• the historic town of Roebourne
• the Aboriginal rock art galleries of the Burrup Peninsula
• the space age technologies of the Woodside LNG plant at Karratha/Dampier,
• the beautiful Millstream/Chichester National Park
• the splendours of Karijini National Park
• the tranquil delights of Point Samson.

While in Cossack you may want to eat at the cafe, or at one of the restaurants in the surrounding area. Whether you want a gourmet meal, or fish and chips and a cold beer, there are a number of choices.

Trawlers tavern
Overlooking the Indian Ocean, the tavern is a licensed facility offerring full meals and bar snacks. There is usually live entertainment at the weekend.

Moby's Kitchen
Moby's kitchen overlooks the Indian Ocean. It is a casual eating facility serving local seafood, hamburgers and steaks from a blackboard menu. BYO drinks.

Ta Ta's Cafe
Ta Ta's Cafe is a small, licensed a la carte cafe located at Point Samson Resort. It serves excellent seafood and other meals in a relaxed casual setting. Bookings are essential.

Red Rock Cafe
This casual style BYO Cafe is in Wickham. It serves a range of seafood, steak, pasta and gourmet pizza. Takeaway meals are available. The Redrock Cafe host Chas runs a free pick up and drop off service for guest who are travel weary, or would like a drink with their meal.
Use the links above, or read on to find out more:

Beach and Fishing experiences

Point Samson
A few kilometres from Cossack lies the tranquil seaside and fishing port of Point Samson. The town itself offers opportunities to relax, stay overnight, take a fishing charter or have a cold drink and a great meal.

Learn about the history of Point Samson and district.

Here are some of our suggestions:

• have a beach day at Honeymoon cove or Settler's beach
• try your hand at fishing. Point Samson offers shore fishing, crabbing, rock oysters and boat charters
• take a boat tour to Jarman Island with Cossack Adventure Cruises
• find a place for a perfect picnic
• stay overnight at Jarman House bed and breakfast.

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Historic towns

Cossack and Roebourne
Local information on Cossack
Cossack historic town
The history of Cossack

Roebourne

Jarman Island Lighthouse
This link contains information on Jarman lighthouse, a quick boat trip from Jarman House Bed and Breakfast.

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Nearby National Parks

Millstream Chichester National Park
CALM's information on the beautiful Millstream national park, not far from Point Samson/Cossack.
A different perspective on Millstream National Park.

Karijini National Park
CALM's information on the Karijini National Park.
West Australian Tourism's information on Karijini National Park.

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Rock art

The Burrup Peninsula
An ABC media article on the Burrup Aboriginal Rock Art.
A Burrup Rock Art discussion forum.
Burrup Peninsula tourism information.
A Walkabout guide to Dampier and surrounding areas including the North West Shelf Visitor's Centre.

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