Playgrounds
Fully fenced, shaded, near coffee, close to parking, BBQs, toilets, accessible……we’re on the hunt for ALL the best playgrounds from Burleigh to Byron Bay. Each one of our listings includes photos, description of why we love it, what type of kids we think will love it, facilities available, age suitability and more. We won’t just list the biggest, busiest ones either because we know some kids like a quiet park all to themseleves, and that’s OK with us!
Sandhills Skatepark, Byron Bay
A new $2.6 million skatepark will be popping up in Byron Bay in 2021. The skatepark is planned for the area near the existing Byron Youth Activities Centre (YAC), the library and the Sandhills Childcare Centre. CONVIC, regarded as one of the world's best skatepark...
Schuster Park Adventure Playground
2021 will see a brand new and pretty epic looking adventure playground built at Schuster Park in Elanora The playground will include a total play area of 800 square metres and include jungle themed playground equipment. Division 13 councillor Daphne McDonald said on...
Railway Park, Byron Bay
Railway Park has recently had a major upgrade! Reopened in November 2019 this nature playground if a great location right on the Main Street of Byron Bay. Aswell as new play equipment there is a boardwalk through the Cottonwood trees, plenty of grass and benches for...
Browne Barista
A great little NEW boutique coffee trailer in Tugun. It's really close to the Tugun Skate Park and enclosed dog exercise park and there's a huge grassed area for the kids to run and play. Great for coffee and breaky or a snack while you're watching the kids skate or...
Roughton Park, Coolangatta
Right on the foreshore of beautiful Kirra Beach this park is a great spot for an arvo picnic and play. The playground is shaded with enough equipment to keep most kids happy including a nest swing, spinner and a giant climbing web. There's barbecues, picnic tables and...
Deodar Park, Burleigh Waters
This park has just been reopened in January 2020 after receiving a renovation late last year. Great for both little and big kids with two levels to the tower structure so all ages and abilities can use, the park also has a pendulum swing, rope bridge, climbing wall,...
Nautilus Way Edgewater Lane Park, Kingscliff
Great little beachside suburban park. We rode our bikes down here and had a fun time before heading to the beach for a swim, which is an easy walk, one block away. Has everything you need to keep the kids entertained, swings, slide, flying fox but no coffee close by...
Lions Park, Tallebudgera
If you're planning a chilled catch up with friends Lions park is the perfect place to meet. The playground is quite basic but the area surrounding is stunning. HUGE amount of grassed area shaded by heaps of trees and a creek to practice your stone skimming. The...
Ray Pascoe Park, Tweed Heads
Thanks to a fairly recent 70,000 dollar upgrade, Ray Pascoe Park is a place to visit. This park runs along the edge of Tweed River can be found on Kennedy Drive in Tweed Heads. The makeover at Ray Pascoe Park in Kennedy Drive includes an adventure play ground with...
Byron Bay Recreational Grounds
Found in the Byron Bay Recreational Grounds. This area is not just a playground. Its home to a number of sporting facilities including basketball/netball courts, soccer, football, hockey fields plus a cricket pitch and tennis court. The little playground that can be...
Elizabeth Sloper Park
If the hectic at times Laguna Playground isn't your style, walk just a little bit around the corner and you'll find this little playground surrounded by a great park area and BIG undercover shelter that's perfect (and popular) for a kids party or group gathering. The...
Burnett and Carrie Clark Playground, Burleigh Waters
What a great little playground find! Located just behind Burleigh Stocklands this is a quiet little park that's great for toddlers but also has enough to keep older kids busy. Equipment includes a great curly slide, swings, rockers, some spinning blocks and a big...
Jack Bayliss Park, Kingscliff
Another beautiful beach side park. This one is located along the main street in Kingscliff. It can be found at the southern end of the town which means it's much quieter. Each time we have been here there has been no one but us. The climbing obstacles are fairly high...
Bangalow Weir Parklands - nature play, Bangalow
Just behind the main street of Bangalow you will find the most beautiful parklands. Historically home in the early 1900's to the Bangalow Creek Swimming Pool, the area has been recently restored and now includes an amazing nature playground. The nature playground has...
Marjorie St Henry Park, Burleigh Heads
If you're after more of a bush view than an ocean view this little park might be for you. This park is located within Burleigh Ridge Park which is also a great little spot for a bushwalk with kids. You're likely to spot some wildlife when you visit this park. We had 2...
Waterlily Park, Ocean Shores
Waterlily Park is a playground you should definitely visit. It's had a recent upgrade including adding a double 40m flying fox (one seat has a full chair and seatbelt!). The play equipment is really impressive, a lot of it made out of wood, including a huge seesaw and...
Wallace Nicoll Playground, Currumbin
Another park with a notoriously beautiful Gold Coast view. This park is "kinda" fenced from the road, although little sneaky run aways could probably still manage to escape, so just be wary of that. Not a lot of equipment, but enough to keep toddlers busy for a while....
Queen Elizabeth Park, Coolangatta
This one’s for all the little spideys or for the kids who love playing the game The Floor Is Lava! A playground made up of mainly climbing ropes and a huge enclosed slide. Located along Marine Parade in Cooly, this playground is close to public toilets, right next to...
Bill Thomson Park, Elanora
What a great park! Located at one end of Pine Lake this is a great spot if you need to cater for a range of ages. There are two toddler playgrounds that are shaded and have slides, swings, see saws, rockers and a spinner that I went on and almost instantly threw up....
Ironbark Street Park, Elanora
If you need a small quiet park for toddlers/little kids that also has a bit of room to run around this is perfect! (Just be careful as it has direct access to water so keep that in mind) This is a great spot if you want to catch up with some friends who also have...
