The park is best known for two richly decorated caves open to the general public, but its 1,345 hectares (3,324 acres) contain 300 caves and sinkholes in all.
Visitors come to this park to view the caves, either on a guided tour of Marakoopa or King Solomons Cave, or as part of a specialist guided adventure-caving experience. The two tours of Marakoopa and the tour of King Solomons are quite different. However, as they take 45 minutes each, you might prefer to stay overnight in nearby Mole Creek or Sheffield if you intend to participate in all three.
Tours depart a number of times a day. Visit the Parks and Wildlife Site for tour times and prices. Park Passes are not required if you are taking a tour.
There are no camping facilities in the park. Accommodation is available at the village of Mole Creek, and at Deloraine and Sheffield.
The little town of Mole Creek, a short drive from the caves, has a wildlife park, shops and accommodation. Deloraine, 40 minutes drive to the east, is a place of historic homes, antique shops and craft galleries set in undulating rural pastures on the Meander River, beneath the rugged Great Western Tiers. Sheffield, approximately 45 minutes drive to the north-west, on the way to Cradle Mountain, is adorned with open-air murals depicting the history of the town and surrounding areas.
Mole Creek Karst National Park is in the central north of Tasmania, about 40 minutes drive west of Deloraine. Take the B12 from Deloraine via Mole Creek. The first turnoff is well sign-posted and leads to Marakoopa Cave. The second turnoff is a further seven kilometres (4.5 miles) along the B12 and leads to King Solomons Cave. If you plan to visit both caves, remember that it will take about 15 minutes to drive between the two. If you are travelling on to Sheffield, take the winding C137 from a turnoff on the B12 between Mole Creek and the turnoffs to the caves.
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