Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
Fogg Dam
A wetland reserve on the Adelaide River, where the dam wall is lined with waterbirds and lotus flowers, and boardwalks through monsoon forest offer wildlife viewing.
Fogg Dam was built in the 1950s for a failed rice-growing scheme and is now a renowned birdwatching site. In the early dry-season mornings you can see large numbers of waterbirds, including magpie geese, brolgas, herons, spoonbills, jacanas and white-bellied sea eagles. At dusk, wallabies emerge.
You can drive slowly across the dam-wall road, or walk the monsoon forest trail and the viewing platforms. It's about 1 hour from Darwin and can be combined with a jumping crocodile cruise on the Adelaide River on the same day. Saltwater crocodiles live in the water, so do not linger by the water's edge or step off the paths.
Opening hours
Open all day (early morning is best)
Nearby sights
- Adelaide River Jumping Crocodile Cruise
- Berry Springs Nature Park
- Territory Wildlife Park
- Mary River Wetlands (Corroboree Billabong)
- Crocodylus Park
- Darwin Aviation Museum
- RFDS Darwin Tourist Facility
- Darwin Waterfront Precinct