Tom Price

Tom Price

Tom Price is one of the most Important “new” towns in the states Pilbara region, named after an American geologist who played a key role in identifying the enormous mineral wealth of the Hamersley Range Tom Price is the stepping off point for exploration of the Spectacular Karijini National Park. Visitors are well catered for with a range of accommodation and services.

Tours to the “Karijini” depart most days and visitors are welcome to camp in a number of well maintained campgrounds for a small fee, tours of the huge open cut mine workings are available to see some of the worlds largest machinery extracting the Iron Ore, loading it on to huge trains for the long haul to the coastal port of Dampier.

There is a well-maintained private road that follows the railway line from Tom Price to Karratha on the coast, visitors may use this road however, a permit is required and this may be obtained at the security office of the Hamersley Iron Company at Tom Price.