Eprapah Scouting Reserve
Facilities
Extensive boardwalks, toilets, picnic spots and barbecues at nearby Cascade Gardens. Entry is by donation at Colburn Ave. This reserve is managed by the Scouting Association.
Access
Via Colburn Ave. Free street parking for cars. Bus routes1, 2 and 3 stop at Victoria Point Shopping Centre.
Walk
easy graded track 500 metres, no dogs or horses. Bicycles permitted.
What to see
Various habitats including mangroves, wetland vegetation, rainforest, Eucalypt forest and koalas. Learn about the area’s Aboriginal heritage.
What to do
Walking, bird-watching and koala spotting.
Wildlife of interest
Azure kingfisher, mangrove honeyeater, mangrove gerygone and koalas.
Plants of interest: Mangroves – several of the Redland’s 7 species grow here. The most common mangrove, Avicennia marina - the grey mangrove, has interesting stalactite root projections called pneumatophores helping it to grow in salty water.