Fernshaw Reserve is located at the base of the Black Spur on the Maroondah Highway.   It offers a place to stretch your legs with a picnic tables, drop Toilets and a free gas BBQ.   You can walk to the top of the Black Spur, Dom Dom  via a 9km track located at the rear of the reserve,  to the Dom Dom Saddle.

Whilst the Car Park is large it is narrow so cars with trailer should enter an turn at the entrance instead of entering the park.

The reserve is on the site of the old Fernshaw township, on the banks of the Watts River and strategically located at the base of the Black Spur. Remnant features include: a metalled section of the old Black Spur Road on the south side of the Watts River; a bottle dump, revealed after recent work with heavy machinery to remove a fallen tree; river rocks used for defining garden beds, now located in one section of lawn and visible after mowing; a hollow section in the lawn, indicating an old cellar; exotic tree plantings, including hazelnut trees along the Watts River.

The Reserve also features an oak tree with a plaque commemorating the visit by the Duchess of York (the future Queen Mary) who visited in 1901. The tree was cultivated from acorns taken from William the Conqueror’s oak trees at Windsor Castle.