The Cowell Foreshore Caravan Park is conveniently located in town within walking distance of shops and hotels. The nearby jetty and boat ramp provide easy access to the sheltered Franklin Harbour.

Conditions in Cowell provide perfect fishing and boating all year round.

Cowell is famous for its oysters and is on the seafood and aquaculture trail. It also has Australia's only commercial jade mine, which produces the very rare black jade.