Top Playgrounds in VIC
Buckingham Reserve
Buckingham Crescent, Sunshine West 3020
This park is great even though it's only stage one. Stage two is still to come..
Markham Reserve
Victory Blvd, Ashburton 3147
Brilliant park with everything you could think of! Very new park. We've ridden our bikes there and driven, never any problems. We have a 2 year old an.
Queens Lake Park
Mount Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds 3039
Great park lots of open space, ducks and birdlife. Plenty of shade and great coffee..
Ray Bastin Reserve (Rocket Park)
Norfolk Drive, Narre Warren 3805
Worth investigating with the open space, playground equipments and most of all they are just under 10 years old....New.....
Petrie Park
Mountain View Rd, Montmorency 3094
Swings, two slides, climbing frame, two slides. Right next to railway line, great for train lovers. Great for toddlers and younger kids. Not a lot for.
Coogoorah Park
River Reserve Road, Anglesea 3230
Fantastic adventure playground for the kids with a pirate ship, swings and slides to play on. Next to family friendly mountain bike trails. Watch out .
Woodland Picnic Area (Cranbourne RBG)
Ballarto Rd, Cranbourne South 3977
This is a gem of a playground.
Bundoora Playspace
Fairway Dr, Bundoora 3083
Along with the various clusters of playgrounds and BBQs in this park there is a Farm. Attached to the Farm (but free to enter) is a fabulous Playspace.
Glen Park Reserve
Glen Park Road, Bayswater 3153
This is a great park for people who like to spin, says our son.
Harleston Park
Seymour Rd, Elsternwick 3185
Great park, amazing long long slide and hill to climb. Great for toddlers to primary school age.
Rowville Community Centre Playground
Fulham Road, Rowville 3178
Heaps of interesing things for Children..
Emerald Lake Park (Emerald Lake)
Emerald Lake Road, Emerald 3782
This playground is great for the family with kids of varying ages-it caters for younger kids as well as older kids, as well as the parents with the ou.
SPC Ardmona KidsTown Adventure Playground
Midland Hwy, Shepparton 3630
KidsTown is a fantastic playground for the whole family.
Wombat Bend
Duncan Street, Templestowe Lower 3107
This is a sanctuary for creative play, decorated with community art that will inspire and capture the imagination of people of all ages and all abilities.
Skinners Adventure Playground South Melbourne (Skinners)
Address: Entrance between 209 & 211 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne 3205
Both the South Melbourne & St Kilda Adventure playgrounds are often referred to as neighbourhood “backyards” and give children the chance to use t.
Ardrie Park
Ardrie Road, Malvern East 3145
Ardrie Park is particularly pretty, with rows of grand trees and freshly planted flower beds spaced throughout the well-kept lawns.
Central Reserve
Springvale Road, Glen Waverley 3150
I must admit that this playground really is very good.
Nhill Playground
Western Hwy, Nhill 3418
Nhill is roughly halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide and a great place for a stop.
The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden
Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra 3141
A magical garden where children can play and explore, paddle, hide, dig, climb and generally have a wonderful time. Lots of special features including.
Beckett Park
Parring Road, Balwyn 3103
There is lots of running, climbing and sliding to be done at this most impressive playground.
Dendy Park
Dendy Street, Brighton 3186
This playground is excellent for the under 4s. It is completely shaded by sails, and has a sand floor. Bright and colourful with plenty of room betw.
Mansfield Botanical Gardens
High St, Mansfield 3722
Great park, quiet with a good amount of various kids activities and equipment. Full amenities including bbq, toilets and seats..
Hamilton Botanic Gardens
French St, Hamilton 3300
Great new play area in the gardens, nice quiet shaded location. Good spot for lunch or picnic and the kids can go free through the gardens. Lots of .
Joyce Park
Tyrone St, Ormond 3204
Best park ever. Has sun shade and great for toddlers. Has barbecue facility as well..
Stockland The Pines My Finland
Reynolds Rd, The Pines 3109
Awesome plaza, even great 15min spot for kids to play before / after shops. Funland intentionally designed with no blunt objects for romp and stomp..
Cape Clear Lions Playground (SS Cape Clear)
Pitfield-Scarsdale Rd, Cape Clear 3351
Fantastic boat themed playground with swing, shade sails, half court basketball, rebound wall, plenty of seating, rotunda BBQ and toilets surrounded by well maintained gardens.
Beacon Square
Beacon Vista, Port Melbourne 3207
Fantastic for toddlers, most of the equipment toddler sized even for my crawler. Quiet. Hard to find if you don't know the area well but worth it. Sho.
Winfield Rd Reserve
Winfield Rd, Balwyn North 3104
This playground has just been constructed in 2012.
Keith Styles Municipal Garden
Mentone Parade, Mentone 3194
Great for the very little to the big kids. The fenced off area ensures that those little ones that like to do a "runner" are kept restrained!!! The .
Frankston Regional Waterfront Playground (Frankston Beach)
Nepean Hwy, Frankston 3199
Fenced off from beach and Nepean Hwy this is a fantastic playground! 2 Forts (one for bigger kids and one for smaller kids) are made to look like castles! There are big and little slides, chain rope bridges, balancing beams, flying fox, sandpit (though it has quite a few little leaves in it), diggers, a pretend ship area, swings for all ages and musical play areas.
JW Elliott Reserve (Seymour Station Playground)
Goulburn Valley Hwy, Seymour 3660
A playground food for younger children, with slides, swings, flying fox. The real steam engine is surrounded by a fence, but the children can go into .
Ben Kavanagh Reserve
McDonald St, Aspendale 3195
Large area. Fencing not all the way around but it is fenced off from the road which is quite busy. Two picnic areas. Adjacent to a football oval. Good.
Hamilton Playground
Ballarat Rd, Hamilton 3300
Nice shady playground off the main road through Hamilton. Skate park adjacent and lake also. Very convenient for people traveling through town..
Woodend Children’s Park ( )
12 Nicholson Street, Woodend, Woodend 3442
Huge playground built with community fundraising, with heaps to do for all ages. Beautiful setting, with creek nearby and bike paths. There is a lovel.
Isabella Williams Memorial Reserve
Opie Rd, Deer Park 3023
Brand new playground, great for all ages. Gym equipment too..
St Kilda Botanical Gardens
Tennyson St, St Kilda 3182
Beautiful botanical gardens, fenced all round, loads of trees, paths for kids to bike around, a toilet block in the middle if the gardens and a great .
Mernda Villages Adventure Playground
Mernda Village Drive, Mernda 3754
Full of amazing activities for kids of all ages! Worth checking out..
Western Bulldogs Playground (Lions Park)
Barkly St, Footscray 3011
Opposite the western bulldogs home ground this larger than average park is fenced and has a lot of trees nearby.
Yea Railway Playground
Oliver St, Yea 3717
Lovely playground on the site of the old train station. Swings, slides, climbing frames. Train themed, including simulated train noises. All under sun.
Victory Park
Patterson Rd, Bentleigh 3204
Small shaded playground next to playing fields. Best 2-5yr olds..
Ferntree Gully Playground
Lyndale Ct, Ferntree Gully 3156
Lots of slides and board walks to run on. Best suited to toddlers. Our 1.5yo loved it..
Lancefield Playground
Park Ln, Lancefield 3435
Great playground, clean, big & spacious. Beautiful grass & shade..
R Thomson Reserve
Separation St, Northcote 3070
New wooden equipment, large grassed area, sandpit with digger..
Melton Adventure Playground - Navan Park
Centenary Ave, Melton 3337
Great playground with lots of different, interesting equipment for all ages. Has a great sand pit area and access for wheel chairs too. There's also a.
Landscape Drive Playground
Landscape Dr, Doncaster East 3109
Nice quite little corner of Doncaster East, lovely surrounding park. A toilet would have made this place 5-star (or did I miss it...?).
Maddingley Adventure Playground
Taverner St, Bacchus Marsh 3340
Awesome for all ages as well as having a swing you can put a wheelchair or baby capsule into. Tables and chairs are outside the playground area..
Reservoir Reserve
Grange Rd, Kew 3101
This is a nice park, situated right next to the Kew Traffic School. There is a great array of climbing equipment, plus swings, flying fox, monkey bars.
Greythorn Park
Alpha St, Balwyn North 3104
Two large forts and an extra-long flying fox are the main attractions here. There's also a separate, huge climbing wall, two sets of swings and ample .
Sparrow Park
Hope St, Geelong West 3218
This is a great park, good for lots of ages. There's a large shaded sandpit, timber play structure with ramps and three slides to choose from (suitab.
Elsternwick Park North
Bent Ave, Brighton 3186
Love this park, and as at August 2011 the council has installed a fence around it..
Carrum Roy Dore Reserve
Parkside Blvd, Carrum 3197
Rebuilt late last year. Includes a massive pirate ship with a climbing nets and slides, as well as a smaller ship for toddlers. Plenty of swings, incl.
Bulleen Park
Bulleen Road, Bulleen 3105
Located just off the Bulleen Road exit from the Eastern Freeway this little playground at the edge of a footy field allows kids to keep themselves occ.
Apex Park Playground
Clements St, Wangaratta 3677
Great park, nice shade sails and surrounded by trees..
Coburg Park Lake
De Chene Parade, Coburg North 3058
Recently updated this playground is now sparkly new with older baby, toddler equipment and older children equipment. Two awesome tunnel slides. And if.
Kingston Heath
Centre Dandenong Rd, Heatherton 3202
My 19 month old boy loves this playground, there is fort type structures with slides etc but there is also monkey bars, climbing web and flying fox fo.
Park For Play
Eleventh St, Mildura 3500
Awesome playground for kids up to 12. BBQ area inside playground fence so could spend hours here. Trees still young but once bigger will provide eve.
Middle Park Adventure Playground
Aughtie Drive, Middle Park 3206
Visited this playground for the first time today after seeing it many times and thinking it was the sort of playground I would have loved. Is all woo.
Lake Wendouree Adventure Playground
Windmill Dr, Lake Wendouree 3350
Very big. Slides, swings, disabled access swing..
Bayswater Road Reserve
Bangalore St, Kensington 3031
Fantastic for pre-walkers and kids of all ages..
Woodlands Park
Woodland St, Essendon 3040
Near water which is nice but not really fenced, just far from road. Good activities, near supermarket, large grassy area..
Cruickshank park
Jepson St, Yarraville 3013
Nice wooden playground near the end of this long parkland.
Yarraville Gardens
Cnr Hyde & Somerville Road, Brooklyn 3012
Set in a large garden surrounded by ovals.
Chelsea Beach
Camp Street, Chelsea 3196
Updated early 2009. Directly next to Chelsea Surf Living Saving Club. Playground has a nautical look with a big lighthouse. Play equipment for all age.
Malahang Reserve
Oriel Rd, Heidelberg West 3081
Fanatastic playground for all ages - 3 flying foxes (one with toodler strap), a pendulum swing, big climbing frame, great under cover BBQ area and toi.
Mansfield Playground
Highett Street, Mansfield 3722
This playground is well fenced and has a single toilet within the grounds. There are about 3 picnic tables (at the time of writing), two toddler swing.
Goulburn Weir
Goulburn Weir Road, Goulburn Weir 3608
This terrific playground is sited right next to the Goulburn Weir.
Montrose Park
Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Montrose 3765
Near new playground with modern equipment. Plenty of swings, slides and climbing towers. Minature Montrose shopping village for imaginative play. Reas.
Morrison's Cattleyard Park
Cnr Old Hereford Rd & Mikado Rd, Mount Evelyn 3796
Great timber playground with a cattleyard theme, good distance from busy road.
Point Gellibrand Quarry Picnic Area
Battery Road, Williamstown 3016
Opened in 2008, this playground is proving to be a most popular one in the area. The kids get to play to their hearts content, whilst parents can soa.
Fred Smith Reserve (Hastings Foreshore)
Marine Parade, Hastings 3915
This is a really great playground located next door to a swimming centre and large walkingbike park.
Erehwon Point
The Esplanade, Cowes 3922
One of the best playgrounds on Phillip Island and it's handy to know where they are if you're there for a holiday!.
Eltham Lower Park (Diamond Valley Railway Park Eltham)
Main Rd, Eltham 3095
The main attraction of this playground is probably the miniature railway, which operates most Sundays 11am to 5pm.
Harmony Park Playground
Gaffney Street, Coburg 3058
All children love to make a lot of noise and they have a wide choice of play equipment at this playground.
Lilydale Lake
Swansea Rd, Lilydale 3140
A wide range for kids of all ages to play on. From slides to a huge climbing web for the older kids. The park also has barbecues and toilets. Take a w.
Johnson Park
Bastings St, Northcote 3070
This is a lovely inner city park with lots of mature shade trees, an undercover picnic area, and fairly new playground equipment.
St Kilda Adventure Playground
Off Neptune Street, St Kilda 3182
The St Kilda Adventure playground & Skinners Adventure playground in South Melbourne are often referred to as a neighbourhood “backyards” and give children the chance to use their imagination and take risks in a safe environment.
Ruffey Lake Park
Victoria Street, Doncaster 3108
Ruffey Lake Park is most impressive with two significant playgrounds on either side of vast, rolling parklands. The playgrounds have something for all.
Kalparrin Gardens
Kempston Street, Greensborough 3088
This playground is fenced and is a popular spot for parents and grandparents with toddlers.
Elizabeth Bridge Reserve
Durham Road, Kilsyth 3137
This shady, I guess newish playground is away from the road and next to the enclosed Kilsyth 'The Bridge'Community House.
River Street Playground
River Street, Richmond 3121
Newly renovated with lots of running space. Convienient location with access to swings..
Phoenix Community Park (Phoenix Park)
Rob Roy Road, Chadstone 3148
The playground is a wooden "fort" style playground with several slides, different areas for toddler's swings and older kid's swings, and loads of different activities such as a rubber bridge, monkey bars, flying fox, pipes to hit to make sounds and sand pits.
Rippleside Park Adventure Playground
Bell Parade, Rippleside, Bell Park 3215
A must see for visitors to Geelong, right by the water and not far from the city. Kids will get excited as soon as you pull into the car park. I'ts ve.
Halley Park
Cnr Jasper Rd and Mortimore St, Bentleigh 3204
This park is set in a lush grassy park with concrete meandering bike paths and plenty of room for ball games and a basketball hoop. The playground is.
Koornang Park
Lyons Street, Carnegie 3163
Glen Eira City Council is responsible for a number of my favourite playgrounds, and this one is near the top of my list.
Artplay Playground, Birrarung Marr
Birrarung Marr, Melbourne 3000
Birrarung Marr is well worth a trip into the city to visit.
Eltham North Adventure Playground
Wattletree Rd, Eltham North 3095
This is a roofed adventure playground, suitable for all ages. A small sand pit and play area is attached for babies and small toddlers. The main playg.
Princes Park
Princes Park Drive, Carlton North 3054
This is a lovely spot for a play on a warm Autumn morning.
Victoria Park (Big slide park)
Adeney Ave, Kew 3101
Victoria Park is really quite huge, with two play areas that are at opposite ends of the park.
Halliday Park
Micham Road, Mitcham 3132
This park has some large open spaces ideal for frisbee or kite flying and three distinct play areas to suit kids of all ages.
Curtain Square Playground
Newry Street, Carlton North 3054
There is a real sense of community in this lovely park.
Outer Circle Linear Park - Whitehorse Road
Whitehorse Road, Balwyn 3103
This is an attractively designed park, with curved walkways around garden beds that have been planted with native grasses, shrubs and gum trees.
Hays Paddock
Longstaff Street, Kew East 3102
Hays Paddock is the grand pinnacle of playgrounds; they simply don't come better than this.
Carlton Gardens
Rathdowne Street, Carlton 3053
There are 3 play areas at this park as well as a basketball court and plenty of room to move.
Kooyong Park (Baseball Park)
Glenferrie Road, Kooyong 3144
I really like this park for a number of reasons: It\'s set back a long way from the main road, there are toilets close by, there are several ovals to run in (including a long jump pit), it\'s on the Gardiner\'s Creek bike path, and there is a great range of equipment to encourage creative play.
Powlett Reserve
Powlett Street, East Melbourne 3002
There is no need to describe the play equipment here - it is safe to assume that this playground has it all, and then some! Just completed, this cheery playground offers much fun for all ages and abilities.
Central Gardens (Rocket Park)
Henry Street, Hawthorn 3122
Central Gardens is a hugely popular park with the locals.
Prismall Street
Prismall St, Altona North 3025
New park, not well known so generally very quiet. Shaded table and chairs area, sometimes used by kids from nearby high school, but useful. On the .
Roger Penman Reserve
Wilson Road, Blairgowrie 3942
Tidy little fenced playground behind Blairgowrie shops..
Yackandandah Playground
Wodonga-Yackandandah Road, Yackandandah 3749
Lots of grass and trees. Shade sail over entire playground. BBQ. Picnic tables. Clean public toilets. Swings, slide, climbing frame. Not big, but plea.
Maggs St Reserve
Maggs St, Doncaster Heights 3109
Different, modern equipment, good for mixed ages. Nice trees & shady surrounds..
King Llyod Reserve
Windsor Rd, Highton 3216
Pretty small playground, only 1 slide and a rocker but looks clean and maintained..
St Clems Reserve
St Clems Rd, Donvale 3111
Some nice equipment, suitable for a variety of ages. No fence or shade cloth, but plenty of trees and some benches..
Robertson Street Reserve
Robertson St, Kensington 3031
Lovely small park for toddlers. Tanbark which isn't ideal as it gets eaten, but ok. Partly fenced, not fully enclosed but enough to help. Relatively.
Blackburn Park
Calder Hwy, Ouyen 3490
Very good playground next to footy oval. Pity it isn't closer to the local bakery that sells the awesome vanilla slice!.
M Walker Playground (Hp Zwar Reserve)
Cramer St, Preston 3072
Has a number of pieces of play equipment that will appeal to a variety of ages and abilities. Set back from the road with nice surroundings. Lots of s.
Burgoyne Reserve
The Strand, Williamstown 3016
No fence between the playground and the water. Located on a bike track & toilets located nearby..
Anderson St Reserve (Atkins St Oval)
Anderson St, Bendigo 3550
Definitely not for toddlers. Only fenced on one side facing the road. Right next to carpark which was very busy with soccer families on saturday morni.
Collins Place Shops
Durham Rd, Kilsyth 3137
Small, basic playground between Collins Place carpark / shops and Durham Road.
Colac Botanical Gardens
Fyans St, Colac 3250
Spread out, different things to do, more for under 8 I think..
Batman Park
Arthurton Rd & St Georges Rd, Northcote 3070
Decent park on busy road. Good for toddlers, especially those who like to roam as it is fully fenced with toddler gates. Some shade from a few trees. .
Tim Neville Arboretum
100 Dorset Rd, Ferntree Gully 3156
The recently refurbished Arboretum playground has a great mix of activities - plenty of little slides, swings, climbing and balancing activities for toddlers, and a climbing web, flying fox and roundabout for older children.
All Nations Park Daily
Brickworks Ln, Northcote 3070
A pretty good playground that is better than your typical suburban playground.
Queens Park
Maroondah Hwy, Healesville 3777
Great playground with separate play equipment for big kids and little kids. No actual steps for kids to get on to play equipment though..
Lance Reichstein Playground
Churchill Ave, Braybrook 3019
Huge playground with multiple levels, drums, big slides and 100s of places to hide. The main structure is built to look like a huge plane but also has.
Croydon Park
Hewish Rd, Croydon 3136
This park is disgusting. It smells of urine and vomit, and is littered with broken glass, cigarette butts and syringe wrappers. I would suggest you go.
McIvor Reserve
Hawkhurst St, Yarraville 3013
Recently upgraded this reserve gained a nice new playground.
Park Street Reserve (Big Swing Park)
Holden St, Fitzroy North 3068
Tall swings, basketball hoop in key, an area to run dogs and 2 separate fenced parks with BBQs in-between. As it is on bike path a great place to ride.
Furness Park
Furness St, Blackburn 3130
This is a very pretty little park that is nestled under beautiful eucalypts. Nice for all ages, it's a good place for a stop when walking or riding al.
Princes Street Playground
Liardet St, Port Melbourne 3207
No fencing, and no sun shade, could be rather hot in summer but otherwise lovely..
Mayors Park
Heidelberg Rd, Clifton Hill 3068
Nice small park near shops, Clifton Hill train station and Collingwood aquatic center. Great spot to stop on the way to anywhere..
Rockley Gardens
Rockley Rd, South Yarra 3141
Partially fenced, good choice of equipment. 3 swings & 3 slides. Some shade provided by trees..
Beaton Reserve
Powell St, Yarraville 3013
Great playground with sand for the littlies, climbing for 3-8 and a very difficult climbing section for older kids.
Nettleton Park
Gardiner Parade, Glen Iris 3146
Nettleton Park playground has a standard array of play equipment, with a low platform/slide complex and spring rider for the littlies, and a higher unit with hoop monkey bars and longer slide for the older kids.
Alma Park East Adventure Playground
Alma Road, St Kilda 3182
Medium sized playground with 3 or 4 distinct play areas. Tree house built aroud a very big tree with a long narrow ramp up to it. It is caged in at th.
Braeside Park
Lower Dandenong Road, Braeside 3195
Braeside Park is a perfect place to ride your bike or walk then stop off for a picnic/bbq. The entry is free and there are free electric barbecues. It.
Bushy Creek Reserve - Wimmera St
Wimmera Street, Box Hill North 3129
My family really enjoyed this delightful spot.
AMazing Space @ Federation
32 Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood 3134
AMazing Space @ Federation is not your traditional playground.
Cherry Lake
Millers Road, Altona 3018
This park by Cherry Lake is very well-designed and features equipment suitable for a range of age groups.
Horsham Botanic Gardens
Firebrace and Bakers Streets, Horsham 3400
This playground has standard but fun equipment including swings, spiral slide, clatter bridge, noughts and crosses panel and a motorbike and sidecar spring rider.
Wotherspoon Park
Havelock Street, Beaufort 3373
This is a very nice park with a good range of equipment for all ages.
Wattle Park
Riversdale Road, Surrey Hills 3127
I used to play at Wattle Park when I was a little girl.
Hislop Park
Albury Road, Balwyn North 3104
This neat little playground is in the middle of a leash-free dog park that is full of brushy trees and green grass. The equipment is simple, but fine .
Surrey Park (Surrey Dive)
Standard Avenue, Box Hill 3128
This is just the place for a big get-together.
Highfield Park
Highfield Road, Camberwell 3124
There is much creative play to be had at this new playground.
Scullin Park
The Boulevard, Hawthorn 3122
Scullin Park is a small playground designed for toddlers or young children.
Fleming Park
Albert Street, Brunswick East 3057
Street parking. 3 slides, 2 swings, 2 see-saws, climbing structures. Sometimes equipment too hot to touch in the late afternoon in summer..
Peters Reserve Playground
Dalziel Ln, Northcote 3070
Renewed early 2012 with new equipment. Good, simple park. Has flat new grassy area good for ball games, frisbee etc. Only a couple of seats. Good back.
Gladesville Boulevard
Gladesville Blvd & Ocean Reef Dr, Patterson Lakes 3197
Looking at the way the play equipment has been weathered by the sun, this playground is rather sad and in need of a little \"tlc\".
Riviera Park (Little Athletics Playground)
off Eel Race Road, Seaford 3198
Beside a gravel road that is only open when Little Athletics or rugby is being played on weekends.
Gordon Barnard Reserve
Tovey Street, Balwyn North 3104
There are plenty of options for all ages at this playground.
