Charles Kernan Reserve &#8211; Darlington

Showcasing the talent of Council’s stonemasons, this groovy sandstone castle boasts a timber drawbridge, Juliette balcony with views to the resident ‘dragon’, and an internal staircase leading to the secret exit (a spiral slide). Tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac this hidden gem is closely guarded by local princes and princesses.

Prior Avenue Cremorne New South Wales 2090

Prior Avenue Reserve Park – Cremorne

1-Park Picnic Area

1-Park Car Parking Fenced Playground Park Bench Parking Playground Shelter

The South Maroubra Village Green is located adjacent to the South Maroubra Shopping Village on Meagher Avenue off Malabar Road. It’s a grassed area which includes a children’s playground. The park is also the location of many regular events such as the South Maroubra Village Green Art Show and the South Maroubra Community Christmas Carols.

5-19R Meagher Avenue, Maroubra NSW 2035

South Maroubra Village Green – Maroubra

Snapperman Beach is located off Iluka Road at Palm Beach on the Pittwater foreshore. The beach runs north of Sandy Point to Pittwater Park in the north. Access is between 100 and 102 Iluka Road.

Off Iluka Road Palm Beach NSW 2108

Snapperman Beach – Palm Beach

7 Beach Swimming Views

11 Sportsground Car Parking Park Bench Playground Sports Area Toilets

Apsley Place Baseball Field – Taren Point

Baseball facility

205/215 Holt Rd Taren Point

Apsley Place Baseball Field – Taren Point

Local park with playground and seating backing on to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

20 Greenvalley Avenue St Ives Australia

Green Valley Reserve – St Ives

1-Park BBQ's Car Parking Park Bench Picnic Area Shelter Toilets

St Ives Showground Picnic Area 1 – St Ives

This well shaded, level space has a wood barbecue, picnic tables, is close to public ammenities and a car park.

450 Mona Vale Road, St Ives

St Ives Showground Picnic Area 1 – St Ives

1-Park Fenced Playground Park Bench Playground

Located off Todman Avenue Kensington on Brompton Road within the private Raleigh Park Estate, this publicly-accessible park features large open grassed areas which are well used by local residents. The park is maintained by the Raleigh Park Community Association.

2-10R Brompton Road, Kensington NSW 2033

Raleigh Park – Kensington

1-Park BBQ's Park Bench Picnic Area

Named after Clive Norman Backhouse, Mayor (1912-13) and Chatswood East Ward Alderman (1911-14).

Clive Park, Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge

Clive Park – Northbridge

Located on Bilga Crescent, Malabar, this tranquil reserve features a large grassed area and mature trees that provide shade for park patrons. There is also a private kindergarten situated within the park.

169-171R Bilga Crescent, Malabar

Kooloora Reserve – Malabar

Small park with swinget, slide and seating

Corner Blackburn Street and Acron Road St Ives Australia

Blackburn Park – St Ives

11 Sportsground Car Parking Park Bench Parking Playground Toilets Walking Tracks

Multi-purpose sporting facility with athletics track, synthetic wicket, soccer fields, playground and clubhouse

Corner Bannockburn Road and Birubi Avenue Pymble Australia

Bannockburn Oval – Pymble

1-Park Car Parking Playground Views

Grassy clifftop area with good Ocean views.

East end of Raleigh St, Dover Heights

Raleigh Reserve – Dover Heights

Large park with seating opposite West Killara shops

Corner Lady Game Drive and Bradfield Road, Lindfield

Patricia Gardener Reserve – Lindfield

Fenced park with playground and seating

Gladstone Parade Lindfield Australia

Two Turners Reserve – Lindfield

1-Park Car Parking Playground

Corner of Brown Street and Blandford Avenue, Waverley

Marlborough Reserve – Waverley

Local park with playground and seating backing on to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Corner Bowes Avenue and Gurin Avenue Killara Australia

Honeysuckle Creek Reserve – Killara

Tucked away between Terrigal and Avoca Beach, this is also the ideal location for a beach walk. Although patrolled, visitors are warned to keep an eye out for rips generally located in the northern end. There is a popular dog walking area between Avoca & North Avoca Beaches.

North Avoca Parade, NORTH AVOCA NSW 2260

North Avoca – North Avoca

7 Beach Swimming Views

1-Park Drinking Water Picnic Area Toilets Views

Prior to European settlement and well into the 19th century the Quibaree Clan, part of the larger Kuringgai Tribe, frequented Lavender Bay. In 1805 Robert Campbell purchased a large section of land on the waterfront of the North Shore, and James Milson settled on this land in 1806. During the 1850s, subdivision and sale led to increased settlement in the Lavender Bay and Milsons Point area.

Lavender Crescent Lavender Bay New South Wales 2060 Australia

Lavender Bay Parklands – Lavender Bay

1-Park Accessible Parking Car Parking Drinking Water Parking Picnic Area Toilets

A large park located on the ridge top in Cammeray. While most of the gently sloping land has been landscaped as a golf course, the Park contains a variety of other sports facilities and many pleasant areas to sit and relax.

Park Avenue CammerayCremorne New South Wales 2062

Cammeray Park – Cremorne

1-Park BBQ's Car Parking Picnic Area Playground Shelter Toilets

St Ives Showground Picnic Area 4 – St Ives

This well shaded spot has a wood barbecue, picnic tables, children’s playground, public ammenities and a car park.

450 Mona Vale Road, St Ives

St Ives Showground Picnic Area 4 – St Ives

Shady park near Wahroonga shops and train station

Corner Millewa Avenue and Illoura Avenue Wahroonga Australia

McKenzie Park – Wahroonga

1-Park Retail Shopping

1-Park Park Bench Picnic Area

The SS Barcoo was a coastal passenger steamer built in Scotland in 1885. The ship was hulked in 1911 and used as a naval coal ship in Sydney Harbour.

54 Barcoo St, Roseville

Barcoo Reserve – Roseville

Large park with playground and seating

Albert Drive Killara Australia

St Crispens Green – Killara

1-Park Park Bench Playground Shelter

Located on Middle Street Kingsford, among a quiet residential backdrop, is this fenced park with grassed areas and a playground. There is on street parking.

83-85R Middle Street, Kingsford NSW 2032

Shaw Reserve – Kingsford

5-Rockpool 7 Beach BBQ's Picnic Area Playground Shelter Showers Swimming Toilets Views

Mona Vale Beach is a surf beach that runs south east for 1 km between the rock platform that divides it from the Basin, to the foot of the 30 m high shale cliff that separates it from its southern neighbour Warriewood to which it is periodically joined. Basin Beach is a 300m semi circular beach in the lee of the northern Mona Vale Head.

Surfview Rd Mona Vale NSW 2103

Mona Vale Beach – Mona Vale

Small park with seating near Lindfield station and shops

335 Pacific Highway, Lindfield

Lindfield Rotary Park – Lindfield

1-Park Car Parking Parking

Seven Little Australians Park – Lindfield

Beautiful park nestled in bushland with a walking track through it.

Corner Northcote Road and Slade Avenue Lindfield Australia

Seven Little Australians Park – Lindfield

1-Park Car Parking Park Bench Parking Picnic Area Playground Toilets Views

Kyle Pde, Connells Point

Donnelly Park – Connells Point

Small grassed area in the middle of Rose Bay on the corner of Wilberforce Avenue.

Corner Newcastle Street and Wilberforce Avenue, Rose Bay

Pannerong Reserve – Rose Bay

1-Park BBQ's Car Parking Playground

1-7 Robertson Street Sutherland

Albert Hutchinson Reserve – Sutherland

1-Park 11 Sportsground 300 Food 301 Cafe Exercise Station Fenced Playground Park Bench Picnic Area Playground Toilets Views

The park caters for sports such as cricket, rugby union and soccer. It is also a great place to enjoy a sunny day with a picnic rug or a pair of joggers.

Rushcutters Bay Park,New Beach Road, Darling Point

Rushcutters Bay Park – Darling Point

1-Park BBQ's Park Bench Playground

Small park with seating

Corner Pacific Highway and Burleigh Street Lindfield Australia

Millwood Park – Lindfield

Named after Francis Walter Butt, local resident activist and Middle Harbour Ward Alderman 1937-41.

Butt Park, Eastern Valley Way, Middle Cove

Butt Park – Middle Cove

Dedicated in 1848, St Thomas’ Cemetery was the first burial ground on the North Shore. It was converted to a Rest Park in the 1970s. The Park contains interpretative signage for self-guided walks.

St Thomas Rest Park, West Street, Crows Nest, New South Wales

St Thomas Rest Park – Crows Nest

1-Park Shelter Toilets

The Mosman Swim Centre is located in Vista Street, Mosman, on the ground floor of the prestigious ‘Nuova’ apartment building, and adjoins a street-front café.

90 Vista Street, Mosman NSW 2088 AUSTRALIA

Mosman Swim Centre – Mosman

3-Swimming Pool Toilets

7 Beach BBQ's Car Parking Parking Playground Showers Swimming Toilets

Clontarf Manly NSW 2095

Clontarf Beach – Manly

Local reserve

Corner Grayling Road and Binalong Street West Pymble Australia

Grayling Street Reserve – West Pymble

22 National Park 7 Beach Swimming Views

A truly unspoilt beach.

61 Marine Parade, MACMASTERS BEACH NSW 2251

MacMasters Beach – MacMasters Beach

1-Park Drinking Water Picnic Area

Lodge Road Park

Ellalong Road Cremorne New South Wales 2090

Lodge Road Park – Cremorne

1-Park BBQ's Car Parking Park Bench Parking Picnic Area Playground

Helen Street Reserve is between Helen Street and Huxtable Avenue in Lane Cove North. It is a shaded, grassed area with tall trees.

Helen Street Reserve,Lane Cove North

Helen Street Reserve – Lane Cove North

1-Park 11 Sportsground BBQ's Park Bench Picnic Area Playground Shelter Sports & Recreation Sports Area Toilets

Multi-purpose sports facility with turf wicket, two cricket nets, soccer field, seven tennis courts, one multi-purpose/netball court, BBQ, playground and dog off-leash area.

Chelmsford Avenue Roseville Australia

Roseville Park – Roseville

1-Park 11 Sportsground Park Bench Playground Sports Area

Artarmon Park was named after Ardthelmon (or “Artramon”) Castle, the Irish home of William Gore. Gore owned land in the area including a large reserve extending from Gore Hill to Artarmon, of which Artarmon Park was a part. The construction of the railway in the late 1880s separated Artarmon Park from Artarmon Reserve. In 1900 the northern part of the park was subdivided for housing, and the remaining land was gazetted as a park 11 August 1900.

Artarmon Park,Cleland Rd, Artarmon

Artarmon Park – Artarmon

1-Park Picnic Area Shelter

The reserve was proclaimed a War Memorial in 1951. The Northbridge sub-branch of the Returned and Services League built a hall, flagpole and memorial garden on the site in 1954.

Northbridge War Memorial, War Memorial Playing Fields, Northbridge NSW 2063

Northbridge War Memorial – Northbridge

Small park linking Highfield Road and Provincial Road

Highfield Road, Lindfield

Highfield Drain – Lindfield

Small local park

Corner Slade Avenue and Tryon Road Lindfield Australia

Macks Place – Lindfield

Located on the corner of Beauchamp Road and Anzac Parade Matraville, this large grassed area provides an entrance to a housing estate that was established between 1918 and 1925 to house returned soldiers and widows of soldiers from World War I.

361-399R Beauchamp Road, Matraville

Memorial Reserve – Matraville

Located on the corner of Leonard Avenue and Gardeners Road, Kingsford, this leafy reserve has picnic facilities, seating, and a gazebo for all-weather family outings.

140-154R Gardeners Road, Kingsford NSW 2032

Kensington Rotary Reserve – Kingsford

1-Park Picnic Area

Connells Point Road, Connells Point

Condor Crescent Reserve – Connells Point

Large fenced park with playground and seating

37 Kiparra Street, Pymble

Peewee Park – Pymble

Small local park

9 Kimberley Street East Killara Australia

Kim’s Park – East Killara

Large reserve with playground and seating

Charles Street, Killara

Jinkers Green – Killara

11 Sportsground Car Parking Park Bench Parking Picnic Area Playground Sports Area Toilets

Pottery Green Oval is located between Little Street & Phoenix Street, Lane Cove.

Pottery Green Oval 1 Phoenix St, Lane Cove NSW 2066, Australia

Pottery Green Oval – Lane Cove

1-Park BBQ's Bike Riding Park Bench Picnic Area Playground Shelter Toilets

Named after Sir Edward Hallstrom (1886-1970), resident of Northbridge and owner of the Silent Knight Refrigerator Factory in Willoughby.

Small Street, Willoughby

Hallstrom Park – Willoughby

Come & discover Kevin Maley Park Colyton NSW 2760. Modern multi age play equipment with rubber softfall.

Kevin Maley Park - Colyton

Kevin Maley Park – Colyton

1-Park Gardens Park Bench Picnic Area Playground Views Walking Tracks

Kenneth Slessor Park is named after the renowned Australian poet and journalist, Kenneth Slessor (1901-71), who lived nearby at several houses along Pacific Highway in Chatswood for the early and later part of his life. Originally called Western Park, the park has western views to the Blue Mountains and was part of the Fuller Estate. The land was purchased by Council in 1931.

Western way, chatswood

Kenneth Slessor Park – Chatswood

1-Park Gardens Park Bench Picnic Area Playground Views

To reach this park, walk down the path at the end of Hotham Street through the bamboo jungle. There are 3 picnic table setting, a park bench, a set of swing and an embankment slide along with landscapes gardens. The playground is very shady due to the proximity of trees and surrounding buildings.

Hotham Street Reserve ,Hotham Street, Chatswood

Hotham Street Reserve – Chatswood

Reserve with dog off-leash park and playground at entrance on the edge of Warrawee bushland

Mitchell Crescent Warrawee Australia

Mitchell Crescent Reserve – Warrawee

11 Sportsground Sports Area Toilets

The park caters for cricket during summer and rugby union in winter.

Woollahra Oval 2/3, Manion Avenue, Rose Bay

Woollahra Oval 2/3 – Rose Bay

John Shore Park is located near Maroubra Beach on Mons Avenue and across the road from Broadarrow Reserve. The park is fairly flat and a good spot for ball games or group activities, but there are no facilities in this park.

172-174R Mons Avenue, Maroubra NSW 2035

John Shore Park – Maroubra

Kogarah Park, Cnr Jubilee Avenue and Princes Highway, Kogarah

Kogarah Park – Kogarah

1-Park Park Bench Playground Sports Area

Grace Campbell Reserve is a local park located off Grace Campbell Crescent in Hillsdale. The reserve adjoins western section of Rhodes St Reserve and provides pedestrian access to both Rhodes St and Bunnerong Road. The park is an open space for the residents of Hillsdale with a playground, seating and a half basketball court.

19-21 Grace Campbell Crescent, Hillsdale 2036

Grace Campbell Reserve – Hillsdale

1-Park Car Parking Park Bench Playground Sports Area Toilets

This iconic North Shore landmark has hosted a multitude of events including horse shows, dog shows, circuses, markets, fireworks displays, car shows, trailwalks, cross-country events, sports training and competitions.

450 Mona Vale Road, St Ives

Jim Watson Main Arena – St Ives

1-Park Drinking Water Picnic Area Views

This unique playground uses the existing landform as an integral part of the play environment. ‘Tiny tot’ equipment on the upper level is connected to junior equipment on the lower level via a landscaped embankment slide and rubber steps. The play area is flanked by beds of brightly flowering plants, a feature picked up in the details and colours of the custom designed equipment. This bright and sunny playground with spectacular views over middle harbour is a great winter play destination for young children.

Fifth Avenue Cremorne New South Wales 2090

WH Brothers Memorial Park – Cremorne

1-Park Car Parking Parking Playground Shelter

Pleasant grassed area among residences, set in a gully, with shade trees and a small hireable hall.

Thomas Hogan Reserve,

Thomas Hogan Reserve – Bondi

7 Beach Picnic Area Playground Sports Area Swimming Views

Umina Beach offers outstanding views of of Bouddi National Park, Lobster Beach and Lion Island Nature Reserve.

Sydney Avenue, UMINA BEACH NSW 2257 enquire visit website

Umina Beach – Umina Beach

1-Park Park Bench Picnic Area

ajor General John Raymond Broadbent CBE, DSO, ED (1914-2006) served the nation as a decorated officer in World War II, and as an innovative leader in the Citizen Military Forces.

31 Barcoo St, Roseville

Broadbent Reserve – Roseville

Large, fenced park between Cherrywood Avenue and Bunyana Avenue with play equipment and seating, great for a kick-around or family picnic

Cherrywood Avenue Wahroonga Australia

Cherrywood Reserve – Wahroonga

1-Park BBQ's Car Parking Park Bench Picnic Area Playground Shelter Sports Area Toilets

Named after Sir James Willoughby Gordon (1773-1851), English officer-soldier and associate of Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, the NSW Surveyor-General, who assigned the name of ‘Willoughby’ to the local parish.

Willoughby Park, McClelland Street, Willoughby

Willoughby Park – Willoughby

1-Park Car Parking Playground Views

Grassy area at a busy intersection, with shade trees, netball court, basketball half-court.

Dickson Reserve

Dickson Reserve – Bondi

1-Park 11 Sportsground Park Bench Playground Sports & Recreation Sports Area Toilets

Synthetic wicket and two practice nets for cricket, plus soccer fields, fitness equipment and dog off-leash park

Karuah Road Turramurra 2074 Australia

Karuah Park – Turramurra

Finucane Reserve is a large flat park with mature trees providing natural shade. There is seating located throughout the park and there is a large children’s playground with climbing equipment, see-saw, spring animal and softfall flooring.

1R Finucane Crescent, Matraville

Finucane Reserve – Matraville

1-Park BBQ's Car Parking Park Bench Picnic Area Playground Shelter Sports Area Toilets

St Ives Showground is Ku-ring-gai’s largest sports and recreation venue with equestrian and dog training rings, soccer field, BMX riding facilities, BBQs and picnic tables.

450 Mona Vale Road, St Ives

St Ives Showground – St Ives

Fenced playground with swingset and seating

59b Yarrabung Road St Ives Australia

Yarrabung Reserve – St Ives

301 Cafe 7 Beach Car Parking Parking Picnic Area Swimming Toilets Views

38 Bower Street Manly NSW 2095

Shelly Beach – Palm Beach

1-Park Accessible Parking Accessible Toilets Historical or Cultural Features Park Bench Playground Toilets

Hogben Park is located at the corner of Harrow Road and Railway Parade in Kogarah and is 2.6 hectares in size. The park is registered as a site of local heritage significance as it represents a section of the Ocean View Estate subdivision which was established in 1883 and extended across the railway line. The establishment of the railway severed this area from the rest of the Estate.

Hogben Park 2 Railway Parade Kogarah NSW 2217 Australia

Hogben Park – Kogarah

1-Park Drinking Water Fenced Playground Park Bench

Blaxland Reserve is located on Blaxland Street in Matraville. It’s a small, fully fenced reserve with a small playground that has shade and softfall flooring.

24-26R Blaxland Street, Matraville

Blaxland Reserve – Matraville

1-Park 11 Sportsground Park Bench Parking Playground Shelter Sports Area Toilets

A great spot for tennis with the family, featuring two synthetic courts, playground and public toilets

Kendall Street Pymble Australia

Kendall Village Green – Pymble

Large park with public art and playground, located next to the Ku-ring-gai Art Centre

Bancroft Avenue Roseville Australia

Bancroft Park – Roseville

11 Sportsground Accessible Parking Accessible Toilets BBQ's Fenced Playground Picnic Area Playground Toilets

Balcombe Heights Estate (Masonic Oval) – Baulkham Hills

Balcombe Heights Sportsground (Masonic Ovals) features two single sports fields with a synthetic cricket pitch located in the centre of each. The cricket pitches are covered in the winter. Both are only small fields and best suited to local lower level sports. Touch football is played during the summer season on both fields and Soccer in Winter.

Seven Hills Road, Baulkham Hills 2153

Balcombe Heights Estate (Masonic Oval) – Baulkham Hills

1-Park BBQ's Car Parking Parking Picnic Area Playground Toilets Walking Tracks

Spooner Park is located on the northern side of Jubilee Avenue and represents a green island space inbetween an existing triangle of Battye, Ferry and Jubilee Avenues in Beverley Park. It is a local park adjacent to the Beverley Park Golf Course, and part of the original wetland corridor flowing into Kogarah Bay.

Spooner Park Jubilee Ave Beverley Park NSW 2217 Australia

Spooner Park – Beverley Park

2-Community Centre Car Parking Park Bench Parking Toilets

Roseville Chase Memorial Community Centre Hall – Roseville

Perfect for family functions, meetings and indoor sports activities. East Roseville Community Hall can accommodate up to 120 people. The hall is fully equipped with kitchen, toilets with disabled access, air conditioning, and a newly refurbished outdoor playground.

6 Babbage Road Roseville Australia

Roseville Chase Memorial Community Centre Hall – Roseville

Edwards Beach, Mosman

Edwards Beach – Mosman

7 Beach

1-Park Park Bench Playground Views

Esplanade , mosman

The Esplanade – Mosman

1-Park Car Parking Park Bench Parking Playground Views

Woodford Bay Bicentennial Reserve is located at bottom of Woodford Street, Longueville. This is a landscaped historical park over looking the bay with pockets of bushland.

Woodford St Longueville NSW 2066, Australia

Woodford Bay Reserve – Longueville

1-Park BBQ's Car Parking Park Bench Picnic Area Playground Shelter Toilets

St Ives Showground Picnic Area 7 – St Ives

Picnic Area 7 is located within the St Ives Showground.

450 Mona Vale Road, St Ives

St Ives Showground Picnic Area 7 – St Ives

1-Park Park Bench Picnic Area Playground Shelter

The reserve adds nearly 2,000 square metres of parkland to the previously existing park in Carcoola Road.

18 Carcoola Road, St Ives

Lapwing Reserve – St Ives

Dog off-leash park

End of the Broadway Wahroonga Australia

Morona Avenue Reserve – Wahroonga

1-Park 11 Sportsground Park Bench Playground Sports Area Toilets

Multi-purpose sporting facility with turf wicket, AFL pitch, four tennis courts, fitness equipment, dog off-leash area, playground and clubhouse

Rosebery Road Killara Australia

Killara Park – Killara

1-Park 13 Bike Track Bike Riding Fenced Playground Park Bench Playground Shelter

A lovely shaded park on the corner of Arthur Street and Botany Street in Randwick. This park is one of Randwick’s lesser known parks and could be a good option when the other playgrounds get busy.

20R Botany Street, Randwick NSW 2031

Writtle Park – Randwick

1-Park Park Bench Playground Toilets

This small park offers a synthetic wicket, half-court basketball and dog off-leash park

Corner Kintore Street and Westbrook Avenue Wahroonga Australia

Claude Cameron Grove – Wahroonga

Named after the nautical term for the upper deck of a ship. The developer of the area, Lend Lease through Civil and Civic Pty Ltd., elected to name the streets to reflect the partiality for nautical terms of its Dutch born director, Gerardus J.

The Quarterdeck, Middle Cove

The Quarterdeck – Middle Cove

1-Park BBQ's Gardens Park Bench Picnic Area Sports & Recreation Views

This colourful and fragrant park was designed by Landscape Consultant Stephen Whitteridge following community consultation, and completed in June 2008.

Whitton Park,Corner Whitton ,Oliver Roads, Chatswood

Whitton Park – Chatswood

1-Park Park Bench Playground Shelter

Fenced playground with seating

Eastgate Avenue, East Killara

Jane McGillivray Park – East Killara

Come & discover Andromeda Drive Reserve Cranebrook NSW 2749. Modern multi age play equipment with rubber softfall.

Andromeda Drive Reserve - Cranebrook

Andromeda Drive Reserve – Cranebrook

2-Community Centre Car Parking Toilets

Ku-ring-gai Town Hall is one of our largest venues, with a capacity of up to 250 people.

1186 Pacific Highway, Pymble

Ku-ring-gai Town Hall – Pymble

Fenced playground with swingset, slide and seating

Corner Saiala Road and Redfield Road East Killara Australia

Redfield Reserve – East Killara

Local park with swingset, slide and seating

Boronga Avenue West Pymble Australia

Boronga Avenue Reserve – West Pymble

7 Beach Car Parking Parking Picnic Area Swimming

Toowoon Bay beach has been awarded Australia’s Cleanest Beach (2007) and the Friendliest Beach.

Swadling Reserve, TOOWOON BAY NSW 2261

Toowoon Bay – Toowoon Bay