Casuarina Coastal Reserve

Casuarina Coastal Reserve is a 1,500-hectare protected coastal area between Rapid Creek and Buffalo Creek in northern Darwin, Northern Territory. It protects sandy beaches, mangroves, paperbark forests and sandstone cliffs along the Beagle Gulf. Notable for Dripstone Caves, Lee Point and extensive walking and cycling trails, the reserve is managed by the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory and provides accessible natural recreation close to Darwin's northern suburbs.

Visitors can explore a long stretch of coastline with sandy beaches, rocky Dripstone Caves, mangrove-lined creeks and open woodland. The reserve has sealed and unsealed walking and cycling trails, a mangrove boardwalk, picnic and barbecue areas, lookouts over Beagle Gulf, and boat access at Buffalo Creek. The environment is natural and relatively undeveloped, with opportunities for birdwatching, beach walking, fishing and photography. Interpretive signs explain natural and World War II heritage features around Lee Point.