Cape York Peninsula Travel Guides

Cedar Bay National Park

Remote wilderness park accessible only by boat or walking. Coastal scenery and tropical rainforest. South of Cooktown. Campers must book in...

Yorke Island Airport

Yorke Island Airport is an airport in Yorke Island, Queensland, Australia.

Airlines and destinations include Aero-Tropics Air Services to...

Flinders Group National Park

Rugged continental islands off Cape Melville in Princess Charlotte Bay with sheltered bays & fringing reefs. Aboriginal rock art sites. Take...

Cedar Bay Track

Located in Cedar Bay National Park, a remote coastal park south of Cooktown in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Sandy beaches and fringing...

Cooktown National Parks

Several parks near Cooktown preserve local vegetation, diverse geology and scenery. Black Mountain NP is in the Wet Tropics of North Queensland...

Cape Melville National Park

This remote park is characterised by the massive granite boulders of the Melville Range, sandstone escarpments of the Altanmoui Range, and inland...

Palmer River Goldfield Resources Reserve

Remote reserve on Palmer River containing late nineteenth century relics of north Queensland's biggest gold rush. For the self-sufficient and...

Cherry Tree Bay

Cherry Tree Bay, a beautiful secluded beach it is accessible by either a 1500 metre walking track from the Cooktown Botanic Gardens, or from half...

Cooktown Scenic Rim Walk

Cooktown's Scenic Rim Trail displays all aspects of the town's historical and cultural delights. Experience a range of diverse natural...

Grassy Hill

Located at the top of Hope Street, the lookout at Grassy Hill offer panoramic views of Cooktown.

In 1770 Captain James Cook named Grassy...

Mungkan Kandju National Park

Mungkan Kandju National Park is a large wilderness park between McIlwraith Range and Archer River. Dry open woodland and seasonal melaleuca...

Lizard Island National Park

The Lizard Island Group is a continental (high) island group close to the outer barrier reefs on the edge of the continental shelf. The stark...

Yam Island Airport

Yam Island Airport is an airport in Yam Island, also known as Lama or Turtle-backed Island, Queensland, Australia.

Airlines and...

Hope Islands National Park

Hope Islands National Park is made up of four islands, East and West Hope Islands, Struck Island and Snapper Island. East and West Hope Islands...

Mount Cook National Park

Located in Mount Cook National Park, rising up to 431 metres, this rugged Mountain provides a scenic backdrop to the town of Cooktown. ...

Finch Bay

Finch Bay is a spectacular beach, surrounded by mountains accessible via Walker St, past the Botanical Gardens along a dirt track.

On the...

Jardine River National Park

Jardine River National Park and Heathlands Resources Reserve is a large Wilderness Park in the catchment of Queensland's largest perennial...

Iron Range National Park

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Wilderness area containing Australia's largest remaining area of lowland tropical rainforest. Spectacular and unusual wildlife. Crocodile...

Mitchell Alice Rivers National Park

Located 30km east of Kowanyama Aboriginal Community, the Mitchell Alice Rivers National Park encompasses a cross section of the woodland and...

Lakefield National Park

Queensland's second largest park contains diverse Peninsula vegetation from open forest to grassy plains and swamps. Crocodile habitat. A...