Darwin - Parks and Sports

Darwin is well provided with public open spaces. In addition to the East Point Reserve and the Botanic Gardens there are - particularly along the coast - numerous areas for water sports, cycle tracks, a golf course, a cricket ground, tennis courts and picnic and barbecue areas (Vesteys Beach, Mindil Beach, Bicentennial Park on the Esplanade, with the Leichhardt Memorial). There is good fishing from Stokes Hill Wharf, in the harbor.

To the northeast there are beaches on Nightcliff Drive and Casuarina Beach, which attracts many water sports enthusiasts. There is a large Olympic Pool in Ross Smith Avenue and public swimming pools in the suburbs. Local people prefer inland waters for bathing in summer.