Ochre Pits

Great area and culturally rich site in the outback. Albeit small, it is a very interesting sight to see how ochre was used and extracted. Interesting customs around the ochre itself too, worth stopping if you are going all the way out to the ranges to see for a little bit.

Nice walk and amazing views. Though it may be suggested that there are three colours - but you'll be able to see many more shades of red, pink, mauve.

Nice stopover. Here you can see where ocher comes from, how it is in the rocks and discover the different layers in the earth. There are also 2 toilets available at the parking lot.

Pictures really don’t capture the true size of the Ochre Pit as it’s truly a lot larger then they look. I stopped only because it was along the road I was heading but I do not regret it as the layers in the cliff face were so beautiful. The colours are so rich and stunning, it was also interesting to learn about the importance of Ochre to the First Nations people.

There was a different energy here. The silence was heavy, and the air was thicker, not quite sure how to explain it. Maybe it was the sadness and the disrespect that I witnessed.although there are signs asking not to touch or remove the Ochre, there was evidence that ignorant and disrespectful people had visited the Ochre Pits. Shame on you.
I was blessed by many Zedbra Finches and a beautiful unidentified parrot.
If you choose to visit, please show respect and gratitude by abiding by the request of no touching or removing the Ochre.

The colours were incredible and rolling into balls of colour to transport and trade with other tribes very clever

Wonderful story and view of the pits where ochre was taken, out from Alice Springs. Worth the bus tour.

It’s interesting to know something new from the Ancient medicine to cure pain from these ochre.

Wow! What a range of colours! Lovely little walk to lookout and then access down steps to creek bed with the ochre walls. Wheel chair friendly to the lookout.

Nice easy walk in. Interesting site and story of the use of the ocre for Aboriginal ceremonies and painting.

A quick pleasant walk from the car park, hope everyone reads the signs and abides by wishes of the Aboriginal custodians of the land.

Still used today by the aboriginal people to get their Ochre for face painting for tribal dances

Short walk in from the car park.
Not much shade there, but the colors are amazing.
Some interesting facts about the ochre too.
Maybe allow 30 mins from car park to pit and back.

Mined by the local indigenous people for generations and used for body paint and art work, this site is about 110 kms from Alice Springs and unfortunately a fire has been through recently bring the land back to sticks and dust, regeneration has already started its an amazing sight to see how the country repairs itself.

To read about the historical significance of this site for the indigenous people, then to see the colours that they still use for cultural purposes still today is amazing. All just a short walk from the car park.

Nice colourful place when the sun is not so strong. Only a short stroll, but the flies here are very pesky.

Not as pretty as other land marks but interesting history as Aboriginals used the rocks here for traditional paintings

Just of the highway and only a short walk from the car park. The Ochre colours come out really good depending the time of day. Very interesting as this Ochre Pit is highly regarded as the best quality for paintings and in ceremonial body decoration.