Description

Mutee Head is about 20 km west of Bamaga at the tip of Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia. During World War II the No 52 Radar Station moved from Mascot in New South Wales to Townsville in north Queensland and finally to Mutee Head. RAAF 52 Radar Station at Mutee Head was built during 1943, and its surviving radar tower and aerial is the only intact example of a World War II Air Warning radar tower on its original site in Queensland. The radar station ceased operations in September 1945 and in 1947 the abandoned camp buildings were offered as emergency accommodation to the Saibai Island people. T Camping is available beside the beach. Camping is free and there are no facilities. Leave no trace. It is accessible to camper trailers, caravans and four wheel drives. Camping in tents is allowed. It is dog friendly. Access to the site is via gravel road, accessible to 2WD vehicles in the dry season.