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getting here ............................... 5
Driving to Cooktown – Inland and
Coastal Routes
Travel Services
When to Visit
cooktown.................................. 11
Regional Map
Sightseeing
Cooktown Map
Museums and Galleries
History and Culture
Beaches and Bays
Waterfalls and Botanic Gardens
National Parks
Scenic Rim Walk and Horse Riding
Fishing and Boating
Sports and Recreation
rainforest coast ....................... 38
Mungumby Valley and Helenvale
Rossville
Cedar Bay National Park
Bloomfield Falls
Wujal Wujal Arts and Cultural Centre
Ayton
Weary Bay
endeavour valley + hope vale.. 44
Endeavour Valley
Hope Vale
Elim Beach
maytown................................... 48
lakeland + laura ...................... 49
Lakeland
Laura
Rinyurru (Lakefield) National Park
cape york peninsula................ 52
Cape York Peninsula Parks
and Reserves Map
Coen and Bramwell Junction
Lockhart River and Portland Roads Route
Weipa and Merluna Route
Jardine River, Bamaga, Seisia
Tip of Cape York
Torres Strait
Thursday Island
calendar of events ...............62
Cooktown Tropical North Queensland
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photo credits
Cover Photos: Vanessa Gillen, Lovegreen
Photography and Ali Ward
Lovegreen Photography, David Barker,
Ali Ward, Penny Johnson, Steve Ahlers,
Adventure North, Kerry Trapnell, Vanessa
Gillen, Cooktown History Centre, Mark Roy,
Sharon Rowling, Mark Privett, Tonya Lickiss,
Faith Nulley, The Lure Shop, Mungumby
Lodge, Guurrbi Tours, Peter Hansen,
Peddells T.I. Ferry and Bus Tours, and all the
others who contributed images to this guide.
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2012 Edition