Quarantine Bay Road, Cooktown, Queensland 4871, Australia
Cooktown Golf Links is a public nine-hole course (with dual tees) situated just five kilometres south of Cooktown on Quarantine Bay Road. Constructed on a natural sand belt, the course is built in the tropical bush that borders Walker Bay and the Annan River. Located beside Monkhouse Point with the imposing Mount Cook as a constant backdrop the natural beauty of the surrounds make this lin ...
Mount Cook National Park, Cooktown, Queensland 4871, Australia
Cooktown's Scenic Rim Trail displays all aspects of the town's historical and cultural delights. Experience a range of diverse natural habitats, each with their own special features and species.
Walk through mangrove lined banks of the Endeavour River, an estuarine environment which forms a complex breeding ground for various wildlife. Pass through open forest on the lower reaches of Mount Coo ...
Cedar Bay (Mangkal-Mangkalba) National Park, Cooktown, Queensland 4871, Australia
Dense tropical rainforest grows in Cedar Bay National Park, a remote coastal park in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Sandy beaches and fringing reefs are backed by rainforest. There are two walking tracks in Cedar Bay National Park, the Home Rule track and the Gap Creek track.
The Home Rule track traverses attractive rainforest, ascending and descending steeply before arriving at the north ...
Hope Islands National and Marine Park, Cooktown, Queensland 4871, Australia
Hope Islands National Park consists of a pair of low-lying coral cays. West Hope is a shingle cay dominated by hardy mangroves, and East Hope is a typical sandy cay with trees such as beach almond and red coondoo. An important nesting site for pied imperial-pigeons, these islands are significant sea country of the Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal people. Relax and enjoy the natural beauty. Bush camp at one ...
Via Battle Camp Road, Cooktown, Queensland 4871, Australia
Lakefield National Park, Queensland's second-largest national park, features spectacular wetlands and extensive river systems. Lakefield is a wildlife refuge for threatened species including the red goshawk, Lakeland Downs mouse and spectacled hare-wallaby. Hann and Kalpowar crossings are two of the many significant Aboriginal cultural heritage sites found in this landscape. Bush camp beside a wat ...
Lizard Island, Cooktown, Queensland 4871, Australia
Lizard Island National Park consists of a remote group of five islands set in a turquoise sea, part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Lizard, the main island, has several sheltered, sandy beaches with easy access to beautiful coral and clam gardens. Snorkel in the sheltered, shallow waters of Watsons Bay. Following in the footsteps of the famous explorer, climb to Cooks Look (395 ...
Mount Cook National Park, Cooktown, Queensland 4871, Australia
Mount Cook National Park, with rugged Mount Cook rising to 431 metres, provides a scenic backdrop to the town of Cooktown. Named in honour of Lieutenant James Cook, this granite hill clad in rainforest and eucalypt woodland is known as 'Waymbuurr' by the Aboriginal Traditional Owners. Take the steep two kilometre walk to the Waymbuurr lookout for scenic views over the Great Barrier Reef and coastl ...
