Find it at: D’Erlanger Avenue, Nailsworth Calling all Adelaide adventurers! The awesome 2024 upgrade RL Pash Reserve in Collinswood is right up your alley.This playground has something for everyone, with a mix of play features, chill zones, and even a fitness area for grown-ups (because sometimes parents need a workout too!). Here’s what you’ll find. Colourful mural: A beautiful artwork by a local artist adds a touch of...
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Find it at: McLauchlan Road, Windsor Gardens Construction of the new McLauchlan Road Reserve playground will begin on Monday 28 October 2024 and be completed by end of March 2025. The new playground will include; Cube play unit Steel slide In-ground trampoline Double swing Log seating Kangaroo rocker Carrousel Log balance trail Blackboard Seating Follow the progress...
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Find it at: Peerless Road, Munno Para West The 2024 built reserve upgrade includes play equipment for all abilities and ages, adventure obstacle course, nature play and park amenities such as BBQs, seating, drinking fountain, car parking and toilets. Surrounding the playspace will are green garden beds offering natural boundaries to the park and the existing trees will be retained providing additional natural shade. The reserve overal...
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Find it at: Darley Rd, Paradise A $3.9m upgrade in 2023 transformed the Paradise Skate Park into an exciting and dynamic space for people of all ages, abilities and skill levels. It has also been recognised as ‘Park of the Year’ for 2024 at the Parks and Leisure Australia awards night. So good! Key features of the park include a skate area with bowl, flow zone and street area, dirt BMX track with multiple jumps and berm, pump track, ninja...
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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: One Tree Hill Road, Golden Grove (Golden Grove Football Club) A $14 million multi-use community building is being developed in Golden Grove at Harpers Field recreation area and adjoining Council-owned land. The project is partly funded by a $6 million grant from the State Government’s Local Government Infrastructure Program. The playground includes a climbing tower, slides, swings and sand play. A contemporary community...
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Find it at: Doxiadis Street, St Agnes This 2024 built playground is set in the picturesque Doxiadis Reserve, and is aimed at the under 5s predominantly. With the equipment design blending in nicely with the surrounding bushland, this is a great suburban pit stop and very well put together. No toilets or BBQs however, but the Kokoda Trail commerative walking trail is a great opportunity to take the kids for a stroll and teach them about a...
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Find it at: Samuel Court, Greenwith The 2024 upgrade to this suburban playground comes equipped with some quality equipment on a smaller scale, but with climbing challenges for the older kids. It includes; Basket style swing Traditional swing Hand glide (small flying fox) Monkey bars Slide Rocker There are plenty of scenic walks to explore within the Cobbler Creek Recreation Park. Explore this beautiful area...
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Find it at: Lumsden Avenue, Ridgehaven This August 2024 upgraded playground is a fabulous quiet suburban spot, nestled amongst the established mature trees. The park features a variety of play equipment, including swings, 2 slides (allowing the younger age group to also enjoy), climbing wall, balancing bridge, rope ladder and balancing, sensory panels, and a rocker. These facilities are designed to encourage physical activity and imaginative...
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Find it at: Smart Road, Modbury An exciting new development is progressing in Modbury, on the corner of Smart Road and Australia Avenue. Australia Reserve is being upgraded by Council and will feature an inviting playground and lush green reserve space. Architecturally designed two-storey townhouses with sustainability features will frame the park. The Council maintained playground is being installed and includes swings, a climbing net,...
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Find it at: The Esplanade, Semaphore Semaphore Foreshore is set for an incredible redevelopment, which will include a brand new playground (which will replace the existing playground below). The revised Master Plan is open for community consultation until 19 May 2024, but check out some of the concept images below. We are loving the proposed new activity hub (new playground to be built next to this), and water play! To read the Master Plan and...
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Find it at: Poltawa Terrace, Broadview Broadview Oval is a fabulous community space, which includes equipment and facilities for the whole family including: Playground Electric BBQ Cycle Track Tennis Clubs Oval Dog Park Kiosk (open Monday to Friday 8am-11am and 4pm-8pm, weekends for football games). This area is only an off-leash area for dogs between 5am and 8am, and 5pm and 9pm. The fenced off dog park is off-leash all of the time. We love...
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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: Lady Gowrie Drive, Osborne Fully fenced and covered in shade, this beachside playground is great for all ages and is made all the better by the toilet block right next door! With plenty of parking and some outdoor fitness equipment next to the play area, don’t forget to pack the balls for a kick and a catch on the large grassed area adjacent.
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Find it at: South Terrace, Pooraka Kids have the option of two separate playground equipment sets with climbs, poles and the customary slide and swings. Covered picnic benches within the playground area serve as a comfortable rest stop where parents can easily keep watch. The more active will appreciate the fitness equipment, which includes a variety of bars and benches, and the Unity Park Skate Facility has an impressive circuit of ramps,...
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Find it at: Beasley Avenue, Gawler (Parking on Chignell Circuit) Opening 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: Main Terrace, Blakeview A terrific space in the heart of Blakeview, this has all you need for an afternoon play date, including toilets, BBQ and plenty of grassed area for ball play. Also featuring; Drinking Fountain Gym Equipment Picnic Table Playground Shelter Flying Fox Mini trampoline See-saw Slide Swings
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Find it at: Esplanade Largs Bay The Largs Bay foreshore play space redevelopment in 2024 brought to life an amazing concept which feels like came straight from the imagination of us as kids! This one is a very popular site with local and visiting families and the new ice cream themed playground is sure to make it even more popular. We love when councils and designers think outside the box to create imaginative play areas for the kids. This one...
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Find it at: Yorktown Road, Elizabeth Park ‘Dwight Reserve’, located on the corner of Yorktown and Adams Rd is a nice little spot for the locals with some cool equipment and a HEAP of space. It has a car park, shaded seating, park benches, rubbish bins and a large oval nearby (bring the footy or a kite!). It doesn’t have secure fencing or toilets but is great for a quick play after school or a picnic on the weekend. I do love...
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Find it at: Kapinka Parade, Riverlea Opened in April 2024 in the heart of the enormous Riverlea development in Adelaide’s north, this fantastic playground offers something for all ages. It doesn’t have toilets and isn’t fully fenced, however is tucked in the suburbia so that might not be an issue for everyone. A lack of decent coffee nearby was something we noticed, but as the development grows we expect this will change....
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Find it at: Julian Terrace, Gawler The $190k Inclusive playspace at Gawler opened to the public in May 2024, is a fantastic addition to the popular Gawler family hotspot. Chosen by the community, the playspace design derives from the three Rivers that run through Gawler, reflecting upon the importance of water to the area, both past and present. The new accessible walkway represents Para River, connecting the existing two main entrances to four...
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Find it at: Hamilton Terrace, Paradise Thorndon Park playground has been voted Australia’s Best Playground (Winner of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects award for best play space 2023) The upgraded (in 2023) playground at Thorndon Park is amazing! A hen (water play sculpture), wren (climbing structure) and crane (swing) now call the park home and don’t forget the biggest bird, a heron (slide structure), which takes...
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Find it at: 46 California Avenue, Craigmore Fancy an open space that’s not too BUSY but still good enough to entertain any age kids? This might be one worth checking out! We ventured a little further North to visit California Reserve and we’re so glad we did! Upgraded in 2022, the space was relatively quiet, making a nice change to the busier playgrounds we normally frequent. The reserve showcases a variety of things to do for...
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Find it at: Trimmer Road, Elizabeth Vale With a $4.6 million upgrade complete in late 2023, this is a colossal play space primed for adventure. As is tradition, the Kids in Adelaide crew descended upon the scene with two spirited four-year-old girls leading the charge. Their gleeful visit confirmed what we suspected – this space is an absolute haven for families. Boasting an array of features to captivate every imagination, from two...
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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: 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: 15-23 Edinburgh Road, Modbury The Edinburgh Reserve Inclusive Playground is open! The $1.5m inclusive playspace for all ages and abilities has finally come to life, with plenty to cater for all ages and abilities. The design builds on the existing natural features along the creek, including the existing wetlands, biodiversity areas and existing shade trees, to create different play experiences and zones along the length of the...
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Find it at: Fairbanks Dr, Paralowie Fairbanks Drive has had a huge upgrade with the completion of a fabulous playground to accompany the recently completed rage3 cage. Not sure what a rage cage is? Its an all-in-one sporting…..cage (funnily enough) where kids can play a variety of sports including basketball rings, soccer goals, cricket stumps, a climbing wall, hopscotch and ball target holes. This playground is a paradise for older kids,...
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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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Find it at: Maxwell Road, Para Hills West Well isn’t this a little bit sensational! The new playground at The Paddocks Reserve is OPEN and we must say, this is one of the best new playgrounds we have come across in a while, with some pretty spectacular pieces of equipment to keep the kids busy for ages! With access best via Maxwell Road, there is so much to talk about here its hard to know where to start. We have to start off with the...
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