Outback Towns

Tom Price

Tom Price is a modern town with many tourist facilities for you to base yourself as you explore the amazing Pilbara region.

About Tom Price

Tom Price - the top town of WA

Known as the top town of WA because it is over 740m above sea level and is literally the highest town in the State. 

Nestled deep in the Hamersley Ranges, at the base of the beautiful Mt Nameless, is the town of Tom Price to the heart of Karijini country in the north of the state.

Tom Price is a picturesque, modern and fully serviced town designed to blend into the natural environment and a centre for tourists during the warm, sunny winter months. With a variety of tourist attractions in the area, at least a three to four day stay is recommended.

Mt Nameless, 1128 metres above sea level, is the highest accessible mountain by vehicle (four wheel drive only) in Western Australia. It provides spectacular views of the Tom Price iron ore mine site and the township. For energetic people, there are two walk trails to the summit, providing breathtaking views every step of the way.

Tom Price is a modern town with many tourist facilities for you to base yourself as you explore the amazing Pilbara region.

Access to Tom Price is via sealed roads. One route is via the North West Coastal Highway and the Nanutarra/Wittenoom Road through Paraburdoo. Another is via the Great Northern Highway and Karajini Drive. An off-road route is from Roebourne via the Roebourne-Wittenoom Road and through the Chichester Ranges. An air service from Perth to Paraburdoo (with shuttle bus or hire car to Tom Price) operates daily.

Tom Price boasts some of the best scenery in the state. According to the local tourist authority, the Pilbara is a magnificent blend of fiery reds soils, golds and the most brilliant blue skies. The climate is almost perfect with low humidity and an average maximum winter temperature of 28 degrees and 38 degrees in the summer. The majority of rainfall is received during the summer months and is dependant upon the cyclone activity off the North West coast.

Tom Price offers a range of tourism opportunities with mine site tours, Karijini Day Tours and much more. Drop into the Visitor Centre for information.

Many visitors heading to Karijini National Park choose to base themselves in Tom Price and take day trips to the park, which is only 50 kilometres (40 minutes' drive) away, although camping is available at Karijini.

Karijini National Park is the second biggest national park in Western Australia, encompassing some 627,445 hectares. In its sheer gorges and chasms, you can see where time has carved deep lines through the landscape. Hidden amongst its rugged formations are crystal clear rock pools, cascading waterfalls and tropical fern environments, many offering easy walking tracks or viewing platform access.

The recently opened Karijini Interpretive Centre is built in the shape of a Bungarra (Australian monitor) lizard and houses a wealth of Aboriginal culture, history and artistic fauna and flora displays.

Wildflowers blanket the landscape around Tom Price from July to October, with stunning displays of Ashburton and Sturt Desert Pea.

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