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Places near Cooktown by type
All 254 places by distance →One day from Cooktown
5 stops, one loop, back by 7:00 pm
80 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Cooktown
- Barnett Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Endeavour River Resources Reservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Oakey Scrub Nature Refugenature spot · 2 hrs
- Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Parknational park · 2 hrs
- Archer Point Conservation Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Cooktown
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Cooktown?
James Cook Museum (museum, about 1 km), Grassy Hill (hill, about 1 km), Endeavour River Resources Reserve (nature spot, about 9 km), Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park (national park, about 16 km), Archer Point Conservation Park (nature spot, about 21 km), Cooktown Botanic Garden (garden, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Cooktown?
129 places on Spotwander: 60 hill stations & viewpoints, 26 wildlife, forests & gardens, 19 beaches & coast, 6 other attractions, 2 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Cooktown?
Grassy Hill, about 1 km by road; Finch Bay Lookout (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Cooktown?
Yuku Baja Muliku Land and Sea Rangers, about 1 km by road; Captain Cook Statue (0 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Cooktown?
Start in Cooktown, visit Barnett Hill, then Endeavour River Resources Reserve, then Oakey Scrub Nature Refuge, then Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park, then Archer Point Conservation Park, and drive back — about 80 km by road in all.