Cape Upstart National Park, Nature reserve in Whitsunday Region, Australia.

Cape Upstart National Park is a protected coastal area in Queensland featuring granite headlands, sandy beaches, and mangrove forests. The reserve also includes open woodland sections and sits close to the Great Barrier Reef.

Lieutenant James Cook named Cape Upstart on 5 June 1770 while sailing the eastern Australian coast in HM Bark Endeavour. In the early 20th century, farmers from the nearby Burdekin district built semi-permanent huts on the western foreshores; by the early 21st century these were mostly replaced by permanent recreational structures. The park was declared on 16 December 1994, and in 2011 Justice Rares of the Federal Court recognised Juru native title over it, concluding a claim begun by Peter Prior in 1992 and finished by his daughter Renarta Prior in 2012.

The Juru clan of the Birri-Gubba group lived on Cape Upstart for thousands of years. Shell middens in the sand dunes mark their connection to the cape, and sacred sites include the women's area at Worrungu Bay and stone arrangements near Mine Island. Elders insisted these stones were never fish traps but a ceremonial ground for initiation, laid out along the paths of Gubulla Munda, the Carpet Snake totem of the Juru.

Accessing Coconut Beach requires boat transport, and visitors must obtain permission to camp at the site. Bring all supplies you need since the park has no facilities or services available.

The Snake Trail next to Worungu Bay's salt pan is a 400-meter walk that offers views of marine wildlife. This short path unexpectedly provides good opportunities to spot animals along the shoreline.