First, there are HEMA
maps. They are the best ones in Australia and the only
ones I
use and
recommend.
Highest up are the maps
of Cape York.
Then there are the
maps that you may need on your way to Cape York.
You may come up here
along the eastern coast of Australia, or you may come through the Outback
Queensland.
Or you may
come from the west, through the Gulf
Savannah, the Top End of Northern
Territory and
the Kimberley region of
Western
Australia.
All the
maps that you may need are on
this
page.
General
Cape York Map This is the best
map of Cape York that you can find anywhere. It is
comprehensive, and covers the whole Cape York Peninsula from Cairns to the Tip.
All the roads, townships, road houses and stations are marked, with
icons for services, even phone numbers.
This is the
map that I use and
it is all you will ever need on your
trip - you have everything covered in the greatest detail.
Cairns
to Cooktown Map
This is a great map that you can use if you are not going to do the
whole peninsula, but only the southern parts until Cooktown.
The road until Cooktown is now sealed
so this is the only part of Cape York that you can do in a two wheel drive
vehicle without wrecking it.
Lakefield
National Park Map
Lakefield
is the largest national park in Cape York and second largest in
Queensland.
It takes up
quite a junk of the Cape York peninsula, and
many people treat it as a destination
on its own and spend their whole holidays camping around
here.
There are
many different camping
grounds, and heaps of space and some great wildlife watching.
This is a great detailed map of the national park.
Getting to Cape York - From
the South
Tropical North Queensland
Map If
you are driving to Cape
York from the south, this is a very good map of the area just south of the
peninsula.
It covers Cooktown,
Cairns and
Townsville
with surroundings and includes tourist information, places of interest,
national parks, rest
stops and camping
areas, as well as GPS surveyed roads and 24 hour fuel
stations.
North
Queensland
Map This
is the next map to the
south,
if you still travel this far along the coast, and it covers the areas
to the south until Mackay
region.
It includes town maps,
the area's tourist information, points of interest, distance charts and
national parks,
including facilities.
Mackay
and Whitsundays
This is the map that covers the Mackay area, including one of Queensland's
very popular
destinations - Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays.
It also covers the area's national
parks and other points of interest, as well as town maps and Mackay
street index.
Great map if you drive up
along the coast.
Brisbane
to Cairns
Map This
is a useful map if you
drive from Brisbane
to Cairns.
It covers
the whole east coast of Queensland, up to Cairns, including Brisbane,
Sunshine
Coast, Fraser
Coast, Capricorn
Coast, Mackay region, Townsville
region and Cairns.
It includes tourist attractions, tourist information centres and youth
hostels, as well as rest
areas, distance
grids and 24 hour fuel
stations.
Sydney to Cairns This
is a handy map if you
drive from Sydney
up along the coast.
It covers the whole Queensland
coast
(see the
description above), as well as the northern
New South Wales coast and places like Newcastle, Lake
Maquarie, Coffs Harbour and Byron Bay.
It includes points of interest and tourist information centres, as well
as rest areas,
camping areas
and national parks.
Getting to Cape York - from
the Southwest
Queensland
Outback
Map In case you come to Cape York
the
inland way, through the Outback
Queensland, here is the map.
It covers the central and western Queensland, and includes points of
interest, national parks and camping
areas, fuel
stations, touring
routes and GPS
grid.
Really handy in the outback.
Getting to Cape York - from
the West
Gulf
Savannah Map
ln case you drive from the west, you will drive through the Top End of Northern
Territory, and the Gulf
Savannah area.
They are both beautiful tropical areas and
destinations on their own. Here is the best map that covers both areas.
The map includes townships, national
parks, driving
routes, distances
and fuel
stations - everything that you need in this kind of areas.
Broome
to Cairns
Map If
you drive all the way from
the west coast, you will drive along the so-called Savannah Way.
Its
western end is in Broome
in the western end of the Kimberley, and its eastern end is in Cairns.
It passes through the Kimberley,
the Top End of Northern Territory, and Gulf Savannah.
The map includes everything you need on this great drive from
coast to coast.
Map
of the Kimberleys
If you do come from the Savannah Way, you probably already know that
the Kimberley
region of Western Australia is of course a destination on its own
and it is a
destination that in many ways is very similar to Cape
York.
Like Cape York, it is one of Australia's last frontiers and many
people who do one of them, the following year they want to do the
other.
Here is the HEMA Kimberley map.
Kimberley
Atlas and Guide Here
is also the
Kimberley Atlas and Guide.
It
is based on a HEMA map and made by HEMA, and it gives you a bit more
information about the area and its attractions.
Get
this 50 pages
guide totally for FREE.
It
contains information that helps you getting started with planning of your trip.
You get to make early-stages desicions such as when to go, how long time you
should take, how to get
there and get
around, where
to stay (general info), what
will it cost..
and a short insight to what is there to see and do in Cape York.
This complete 300 pages
travel guide is all you need before and during your trip. Besides the
background chapters on the peninsula's history and wildlife; and the comprehensive detail about all
the places (down to prices, opening hours and full contact
detail), it has invaluable information on at least 10 four wheel drive tracks,
at least 30 guaranteed FREE
camping spots on the Cape (and at least 150 on your way to
the Cape), at least 40 best
swimming holes, all mapped; as well as practical things -
from fuel, roads, wireless internet and mobile phone reception,
how to deal with the national
parks booking rules; and Aboriginal land entrance and camping permits
and alcohol restrictions - to vehicle preparation and accessories and necessary recovery
gear by my vehicle-recovery-guy partner).
Not to mention locals'
tips on how to spot that croc and palm cockatoo ;-)
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This site uses British
English, which is the English we use in
Australia.
Disclaimer:
Although
best efforts have been made to ensure that all the information on this
website is correct, this site is not to be blamed should there be a
mistake.
This is the ORIGINAL Cape York Travel Guide run Locally on the Peninsula.