Download coordinates as: Yarraden is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Yarraden is on the eastern side of Cape York Peninsula bordering the Coral Sea.

The Great Dividing Range passes through the locality from the north (Coen) to the south (Dixie).

[12] Only a small section in the north-east of the locality is coastal, facing Princess Charlotte Bay (14°13′00″S 143°58′05″E / 14.2168°S 143.9680°E / -14.2168; 143.9680 (Princess Charlotte Bay)), which was named by naval officer Lieutenant Charles Jeffreys (or Jefferys) serving on the HM Colonial brig Kangaroo on 30 May 1815.

The nearest government primary school is the Coen campus of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy to the north; however, this school would only be within daily commuting range of students living in the north of the locality.