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Where your Cape York Adventure begins. Camping with real country hospitality. Great amenities. Hot Showers, flushing toilets and a camp kitchen. Check our website!

Huge Private Grassed Sites for big rigs and groups to tents all with individual campfires.

22/10/2026

🎶PORKY HARRIGAN IS BACK🎶
Get ready for a great night of live music at the Cooktown Bowls Club!🍻🎸 We're excited to have the one and only Porky Harrigan playing live music throughout October. Come along, grab your mates, enjoy a feed, a few drinks and some fantastic local music.🎶🎶🍻

11/10/2026

Spring is here beautiful days and comfortable nights. The flowers are blooming and welcoming our guests.

02/10/2026

👻 Tonight's the night!

The Spirits of Cooktown returns to Cooktown Pioneer Cemetery tonight and tomorrow evening, with local performers bringing the town's colourful past to life.

You might spot a few familiar faces in these dress rehearsal snaps. 👀

Performances run on Friday 2 October and Saturday 3 October, with two sessions each evening:

6pm to 7pm
7.30pm to 8.30pm
Venue: Cooktown Pioneer Cemetery

Tickets:
Adults aged 18 and over $10
Young people aged 13 to 17 $5
Children aged 6 to 12 free.

Details and tickets are all on the website:
https://www.cook.qld.gov.au/2026/10/02/headstones-history-and-familiar-faces-last-chance-to-book-spirits-of-cooktown/

Historical content for The Spirits of Cooktown has been sourced from research provided by the Cooktown History Centre.

02/10/2026

Our Jabiru pair are back. They come into the homestead billabong they will bring their baby down from big billabong soon. Also the Red Tail Black Cockatoos are back.

23/09/2026

We really enjoy seeing our fabulous campers having a great time. We wish everyone safe and happy travels always 🦋

21/09/2026

🚂 🤩 SAVE THE DATE 🤩 🚂

ALL ABOARD THE SAVANNAHLANDER!

🗓️ Sunday 18th October, 2026

ONE DAY.
ONE UNFORGETTABLE TRAIN JOURNEY.
ONE VERY SPECIAL CAUSE.

🎉 Celebrate 125 years of the line with a very special train journey 🙌

Get ready to secure your pass on The Savannahlander - Join Mareeba Lions & Mareeba Rotary for an unforgettable day and community fundraiser – all in support of the much-needed beautification of our historic Mareeba Railway station.

Every ticket helps to beautify a piece of Mareeba’s history 💛

🚂 Ride the iconic Savannahlander – QLD’s best Tourism Attraction 2026
🎉 Celebrate 125 years of the rail line between Mareeba and Chillagoe
🫶 Support the Mareeba Railway Station Beautification Project
🤩 Enjoy a great community day out with friends, family, history and fun

A memorable day with lunch, live entertainment and more 🙌

It’s more than a train trip – it’s a celebration of our history and an investment in our future!

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE SOON!

Keep an eye on our pages (Lions Club of Mareeba and Rotary Mareeba) for when tickets go on sale and more information.

BE PART OF THE JOURNEY - IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT 😃

21/09/2026

Thank you to Rowan and Jem for being such nature lovers and being fabulous and fun guests. Thank you for the lovely letters 💕it was my absolute pleasure to have you stay with us 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

20/09/2026

We’re kicking off the school holidays at the Botanical Gardens! 🌿☀️

Bring the kids along for a relaxed morning of outdoor activities, creativity and catching up with friends.

📅 Monday 21 September
⏰ 9:00am–12:30pm
📍 Cooktown Botanical Gardens
🍉 Morning tea provided
🙌 Open to ages 5–17 years

This is a drop-in event and is not fully supervised. Parents and carers must remain present with younger children and children who may require supervision.

Address

435 Barrett's Creek Road
Cooktown, QLD
4895

Telephone

0740695084

Website

http://www.endeavourriverescape.com/

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