Hope Islands National Park is a national park in Queensland (Australia) 1,521 km north-west of Brisbane. The park consists of four islands: East Hope and West Hope, Snapper Island and Struck Island.
- The Hope islands are situated approximately 37 km south-east of Cooktown and about 8 km offshore
- Struck Island is a rocky outcrop just off Thornton Beach and south of Cape Tribulation
- Snapper island is about two km long and is at the mouth of the Daintree River. It is about 20 km north of Port Douglas
Access is via private vessel or by permitted commercial operators.
The Hope islands were named by Lt James Cook in June 1770 just after his HM Bark Endeavour struck the nearby Endeavour Reef.
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