Deer Reserve National Park, Nature reserve in Somerset Regional, Australia

Deer Reserve National Park is a nature reserve covering around 3,200 hectares of protected land in Somerset Regional, Queensland. The area includes riverine wetlands and provides habitat for a wide variety of animal and plant species.

The area was designated as a protected reserve in 2006 by the Queensland Department of National Parks. This step was part of efforts to protect native species and their natural habitats in the region.

The name comes from red deer that were given to Cressbrook Station, marking the beginning of wildlife protection in this region. This connection to the animals remains part of how people view this place today.

The park has no visitor facilities, so bring everything you need. Access is via the Esk Kilcoy Road, which branches off the Brisbane Valley Highway about 4 km north of Esk; the park is reached after roughly 20 km, near Somerset Dam. The nearest town is Esk, about 65 km northwest of Brisbane.

The name recalls red deer given to Queensland by Queen Victoria around 1873; they were released near Cressbrook Station because of worries about crop damage. The land was set aside as a timber reserve in 1912 and gazetted as a national park in 2006. The park surrounds Mount Brisbane, 677 m high, rising about 500 m above the Stanley River and Lake Somerset.