Located not far from where Captain Cook beached the Endeavour is Cooktown's main wharf.

Rarely would anyone visit Cooktown without taking the opportunity to also visit this picturesque location.  Particularly in the early morning when the rising sun begins to cast its light upon the grassy slopes of Mount Saunders on the opposite shore, or in the late evening when the setting sun also plays its magic with shades of red, blue and grey upon the waters of the Endeavour River, the waterfront is a place not to be missed.

Steeped in history, the wharf area is also the haunt of many hopeful fishermen and women where the famous Barramundi can be caught in season.

During the winter months, dense shoals of baitfish, such as Pike and Herring, use the wharf pylons for protection from the marauding mackerel and barracuda patrolling the deeper water nearby.