Basic HTML Version
55
Visit us online
Cooktown Tourist Information: FREECALL 1800 174 895
Coen, Bramwell Junction
Coen has a
population of around 300
and
makes the perfect rest stop for travellers in
Cape York Peninsula. The town has lovely
camping spots
both in town and outside
along the
Coen River
, a waste disposal site,
public toilets and some shady parks which
make great picnic sites.
Coen has a variety of
facilities for travellers
with shops to
stock up on groceries
, ice and
beverages, a guest house and a popular pub
with rooms, a café, a post office and a vehicle
repair workshop.
The
Coen Heritage House
is a must for
anyone interested in the history of the region.
The Heritage House contains an outstanding
display of items from the past, photos and
interpretive signs relating to the
history of
local families
, the gold rush and building the
telegraph line. The building is made from
the original materials of the
Mein Telegraph
Station
.
In 2007 the Cook Shire Council was given
a collection of former Cape York mining
equipment from the Cape York Mining
Museum, Weipa. This equipment now
represents the
Coen Mining Equipment
Display
adjacent to Cape York Heritage
House, where over a period of time the
collection has been installed to
complement
the history
surrounding the Coen Heritage
House and early mining methodology.
Visit the Cape York Information Centre and
Quarantine Inspection Station
20km north
of the township to find out more about
this area. Coen airport is located near the
Inspection Station.
About 5km past the Quarantine Station is the
turn off for
Mungkan Jandju N.P.
About 66km
further along the Peninsula Development
Road from Coen, meals, camping and
accommodation are available at Archer River
Roadhouse as well as facilities for minor
mechanical repairs.
Did you know?...
Gold was discovered on the
Coen River in 1876.
coen + bramwell junction
Coen’s mining equipment display