Aroona Sanctuary is a private protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted localities of Leigh Creek and Puttapa and whose north-western boundary is within 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of the locality's town centre.

[6] Part of its extent was within the boundaries of the Myrtle Springs Station and was used for the grazing of sheep during this tenure.

[2] It was declared as 'sanctuary' under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 by the Government of South Australia on 26 October 1995.

[1] In 1996, it was the site of a release of a group of Yellow-footed rock-wallaby which consisted of members of the sub-species known as P. x. xanthopus and which was breed in captivity.

A permanent caretaker lives in the sanctuary and NRG Flinders staff regularly visit the dam for water sampling.As of 2016, the sanctuary was not listed as part of the Australian National Reserve System and as of 2014, it had not been given an IUCN protected area category.