The east coast of the island is a day resort with a pool, volleyball court, cafe, ice cream parlor, restaurant and bar, and water sports equipment rentals.

Visitors to the resort can snorkel, dive, kayak, dolphin watch, parasail, jet ski and bike.

The contamination most likely originated from transformers and other electrical equipment at the Coast Guard station,[citation needed] but was not tested for earlier.

[2] On 5 November 2020, the US Department of the Interior and the US Geological Survey announced that the brown tree snake had been found on Cocos Island.

[5] Cocos Island has been recognized as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of Micronesian starlings and Guam rails.