The village of Lakeland is basically a farming community encountered 185km north of Mareeba on the sealed Mulligan Highway at the branch point to the township of Laura, and points north including Coen and Bamaga and the tip of Cape York Peninsular.
The village of Lakeland is basically a farming community encountered almost 185km north of Mareeba on the sealed Mulligan Highway. To arrive at Lakeland is to also arrive at the point where one can branch onto the Peninsula Development Road leading to the township of Laura, and points north including Coen and Bamaga and the tip of Cape York Peninsular.