The village itself contains holiday accommodation, restaurants, general store, hotel, picnic areas with free barbecues and a small marina where daily trips depart for Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef, and several trips a week to Bustard Head Light Station.

[citation needed] The village has several caravan parks, camping grounds and an eco-camp.

[citation needed] There are also day cruises and flights to the outer Great Barrier Reef, to nearby Lady Musgrave Island and Pancake Creek, and the nearby Bustard Head lighthouse.

[9] Seventeen Seventy has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: There is a boat ramp with pontoon on Captain Cook Drive at Round Hill Creek (24°10′17″S 151°52′59″E / 24.1713°S 151.8831°E / -24.1713; 151.8831 (Captain Cook Drive boat ramp)).

[13] The community of Seventeen Seventy hold the re-enactment of this historic landing each year as part of the 1770 Festival held in May.

The northern tip of the peninsula is mostly with the protected area of Joseph Banks (Round Hill Head) Conservation Park (24°09′36″S 151°53′18″E / 24.1600°S 151.8883°E / -24.1600; 151.8883 (Joseph Banks (Round Hill Head) Conservation Park)).