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Mount Louis Station
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Holiday rental home set in tranquil gardens within the Mount Louis Cattle Station, on the coastal road between Cairns and Cooktown at the northern end of the Bloomfield Track.
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Bungie Helicopters
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Helifishing and hunting safaris and scenic flight charters in Far North Queensland.
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FNQ Reef Adventures
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FNQ Reef Adventures is a locally owned business and our experienced skipper and energetic crew have been fishing the waters off Cooktown for over 20 years.
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The Bama Way - Aboriginal Journeys in Cape York
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The Bama Way is an Aboriginal journey through S.E. Cape York - a journey along story-lines through coastal mangroves, rich rainforest and hilltop Savannah.
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The Great Tropical Drive Daintree Explorer Trail
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This is a classic 4WD driving experience from Mossman to Cooktown including the renowned Bloomfield Track
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Grassy Hill - The Lighthouse
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Cooktown was established in 1873, but no beacon guided ships through the reef until the lighthouse was built in 1886. It was supplied by Chance Brothers Ltd, England, and for years was one of only four along the Queensland coast.
Small lighthouses were staffed by a lone keeper who announced the arrival of ships by raising a flag. At midday a time ball was dropped from the signal staff.
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Bennetts Tree Kangaroo
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Bennetts Tree Kangaroo (bennettianus Dendrolagus) is one of two species of tree kangaroo to be found in Australia. This reclusive kangaroo may be spotted in trees along the Shipton’s Flat Road and Mungumby Creek area.
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Endeavour River Escape
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Steeped in aboriginal history with the Endeavour River forming our Eastern Boundary and 250 acres of bushland and rainforest
Endeavour River Escape is truly Nature’s Hideaway.
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Mount Carbine Caravan Park
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This quiet and peaceful bushland setting with shady van and tent sites is ideally situated on the Mulligan Highway between Cooktown and Cairns, and a great place to break your journey and stay a few days.
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Fishing near Laura
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Lakefield National Park, Princess Charlotte Bay, Bathurst Bay, Bathurst Heads and Cape Melville are the ultimate adventure fishing destinations
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Fishing near Hope Vale
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There are interesting fishing options in the Hope Vale region at Cape Bedford and along the McIvor River
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Cooktown Bowls Club
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Cooktown Bowls Club is located on the esplanade beside the park and specialises in great food, friendly service all in a clean, air conditioned venue with the best views in town. Come down, relax and enjoy the scenery.
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Keatings Lagoon (Mulbabidgee) Walk
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The Mulbabidgee (Keatings Lagoon) walk has been developed in conjunction with the local Gungarde Aboriginal Corporation who worked on the 1.5 kilometre boardwalk and walking track on the edge of this important bird sanctuary.
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Scenic Rim Walking Trail
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The "Scenic Rim Walking Trail" consists of a mixture of pathways, rough tracks and trails, and is uniquely able to cater for every level of fitness.
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Captain James Cook
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With a rich history starting with Captain James Cooks' landing here in 1770, to the Palmer River Gold Rush a hundred years later, Cooktown is one of Queensland's oldest historic towns.
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Cook's Landing - Fast Facts
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It is little known that when the Endeavour struck the reef, 23 hours passed before she was floated off, everyone on board took their turn at manning the pumps, falling down exhausted before another took his place. What else happened to the crew in Cooktown.......
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Cooktown Cemetery
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The Cooktown cemetery is the final resting place for people of many nationalities, religions and cultures that lived in this remote pioneering town. The stories that unfold within its boundaries bear witness to the tragedies, triumphs and mysteries experienced by the people in the times of the gold rush era, and early settlement of the township.
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The Gold Rush
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Little happened after Cooks initial landing until William Hann set out on his overland journey of exploration in 1872. The discovery of payable alluvial gold deposits at the Palmer river in 1873 by James Venture Mulligan, sparked a huge gold rush, drawing prospectors not only from Australia, but also from around the world.
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Bicentennial National Trail
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The Bicentennial National Trail is the longest marked, non-motorised, self-reliant multi-use trekking route in the world, stretching an extraordinary 5,330 kilometres from Cooktown in tropical North Queensland, to Healesville in Victoria.
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Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park
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Rinyirru (Lakefield) is Queensland’s second largest National Park and the largest park in Cape York at 537,000 ha. Spectacular wetlands and extensive river systems attract a great diversity of waterbirds while estuarine and freshwater crocodiles bask along the river banks and barramundi wait in the shallows.
