Esplanade Reserve, Heritage public reserve in Perth, Australia.

Esplanade Reserve was a public reserve on land reclaimed between 1870 and 1878 from the northern shore of Perth Water, using mud dredged from the riverbed and street sweepings. It lay between the William Street and Barrack Street jetties, with The Esplanade road along its northern boundary. The state government resumed it in April 2012 for the Elizabeth Quay redevelopment.

The Esplanade was developed in the 1870s on land reclaimed between 1870 and 1878 using mud dredged from the river bottom and street sweepings. It was handed to the City of Perth in 1880 as a Deed of Grant in Trust. The first major event there was the 1881 Intercolonial Exhibition, organised by Richard Twopenny and Jules Joubert.

The first major event on the reserve was the 1881 Intercolonial Exhibition, organised by Richard Twopenny and Jules Joubert. Joubert, who stayed several months to oversee it, recommended a city baths, and in 1885 the first Perth City Baths opened at the end of the reserve. The Perth Bowling Club green was laid out opposite the Esplanade Hotel in 1895.

The reserve lay between Perth Water and the central business district, bounded by the William Street and Barrack Street jetties, with The Esplanade road running along its northern edge. The state government resumed the site in April 2012 for the Elizabeth Quay redevelopment, so the former reserve is now part of that waterfront project.

The land was transferred to Perth in 1880 with the express condition that it must serve public recreation in perpetuity. This legal protection means the space cannot be converted to other purposes.