Find it at: Corner or Elizabeth Street and Day Terrace, Croydon This playground is a little gem upgraded in mid 2026. It has a bbq area and grassed area for lounging around or a small picnic, there’s also some shelter and benches. The upgrade retained the popular train play equipment (but did give it a little glow up) and the equipment installed caters for toddlers up to the upper primary kids. Perfect!There are shops and cafe’s...
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Adelaide is home to some amazing playgrounds, but sometimes, your kids may have a really intense love for a very specific theme. Most kids do at some point, whether it be dinosaurs, pirates, trains or just wanting to run around and get so damn dirty that you think you may get arrested for stealing sand. Whatever your kid is into, we have scoured the archives and compiled a list of some of Adelaide’s Best Themed Playgrounds for you to...
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Find it at: Beasley Avenue, Gawler (Parking on Chignell Circuit) Opened in August 2024, Reid Reserve is a nature themed playground nestled in the beautiful reserve up north in Gawler. Reid Reserve caters to all age groups, offering an array of features including; a flying fox nest swing slide accessible roundabout standard swings There is also a shaded picnic area and a half-basketball court. Built by the talented Climbing Tree team, this is a...
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Find it at: Asgard Drive, Golden Grove Golden Fields Reserve has had an incredible upgrade with the addition of an adventure playground, which joins the existing reserve playground in this 12 hectare reserve (the adventure playground is on the lower level)! This has got to be one of the biggest playground reserves in Adelaide with HEAPS of different play areas, including an accessible area and a brand new section with the coolest slide around!...
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Find it at: Haselgrove Drive, Roseworthy If your kids love tractors, open spaces and country-style play, the brand new Harvest Green Park Playground in Roseworthy is one to add to your list! Completed in early 2026, this charming playground has been developed for the local community by Land Australia, part of the Hickinbotham Group, and it’s already making a big impression. The playground features a cute rural and country theme, perfectly...
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Find it at: St Kilda Rd, St Kilda For those who grew up in Adelaide, you’d probably have been out St Kilda Adventure Playground when you were a kid, but have you been back since 2015? It’s got all the awesome stuff that I remember from my childhood, and more… and green grass, less dust, water, shade and well, it’s just BIGGER AND BETTER than I remember too! St Kilda’s huge makeover was completed in 2015 with a...
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Find it at: Pitana Avenue, Para Vista Golding Oval Reserve BMX Pump Track is one of four new tracks developed and built in 2025/2026 by the City of Salisbury Council. This track officially opened in December of 2025 and our 5 year old and 8 year old KiA kids were excited to check it out as soon as they could. This asphalt track includes humps and berms creating a loop suitable for all ages and experiences. My 5 year old was confident attempting...
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Find it at: Barrow Crescent, Elizabeth Vale The newly redeveloped Barrow Crescent Reserve in Elizabeth Vale has quickly become a favourite spot for local families, offering a bright, welcoming and thoughtfully designed play space for children of all ages. What was once an unused patch of land has now been transformed into a modern neighbourhood playground, complete with a mix of traditional and nature-inspired elements that encourage both...
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Find it at: Main North Road, Salisbury Park Don’t you just love those parks with soooooo much open space and beautiful green lawn for the kids to run around on – and even better with hills to roll down? Well that’s what you’ll find at Carisbrooke Park. A big TICK for me at this playground is the number of swings they have – 10 in total, and some different ones to try out. Usually a playground just has two and the poor kids are stuck waiting for...
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Find it at: Peachey Rd (next to The Stretton Centre), Munno Para This is s fantastic one stop shop for the family during the hot summer months. With something for every member of the family you can’t go wrong! Playford Town Park is a HUGE area opened in June 2015. Bring your bike, your scooter, your towel, your picnic blanket, footy, basketball and your BBQ gear and enjoy the whole day down here. The water play areas are the biggest draw...
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Find it at: Solandra Cr, Modbury North Pack up the change of clothes kids, we are going to sand and water play nirvana! Solandra Reserve out at Modbury North has had a fab upgrade, with the space transformed into a brilliant community facility. Featuring the already mentioned sand and water play features (undercover too we might add!), chuck in a great little pump track and a range of equipment to suit the big kids and little ones, this one...
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We’ve been listening to you, and we hear you loud and clear! There’s nothing worse than gearing up for a fun day out at the playground, only to have to pack up early because your toddler needs a toilet, or—let’s face it—you do! Whether you’ve got a little one who can’t quite hold it in or you’re just looking for a little peace of mind (bladder ain’t what it used to be!), we’ve put together a list of our favourite Adelaide...
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Find it at: Churchill Road, Kilburn Jack Watkins Reserve has had a multi million dollar upgrade, and has opened this week, in September 2025. Expect to find an incredibly creative TRAIN THEME here, with a lot of inclusive thought across some elements. This new upgrade is EPIC and it might just be one of Adelaide’s best all round playgrounds for all ages. It’s not only a brilliant play space, but also a fabulous party park, seriously, it has...
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Name a better combo than a ripping playground and a strong cup of coffee at a near by cafe. There is none. Sitting back with a quality coffee while the kids play at a fabulous playground, allowing you a moment to close your eyes and just recharge, is one of parenting’s great pleasures (That and getting kicked in the ribs at 3am by a restless toddler….isn’t that just so fun!) With that in mind coffee lovers, we have scoured our...
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Find it at: Dewer Avenue, Ridgehaven Dewer Reserve at Ridgehaven was upgraded mid 2025 to a safe, inclusive and welcoming space that can be enjoyed by the whole community. The project included minor upgrades to the existing local-level playground including an inter-generational play and exercise area. New features include Park furniture, additional lighting, shade structure, drink fountain, landscaping and additional pathways. A half pump track...
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Find it at: 27 McGlip Road, One Tree Hill Upgraded in August 2025, this brand new playground at McGilp Reserve in beautiful One Tree Hill is ready for fun! Set in a stunning location and surrounded by loads of sporting action — including a full-sized oval, soccer pitch, tennis courts and cricket nets — this modern playground has something for every age and stage. Kids will love the huge climbing tower, exciting pump track, and plenty of space...
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Find it at: 5 Legno Street, Angle Vale An Adelaide first; the thrilling ‘cliff rider’ has arrived at The Entrance Playground. This playground was developed in 2025 within a new housing development in Angle Vale located off of Heaslip Road. While the playground is suited to younger children, the cliff rider is definitely aimed for older kids who love taking a risk and are comfortable with heights. We recently visited this playground...
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Find it at: Shearwater Place, Wynn Vale Shearwater Park Playground was updated mid 2025. This playground is a great mix of nature and play, with sand and water elements that make it even more fun and engaging. There is also a wooden boat and a fun rocking car in the play area, which kids will love! They can let their imaginations run wild—setting off on adventures and make-believe journeys. Shearwater Park is also located alongside Wynn Vale...
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Find it at: 185 Yorktown Road, Elizabeth Downs Barry Warren Reserve in Elizabeth Downs received an upgrade in mid 2025 and reoffers loads of fun for families, adventurers and bike-loving kids! The playground features a colourful multi-play tower complete with portholes, a large undercover slide, and a smaller slide, perfect for kids of all ages. Right next door is the much-loved pump track, which has quickly become a local favourite since its...
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Find it at: Corner of Bridge and Smith Roads, Salisbury East. Cobbler Creek Recreation Park is a fabulous recreation park with a large playground and over 17km of fantastic mountain/BMX paths for riders of all abilities. We took the youngsters there recently and they had a ball on the playground as well as riding the junior tracks, with the 4 year old even having a great time on the intermediate track. The ‘Kites and Kestrels’...
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Find it at: Britten Avenue, Modbury Dalston Reserve is a peaceful, tree-lined local park offering a lovely playground suited to toddlers and younger children. With plenty of shade and open space, it’s a great option for a quiet outdoor escape. Key Features: Climbing structure with slide, rope bridge, and monkey bars Swings including a toddler swing Spinner for added sensory fun Natural shade from large trees Grassy areas ideal for ball games or...
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Find it at: Lefevre Street, North Adelaide Better known as Helicopter Park to many, Glover North Playground is located on Lefevre Terrace in North Adelaide. With a large helicopter as its centrepiece, smaller kids can slide out of the chopper’s belly as one of the many pint-sized highlights located at this much loved playground. There are also plenty of swings, see-saws, climbing frames and sand play equipment including the popular...
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Find it at: Lucia Place, Mawson Lakes This quaint little play area was a little tricky to find but we are certainly glad we did. With 4 kids in tow ranging from 2 , 3 , 5 and 8 years old this playground was great for all these ages. The 8 year old loved the small flying fox along with all the challenging climbing pieces that featured several varieties of monkey bars with each frame requiring different skills set. He also loved the grassed area...
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Find it at: Blackburn Rd, Hillbank If you like your parks to have a little bit of everything, Jo Gapper Activity Park in Hillbank is definitely worth a look! There’s even a designated area for your fur baby! There’s a playground, basketball court, tennis court, footy field, walking trail and lookout AND a dog park! Unfortunately the playground itself isn’t shaded, but there are two shaded picnic/BBQ areas right next to it so...
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Find it at: Yorktown Road, Elizabeth The Fremont Park upgrade was completed in 2020 and the verdict? AWESOME! There is so much to do. Like so so much. The list is almost endless but lets just say that there will be equipment to satisfy literally everyone of all ages and abilities. There are plenty of BBQs, toilets (THANK YOU!), drinking fountains, heaps of parking, seating for adults and they have even added a basketball court too! Local school...
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