Protected areas of the Northern Territory The Northern Territory contains 95 separate Protected Areas with a total area of 53 , 505 km² ( land area : 51 , 269 km² – 3.81% of the territory’s area ) . Ten of these are National parks , totalling 19 , 622 km² ( 1.46% of the territory’s area ) . Four are Aboriginal National Parks , totalling 5 , 315 km² ( 0.39% of the territory’s area ) . Another four are Commonwealth National Parks ( managed by the Australian National Parks & Wildlife Service – Commonwealth Government ) , totalling 21 , 143 km² ( 1.57% of the territory’s area ) . Protected areas of the Northern Territory Conservation Reserves Annas Reservoir Blackmore River Caranbirrini Connells Lagoon Corroboree Rock Devil 's Marbles Ewaninga Rock Carvings Fogg Dam Henbury Meteorites Illamurta Springs Kuyunba Mac Clark ( Acacia Peuce ) Native Gap Newhaven Reserve Rainbow Valley Tnorala ( Gosse Bluff ) ( aboriginal ) Historical Reserves Alice Springs Telegraph Station Arltunga Attack Creek Barrow Creek Telegraph Station Central Mount Stuart Chambers Pillar Channel Island Gregorys Tree Heavitree Gap Police Station John Flynn Memorial John Flynns Grave Ryan Well Stuarts Tree Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Victoria River Depot Hunting Reserves Howard Springs Management Agreement Areas Junction Reserve National Parks Barranyi ( North Island ) ( Aboriginal ) Charles Darwin Davenport Murchison Djukbinj ( Aboriginal ) Dulcie Ranges Elsey Finke Gorge Garig Gunak Barlu ( Aboriginal - formerly Gurig National Park & Cobourg Marine Park ) Gregory Jabiru ( Commonwealth ) ( NOTE : it is not clear if this is a separate NP or if it is incorporated in Kakadu NP ) Kakadu ( Commonwealth ) Kakadu Holiday Village ( Commonwealth ) ( NOTE : it is not clear if this is a separate NP or if it is incorporated in Kakadu NP ) Keep River Litchfield Mary River ( proposed ) Nitmiluk ( Aboriginal ) Uluru-Kata Tjuta ( Commonwealth ) Watarrka West Macdonnell Nature Parks Butterfly Gorge Cutta Cutta Caves Emily And Jessie Gap Flora River Holmes Jungle Howard Springs Katherine Low Level Kintore Caves Leaning Tree Lagoon N'dhala Gorge Ruby Gap Trephina Gorge Umbrawarra Gorge Douglas Hot Springs ( Tjuwaliyn ) ( aboriginal ) Other Conservation Areas Adelaide River Foreshore Alice Springs Alligator Lagoon Annaburroo Delta Block Berry Springs Access Black Jungle / Lambells Lagoon Casuarina Daly River Darwin Douglas / Daly Esplanade Harrison Dam Indian Island Knuckey Lagoons Manton Dam Mary River Mary River Crossing McKinley River Melacca Swamp Olloo Crossing Point Stuart Purta Shady Camp Swim Creek Tree Point Vernon Islands Wildman River Territory / Berry Springs ( combined Wildlife / Nature Park ) Protected Areas Alice Springs Area Joint Geological / Geophysical Research Station Longreach Waterhole See also : Protected areas of Australia External links Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Categories : Protected areas of the Northern Territory | Protected areas of Australia | Lists of national parks in Australia 