorite that crashed into the earth 300,000 years ago, forming Kandimalal/Wolfe Creek Crater had a mass of about 50,000 tonnes - the weight of a semi-submersible oil rig. Imagine that flying at you from outer space! It's an incredible place to stand and think about what's out there in the universe. You can take a walk right up to the crater rim where you’ll feel dwarfed by its size as it measures 875 metres across. There’s also an information shelter where you can learn about the landform. The Aboriginal Dreamtime tells a different story to the meteorite crash, and talks of two rainbow snakes crossing the desert and creating Sturt and Wolfe Creeks by emerging from the ground. That's an entirely different thing to imagine at the crater edge. Wolfe Creek Crater National Park, on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert in the East Kimberley, is a two to three-hour drive from Halls Creek via the Tanami Road which is accessible by conventional vehicles. There's a free campground with bathroom and kitchen facilities for anyone wanting to camp out under the vast sky here. The horror film Wolfe Creek featured the crater, but be reassured you won’t be hunted. Maybe don’t watch the film before spending the night though.