Iron Range National Park

Camping Permits

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To camp at Lakefield, Iron Range or Jardine River national parks you need to obtain access permits from the ranger stations.

Cape York Climate

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Cooktown at the base of the peninsula has an average daily maximum temperature that ranges from 25°C in June to 32°C in February.

Cape York Geography

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The prominent, wedge-shaped Cape York Peninsula, thrusts up towards New Guinea. It was the last region of Australia to be developed.

Cape York History

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For 60,000 years aboriginal tribal groups have roamed the broad savannah and pristine coastal regions of Cape York Peninsula.

Flora & Fauna

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Flora and Fauna the most spectacular examples are the dense rainforests of the Jardine River and Iron Range national parks.

Frank Jardine, Pioneer

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1860’s Cape York was a wild, trackless expanse of rock, scrub & impenetrable rainforest, government saw the need for an outpost supply station

Historic Cooktown

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Settlement of Cooktown is nestled on the banks of the Endeavour River, at precisely the spot where Captain James Cook came ashore in 1770.

Cape York Peninsula

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The great tapering Cape York Peninsula thrusts into Torres Strait, enclosing the vast brown mudflats of the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Iron Range National Park

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Access to the Iron Range Park is via a branch road north of Archer River, running east for 155km to the Lockhart River & Portland Roads.

Jardine River National Park

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Close to the remote northern tip of Cape York Peninsula lies a boundless wilderness of tall rainforest straight out of Jurassic Park.

Lakefield National Park

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The Cape’s most accessible wilderness reserve has enough variety and interest in its 50,000 sq.km of savannah and fertile riverine flats.

Local Communities

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The relative isolation of the Cape York Peninsula does not mean that they lack facilities and interesting attractions for adventurous travel.

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