Gap Park &#8211; Watsons Bay

1-Park Park Bench Picnic Area Playground

Situated in front of a beautiful heritage house, Wahroonga’s Balcombe Park offers a playground and picnic shelter.

12 Woonona Ave Wahroonga Australia

Balcombe Park – Wahroonga

1-Park Fenced Playground Park Bench Picnic Area Playground

Burnie Park is like a hidden oasis in Clovelly. Close to Clovelly Beach, the park includes a fun, interactive, children’s playground complete with large wooden jungle gym, see-saw, swings, a baby bucket swing, low height flying fox and a protective shade structure. There is something for all children of all ages to enjoy.

1R Burnie Street, Clovelly NSW 2031

Burnie Park – Clovelly

15 Golf Course Car Parking Park Bench Parking Playground Toilets

Enjoy a relaxed Sunday morning game with friends or get private lessons from the pros at Gordon Golf Course. Italian restaurant, clubhouse and venue hire also available. Gordon Golf Course, including all services and facilities, remains open. For information and bookings visit the Gordon Golf Course website.

6 Lynn Ridge Avenue Gordon Australia

Gordon Golf Course – Gordon

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 Picnic Area Playground Toilets Views

Terry St, Connells Point

Connells Point Reserve – Connells Point

Small local park with a tap available and a pathway through the park.

Corner Mona Vale Road and Highlands Avenue Gordon Australia

Kirby Park – Gordon

Shady, fenced playground with seating

Corner Fox Valley Road and Lucinda Avenue Wahroonga Australia

William Lewis Park – Wahroonga

Bounded by Gregory Street and Malabar Road in South Coogee, this park has a small playground and seating.

226-228R Malabar Road, South Coogee

Popplewell Park(lower) – South Coogee

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

Charles Bean Sportsground is the first ever synthetic playing field in Ku-ring-gai Council to be constructed. The new synthetic surface allows the playing field to be used during wet weather and reduces maintenance costs, compared to a grass surface.

Eton Rd Lindfield 2070 Australia

Charles Bean Sports Field – Lindfield

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

Enjoy cricket in summer and rugby and soccer in winter at this quiet, secluded venue

Burraneer Avenue, St Ives

Barra Brui Reserve – St Ives

Small local park with a concrete footpath leading through it

Myall Avenue Wahroonga Australia

Myall Avenue Park – Wahroonga

Shaded reserve opposite St Ives shops on Mona Vale Road

Corner Mona Vale Road and Porters Lane St Ives Australia

St Ives Memorial Park – St Ives

1-Park Park Bench Picnic Area Playground

Named after the aboriginal word meaning ‘to barter’.

Denawen Avenue, Castle Cove

Denawen Park – Castle Cove

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

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

Clontarf Manly NSW 2095

Clontarf Beach – Manly

Shady reserve with playground and seating between Adams Avenue and Princes Lane

Irish Town Grove, Adams Avenue, Turramurra

Irish Town Grove – Turramurra

1-Park 13 Bike Track Park Bench Playground Toilets

Rhodes Street Reserve is a local park in Hillsdale divided by Rhodes Street and adjoining Grace Campbell Reserve.

Robey Street Reserve , Hillsdale 2035

Robey Street Reserve – Hillsdale

1-Park 3-Swimming Pool 7 Beach Car Parking Parking Playground Shelter Views

The lower area of the Reserve is a grassed area overlooking the pools and the Ocean. In the upper area, there is a grassed, shady picnic, play area and sculptures.

Biddigal Reserve Ramsgate Ave (north end of Bondi Beach) North Bondi 2026

Biddigal Reserve – North Bondi

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

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

Watt Park Playground is a traditional heritage style playground reminiscent of North Sydney’s original playgrounds. It caters for a wide age range of children in an environment that is pleasant and relaxing for carers. It is a very cool and shady playground ideal for summer use and incorporates a roundabout, seesaw, swings, spring-mounted boat and embankment slides.

Lavender Crescent McMahons Point New South Wales 2060

Watt Park – McMahons Point

1-Park Drinking Water

1-Park 11 Sportsground Car Parking Exercise Station Gardens Historical or Cultural Features Park Bench Parking Picnic Area Playground Sports Area Toilets Views

Beauchamp Park is situated in the upper park of the Scotts Creek sub-catchment.

Beauchamp Park, Nicholson Street, Chatswood

Beauchamp Park – Chatswood

Fred Hollows Reserve is a unique vegetated gully in the heart of Randwick City. It is a natural area in Glebe Gully in the Eastern Suburbs. It is a two hectare park that follows a gully from Alison Road to Clovelly Road. The reserve has a footbridge/boardwalk built across the creek which is a pleasant 30 minute walk up the gorge from Alison Road to Bligh Place. There are picnic facilities throughout the reserve and the viewing platforms allow you to take in much of the natural flora and fauna that lives within the tranquil space.

63R St Marks, Randwick NSW 2031

Fred Hollows Reserve – Randwick

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

Small park with playground and seating

Corner Eton Road and Abingdon Road Lindfield Australia

Abingdon Road Reserve – Lindfield

Holdsworth Street Playground – Woollahra

This colourful playground is open for general public use outside of the Holdsworth Community Centre & Services hours of opening. Please contact the Centre for more details on 9302 3680.

Holdsworth Street Playground,Holdsworth Street Community Centre, 64 Holdsworth Street, Woollahra

Holdsworth Street Playground – Woollahra

Curtilage Park contains a playground, seats, bubbler, formal gardens and open grassy areas for play and is fenced from the Pacific Highway. The park is best accessed by walking as there are no parking facilities on site.

1540 Pacific Highway Wahroonga 2076 Australia

Curtilage Park – Wahroonga

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

1-Park Car Parking Fenced Playground Gardens Park Bench Parking Picnic Area Playground Toilets Walking Tracks

Oatley Memorial Gardens offers a pleasant outdoor area for residents and visitors near the centre of Oatley Village. Located between Oatley Parade and Oatley Avenue, south of Hurstville Road, the Gardens are a green gateway into the centre of Oatley Village.

Oatley Ave, Oatley

Oatley Memorial Gardens – Oatley

1-Park Fenced Playground Park Bench Shelter

Ella Reserve in Malabar is a large open park. With lots of grass and a mixture of mature and infant trees, it is a great place for your family, and your pooch, to get some outdoor exercise.

36R Lucas Avenue, Malabar

Ella Reserve – Malabar

1-Park Bike Riding Car Parking Park Bench Picnic Area Playground

Named after Edward Lloyd Sanders (1888-1943), Member of Parliament for Willoughby 1927-1943.

Sanders Park, Julian Street, Willoughby

Sanders Park – Willoughby

1-Park Park Bench Picnic Area

There are swings and a picnic table in this bushland reserve.

Linden Way, Castlecrag

Linden Way Reserve – Castlecrag

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

Wellington Sportsground – East Lindfield

Enjoy cricket and soccer at this great location backing on to bushland near Carroll Creek

Wellington Road East Lindfield Australia

Wellington Sportsground – East Lindfield

1-Park Park Bench Picnic Area Playground

Dawson & Market Streets Reserve – Naremburn

Named after Mr ‘Fatty’ Dawson who operated a piggery below the intersection of Dawson Street and West Street around 1860.

Dawson Street, Naremburn

Dawson & Market Streets Reserve – Naremburn

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

St Ives Showground Picnic Area 6 – St Ives

Picnic Area 6 is designated for public use and is not available for exclusive hire.

450 Mona Vale Road, St Ives 2075

St Ives Showground Picnic Area 6 – St Ives

Small local park

Corner Redfield Road and Savoy Avenue East Killara Australia

Savoys End – East Killara

1-Park BBQ's Car Parking Playground

1-7 Robertson Street Sutherland

Albert Hutchinson Reserve – Sutherland

The park contains a small playground and park benches

Soudan Street Playground, Sutherland Avenue, Paddington

Soudan Street Playground – Paddington

Small reserve near the entrance to Echo Point Park

97 Babbage Road, Roseville Chase

Allard Corner – Roseville Chase

1-Park Park Bench Picnic Area Playground Shelter Toilets

The newly expanded Cameron Park was opened in March 2017 and features open grassy areas, plentiful shade from trees, a multipurpose paved area with outdoor table tennis table and picnic facilities, a self-cleaning, accessible public toilet, as well as brand new seating, fencing, pathways and lighting.

Corner Eastern Road and Gilroy Road Turramurra Australia

Cameron Park – Turramurra

Local park with playground and seating backing on to picturesque bushland

Spencer Road Killara

St Andrews Forest – Killara

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

Little Sirius Cove, Mosman

Little Sirius Cove – Mosman

7 Beach

1-Park Drinking Water Picnic Area

This playground is tucked away in a quite location surrounded by residential properties. It is at the end of a narrow laneway and has a gentle slope to the north. There are numerous mature trees as well as large open lawn areas.

Benelong Lane Cremorne New South Wales 2090

Grasmere Reserve – Cremorne

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 Drinking Water Gardens Picnic Area Toilets Views

Blackburn Gardens is a beautifully restored heritage garden and retains spectacular views of Sydney Harbour. The garden adjoins Murray Rose Pool (formerly Redleaf Pool) and Seven Shillings Beach. The garden features manicured lawn with a secret garden, sundial and water feature.

Blackburn Gardens ,New South Head Road, Double Bay

Blackburn Gardens – Double Bay

Come visit & discover Gilmore Street Reserve Colyton NSW 2760. Play equipment, swings with mulch softfall.

Gilmore Street Reserve - Colyton

Gilmore Street Reserve – Colyton

Come visit & discover Harwell Place Reserve Colyton NSW 2760. Play equipment, swings with mulch softfall.

Harwell Place Reserve - Colyton

Harwell Place Reserve – Colyton

Small park with seating and bins provided next to East Killara shops.

Corner Koola Avenue and Saiala Road East Killara Australia

Reading Avenue Reserve – East Killara

1-Park Car Parking Park Bench Parking Playground

Medium size park with shady trees.

St James Reserve Cnr St James Rd, & Gowrie St Bondi Junction 2022

St James Reserve – Bondi Junction

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

Local park with swingset, slide and seating

Corner Wolseley Road, Lindfield

Ibbitson Park – Lindfield

1-Park Views Walking Tracks

Come & discover Hermitage Foreshore Walk Vaucluse NSW 2030.

Hermitage Foreshore Walk, Bayview Hill Road Vaucluse

Hermitage Foreshore Walk – Vaucluse

1-Park Drinking Water Picnic Area

Lodge Road Park

Ellalong Road Cremorne New South Wales 2090

Lodge Road Park – Cremorne

1-Park 11 Sportsground BBQ's Picnic Area Playground Toilets

Come visit & discover Welby Oval Welby NSW 2575. Facilities: Sports field including cricket pitch, children’s play area, picnic area including BBQ’s and toilet facilities.

Welby Oval. Mittagong Street, Welby

Welby Oval – Welby

Local park with seating

Corner Lynwood Avenue and Werona Avenue Killara Australia

Abbotsholme Glen – Killara

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

Kensington Park is a large district park located on the corner of Barker Street, Cottenham Avenue and Edward Avenue in Kensington. The focus of the park is Kensington Oval that caters for rugby league and cricket. John Calopedos Memorial Playground is within the park. It is a fenced playground with swings, slides and climbing equipment over softfall and under a shade structure.

2R Edward Avenue, Kensington NSW 2033

Kensington Park – Kensington

1-Park 11 Sportsground Bike Riding Car Parking Fenced Playground Park Bench Parking Playground Sports Area Toilets

Coral Sea Park is located in a quiet residential area just five minutes from the cafes and beach at Maroubra. It is a major sporting facility that supports many rugby and soccer fields, a cricket pitch and practice nets. These areas are floodlit for night training. Alongside the sporting fields is a large children’s playground.

1-53R Yorktown Parade, Maroubra NSW 2035

Coral Sea Park – Maroubra

Small park with seating near Gordon station and shopping centre

Corner Pacific Highway and St Johns Avenue, Gordon

Heritage Square – Gordon

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

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

1-Park Car Parking Toilets Views

Come & discover Darling Point Road Reserve – Darling Point NSW 2027.

86 Darling Point Rd, Darling Point NSW

Darling Point Road Reserve – Darling Point

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 11 Sportsground Car Parking Park Bench Parking Playground Sports Area Toilets

Great soccer and cricket facilities, with synthetic wicket, two practice nets and playground

Comenarra Parkway South Turramurra Australia

Comenarra Reserve – South Turramurra

1-Park Park Bench Playground Toilets

Enjoy cricket in summer and soccer in winter at this centrally located facility

22 Carrington Road Wahroonga 2076 Australia

Carrington Park – Wahroonga

This small park backs on to picturesque bushland near the Lane Cove River.

35 Blaxland Road, East Killara

Allen Park – East Killara

Dog off-leash area in park with transmission towers between Yarralumla Avenue and Warrimoo Avenue

Yarralumla Avenue St Ives Australia

Transmission Park – St Ives

4-Skate Park Car Parking Drinking Water Park Bench Shelter Toilets

Maroubra Skate Park is located within Arthur Byrne Reserve, adjacent to Maroubra Beach. It has approximately 1,100 square metres of skateable area. The design caters for both street and professional skaters, children and adults.

3R Marine Parade, Maroubra

Maroubra Skate Park – Maroubra

1-Park Fenced Playground Park Bench

Benvenue Reserve is a small reserve with seats and a rubbish bin. There is a small grass area surrounded by trees. It’s a nice place for quiet reflection.

11R Benvenue Street, Maroubra NSW 2035

Benvenue Reserve – Maroubra

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

A level, fully fenced grassed park on Baird Avenue, which includes Baird Reserve Playground. The playground is fenced and has shade over the play equipment.

44-46R Baird Avenue, Matraville

Baird Reserve – Matraville

Local park with playground, seating and bubbler

Corner Jordan Road and The Comenarra Parkway Wahroonga Australia

Sir Robert Menzies Park – Wahroonga

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

Mary French Reserve Park – McMahons Point

Small local park with swings only. Upgraded 2007.

Mil Mil Street McMahons Point New South Wales 2060

Mary French Reserve Park – McMahons Point

1-Park Picnic Area

Large park with shady playground, seating and bubbler

59 Memorial Avenue St Ives Australia

Memorial Avenue Reserve – St Ives

1-Park Playground Toilets

Fenced playground with swingset and seating, located next to East Lindfield shops

11 Wellington Road East Lindfield Australia

Dukes Green – East Lindfield

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

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

Andromeda Drive Reserve - Cranebrook

Andromeda Drive Reserve – Cranebrook

Dog off-leash park

End of the Broadway Wahroonga Australia

Morona Avenue Reserve – Wahroonga

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 Drinking Water Picnic Area

Smoothey Park & Gore Cove Reserve – Wollstonecraft

These form integral parts of an open space corridor that extends from Newlands Park in Lane Cove, south to the harbour foreshore. Smoothey Park is a mix of European style parkland and natural bushland areas, while the many vegetation communities in Gore Cove Reserve provide habitat for a diverse range of wildlife.

Milray Avenue Wollstonecraft New South Wales 2065

Smoothey Park & Gore Cove Reserve – Wollstonecraft

Come visit & discover Cedars Park Claremont Meadows NSW 2747. Play equipment, swings with mulch softfall.

Cedars Park Sunflower Dr,Claremont Meadows NSW 2747, Australia

Cedars Park – Claremont Meadows

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

Named after J.R. (Reg) Warner who operated the ‘Waratah’ dairy in Edinburgh Road in 1914.

Warners Park, The Outpost, Northbridge

Warners Park – Northbridge

1-Park Accessible Parking BBQ's Car Parking Parking Playground

Jersey Road Reserve (Kids Cottage) – Artarmon

This public park is located next to Kids Cottage, which is an after school childcare facility run by the Council.

Jersey Road Reserve, Artarmon

Jersey Road Reserve (Kids Cottage) – Artarmon

Popplewell Park (upper) is a large rectangular strip of parkland along Gregory Street, South Coogee. It is a fenced park that has a playground and seating.

3-17R Gregory Street, South Coogee

Popplewell Park(upper) – South Coogee

Large fenced park with playground and seating

Wyomee Avenue, West Pymble

Frogmore Park – West Pymble

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

38 Bower Street Manly NSW 2095

Shelly Beach – Palm Beach

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

Fenced park with playground and seating

Gladstone Parade Lindfield Australia

Two Turners Reserve – Lindfield

1-Park 11 Sportsground BBQ's Park Bench Playground

Kissing Point Village Green – South Turramurra

Large park with dog off-leash area, fenced playground, BBQ and public toilets

Corner Vernon Street ,Kissing Point Road South Turramurra Australia

Kissing Point Village Green – South Turramurra

7 Beach Picnic Area Swimming Views

One of the best-known beaches on the Central Coast, Terrigal Beach is a cosmopolitan seaside town.

The Esplanade, TERRIGAL NSW 2260

Terrigal Beach – Terrigal

Shady park with seating adjacent to St Ives Village Green, near St Ives Shopping Village

Corner Mona Vale Road and Memorial Avenue St Ives Australia

St Ives Rotary Park – St Ives

This harbourside tidal enclosure (previously known as Redleaf Pool) is popular with all age groups and can be crowded on weekends in summer. The enclosure provides a swimming area of approximately 90m x 60m.

Murray Rose Pool, New South Head Road, Double Bay

Murray Rose Pool – Double Bay

3-Swimming Pool Toilets

1-Park Car Parking Sports Area

1 The Promenade Sylvania

A R Hurst Reserve – Sylvania

7 Beach BBQ's Picnic Area Playground Showers Swimming Toilets Views

Narrabeen beach forms part of a long sandy stretch from Collaroy to North Narrabeen and is prone to large surf and erosion.

Cnr Albert Street & Ocean Street Narrabeen NSW 2101

Narrabeen Beach – Narrabeen

Come & discoverIron Bark Way Reserve Colyton NSW 2760. Play equipment, swings with mulch softfall.

Iron Bark Way Reserve - Colyton

Iron Bark Way Reserve – Colyton

1-Park Fenced Playground Park Bench Playground

Located on Broome Street Maroubra, this reserve includes seating and a playground that was built in 2014. The new playground was partly funded, with a generous donation by the late Dr Lynn Joseph.

114R Broome Street, Maroubra NSW 2035

Ocean View Reserve – Maroubra

46 Akuna Road Bangor

Akuna Avenue Reserve – Bangor