Coen
Coen is a town of about 300 people, situated roughly halfway between Cairns and the tip of Cape York. A town born out of the gold rush, it is now a central hub of Cape York and a focal point for the local indigenous peoples with all essential facilities in a pleasant surrounding.
Coen is an important supply point on the Peninsula Development Road and is popular stopping point for tourists driving up to the tip of Cape York. It has a visitor information and inspection centre run by the State Government to slow the movement of unwanted pests, weeds and diseases to southern centres.
It has an airstrip (24 km north of the town), hotel/motel, guest house, two general stores and fuel outlets, hospital, post office, police station, camping grounds, primary School, kindergarten, Ranger base and more.
For more information contact
Cook Shire Council Telephone 07 4069 5444