Mole Creek Karst National Park

At Mole Creek Karst National Park, there are two well developed tourist caves near Mole Creek, and many wild caves for independent spelunkers. The tourist caves are Marakoopa Cave and King Solomon's Cave. Along with beautiful natural limestone rock formations and crystals, Marakoopa Cave features the largest glow-worm display in Australia.Mole Creek Karst National Park is in the central north of Tasmania, about 40 minutes west of the town of Deloraine. You can reach it via the B12, and the first turnoff is well posted and takes you to Marakoopa Cave, though the second you’ll need to watch for about 7 km further will lead to King Solomons Cave, with about a 15 minute drive between them.

Facilities in the park are limited to those servicing the two different cave areas, and there are no camping facilities available. Postcards, souvenirs and film are sold at the caves, and petrol and other day use supplies are available at both Sheffield and Mole Creek. Both cave areas have wood and electric barbecues, public toilets, water, and picnic shelters available. King Solomons Cave also has a public telephone.

The park was dedicated in 1996 to protect the two most visited caves in the state, as well as the 300 or so other caves and sinkholes. Guided Cave Tours at each cave are open to the public. They are both amazing, but differ greatly in features. Marakoopa Cave has two streams, a big display of glow-worms, rim pools, large caverns, reflections and flowstone features. "Marakoopa" is from the Tasmanian Aboriginal word for handsome. King Solomons Cave is packed with stalactites, stalagmites, and shawls.