Apex Park is a great little escape when you want playground time with a bit more going on around it. The fenced playground has a fun mix of climbing, sliding, swinging and spinning, while the wider reserve gives kids plenty of room to run, ride and explore. There’s a BMX track, sports courts, wetlands, walking paths and even a little duck pond to investigate. With BBQs, picnic areas, toilets and easy parking all nearby, it’s the sort of place that works just as well for a quick after-school play as it does for a longer family outing.
Find it at: 616 Burbridge Road, West Beach.
Good for: Toddlers through to primary-aged kids, with a nice mix of play equipment and plenty to do beyond the main playground.
Best for: Climbing, slides, swings, spinning, imaginative play and exploring. The wider reserve is great for bikes and scooters, kicking a ball around or checking out the wetlands.
Toilets: Yes. Public toilets are available within the reserve, near the community facilities.
Shade: Yes. There is shade over the main playground, as well as natural shade from established trees around the reserve.
Fenced: Yes. The playground is fully fenced, which makes it a handy choice for families with younger children.
Accessible: Limited. There are accessible pathways and facilities within the reserve, but the main playground surface and equipment aren’t fully wheelchair accessible.
Parking: Yes. There is off-street parking at the reserve, with additional parking available around the surrounding streets.
Cafe or food nearby: There isn’t a cafe at the playground, but there are picnic areas, shelters and BBQ facilities if you want to bring your own food. West Beach and nearby Henley Beach also have plenty of options for coffee, snacks and lunch.
The fully fenced playground features lots of equipment over a quite large area. It is a bark chip surface, so with considering if unsteady on your feet, and there is unfortunately no accessible play here. If that doesn’t rule you out, It’s a bloody great park worth driving out of your area for.
Featuring lots of small to mid scale climbing opportunities including stairs, mini rock climb wall, a rope spider web tower, a mini spinning climbing frame and lots more. You will also find normal swings and the oversized nest swing. Throughout the equipment the kids will find fun activity games that blend in along with a mini merry-go-round with 2 seats. The majority of the play equipment actually makes up a ship – if you stand back and look. The kids will find 4 slippery dips that all have there own challenges depending on age and abilities. From a tubular mound slide, curly slide to traditional slides. None of them are big.
Inside the fenced play equipment there is a nice clean water fountain and some seating. Outside the fence there are tennis courts, BBQs, basketball ring, redeveloped grass areas, a pond and ducks (if you insist on feeding them please no bread. Look up suitable foods).
Apex Park has had a major refresh, with Stage 2 of the reserve upgrade now complete. The wetland area has been improved with new landscaping, walking and cycling connections, a footbridge and better access around the water. There’s also a BMX track for beginner and intermediate riders, an irrigated event space and new picnic and recreation areas.
The upgrades have helped open up more of the reserve for families to enjoy, while creating stronger connections through to the River Torrens Linear Park and Breakout Creek.
Over all it is a lovely area for a walk around and a play. Please exercise caution around the water but know the playground is fully fenced and safe.
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