Overview
About Cooks Beach Campsite
Why stop
- Secluded overnight camping beside Cooks Beach
Heads up
- The rainwater tank is unreliable
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Freycinet Tour Guide
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Guide
More about Cooks Beach Campsite
A beach camp on the peninsula circuitThis is a small, walk-in camp at the southern end of Cooks Beach, with sheltered tent sites.
This is a small, walk-in camp at the southern end of Cooks Beach, with sheltered tent sites. It is an overnight stop on the Freycinet Peninsula Circuit, not a drive-up campground. The leg from here to Wineglass Bay campsite is 11 km and about 6–8 hours, with steep and challenging sections, so plan the day before settling in.
Bring water and a stoveA composting toilet is provided, but the rainwater tank is unreliable.
A composting toilet is provided, but the rainwater tank is unreliable. Carry enough water for the walk and camp rather than counting on a refill. Freycinet is a fuel-stove-only area, so open fires are out.
Cooks HutHistoric Cooks Hut stands about 100 m inland.
Historic Cooks Hut stands about 100 m inland. Its stone section dates to 1859, and the hut is for emergency use only—not overnight accommodation.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Freycinet
27 sightingsWombatMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
35 sightingsEchidnaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
358 sightingsRed-necked WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
17 sightingsPademelonMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
27 sightingsWhite-bellied Sea-EagleMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
50 sightingsKookaburraMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Freycinet. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
