Cooktown Attractions

Cape Melville National Park (Attraction)
Cape Melville National Park, Cooktown, Queensland 4871, Australia

Cape Melville National Park combines massive granite boulders of the Melville Range with sandstone escarpments of the Altanmoui Range and inland dunefields. These features form part of a living, Aboriginal cultural landscape. Bush camp at Bathurst Bay behind the beach. Drive to Jones Gap for impressive views to Altanmoui Range and south to the Howick River. Look for pied imperial-pigeons and Papua ...

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Cedar Bay Track (Attraction)
Cedar Bay (Mangkal-Mangkalba) National Park, Cooktown, Queensland 4871, Australia

Dense tropical rainforest grows in Cedar Bay National Park, a remote coastal park south of Cooktown in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Sandy beaches and fringing reefs are backed by rainforest. Tulip oaks, Daintree pendas, tall rainforest cycads, fan palms and milky pines grow in the rainforest. Much has never been logged or disturbed. Windswept vegetation covers exposed hillsides. Cedar ...

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Cooktown Scenic Rim Trail (Attraction)
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 ...

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Hope Islands National Park (Attraction)
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 ...

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Lakefield National Park (Attraction)
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 ...

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Lizard Island National Park (Attraction)
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 ...

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Mount Cook National Park (Attraction)
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 Captain 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 coastline. ...

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