The first stage of the brand new $6.7 million Witton Bluff Base Trail has just opened and it’s accessible, kid, pram AND dog friendly and check out those views!!! Stage one of the trail is a shared-use boardwalk that goes from Port Noarlunga to the tip of the bluff. It’ll take around 30 minutes round trip and you can take the whole family for this one. An upgrade of the existing path at the Christies Beach end of the bluff will...
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Find it at: Gulf Parade, Maslin Beach Located on the cliff face offering a spectacular 180-degree sea-view, this one is one of the most scenic playgrounds around. The reserve’s large, grassed lawn area is perfect for family activities and from the cliff point you can take pleasure in watching the sun set over one of Adelaide’s prettiest beaches, or study the many rock layers in the ancient cliff-face. Barbecues, shelters, public toilets and a...
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Find it at: Christopher Grove, O’Halloran Hill Enter another world through this fun take on imaginative play at Christopher Grove Reserve, O’Halloran Hill. This picturesque reserve offers room for the children to run around and set their imaginations free.Pixies, fairies, goblins and trolls will delight in the whimsical mushroom cubby house, footbridge, dry creek bed and climbing tree tower. Dress up and join in the fun. Picnics and tea...
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Find it at: Gulf View Road, Sellicks Beach An absolute gem of a suburban playground, with plenty of space (plus shade!) you will find the following here; sandpit and digger multiple slides and swings older playground set with small flying fox BBQ and seating areas large oval and soccer goal skateboard area BMX jumps basketball ring and half court adequate street parking
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Find it at: Southbank Boulevard, Sheidow Park Southbank Boulevard Reserve in Sheidow Park is scheduled for an upgrade in 2025/26. Local residents will be consulted in 2024/25 with the proposed design. Surrounding residents will be notified via letterbox drop, there will be an onsite community consultation session where draft concepts will be presented for feedback. This consultation will include information on council’s website, a sign...
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Find it at: Norseman Street, Port Noarlunga South This 2024 playground provides an array of ninja and climbing equipment that will suit the slightly older kids or the more adventurous younger ones. The reserve includes; Playground equipment: flying fox, rope climbing tower, a variety of ninja equipment, nature play Fitness station Picnic shelter, table and bench seats Solar lights Drinking fountains No toilets but this is right next to the...
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Find it at: Oval Terrace, Plympton This is another great example of mixing nature based play elements (water play, rocks and balancing logs) with playground favourites (slides, swings, flying fox) There’s wooden structures to climb, ropes to balance on, water to splash in, sand to build in. The natural elements are really inviting and the kids were having a ball. There’s a good mix of toddler and older kids equipment with a small...
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Where: Majors Road, O’ Halloran Hill SA’s only International standard BMX track at Glenthorne National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta is now open! The new 8 million dollar home of the Hallett Cove and Happy Valley BMX clubs is UCI standard and designed by former World Champion and Olympic Silver medalist Sam Willoughby himself! A second BMX track will be built alongside the Sam Willoughby International track too. The pump track will be...
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Find it: Barton Drive, Trott Park Barton Drive Reserve, Trott Park is a neighbourhood playground that was upgraded in late 2012. The playground features a multi-swing, slides, climbing elements for all ages and explorative play with conveyor belts and buckets. The reserve is a great space for the whole family to visit. Children and adults can shoot some hoops at the the netball ring or on the 3-on-3 Basketball court. There are soccer goals and...
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Find it at: Park Cres, Brighton We do love ourselves a fully fenced playground and this one at Brighton is little, but covered by lots of natural shade and has equipment suited for the under 5s. It’s located in a quiet area and is surrounded by a nice size grass area where you can have more of a run around, kick a ball or have a picnic.
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Find it at: Acre Avenue, Morphett Vale Wakefield Reserve landed an upgrade in 2024 and now features some fabulous equipment for local families to enjoy. New features include: Two areas with swings, a flying fox, play platform with slide, and log scramble. An irrigated turf area with footy and soccer goals, and a basketball court and netball half court. Three shelters with picnic tables, and a drinking fountain with a dog bowl. We are loving the...
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Find it at: Rozelle Avenue, Melrose Park The upgrade to the reserve opened in 2024 and provides a fabulous space for the younger kids. A BBQ, picnic table, and shelter will be added to the western side of the Reserve with fencing on the eastern side around the playground, enhancing the overall experience for visitors.
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Find it at: Hessing Crescent, Trott Park Hessing Crescent was upgraded in September 2024, and this little playground is packed full of features for the under 10s. Did we mention it is FULLY FENCED? There is a public toilet at this one too which is fantastic. You will find it through the public courts to the north of the playground (about 60m) and there is a sign pointing the direction It includes the following; A multistation with slides Three...
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Glenthorne Nature Play Space Find it at: Majors Road, O’Halloran Hill The multi-million dollar nature play space, forming part of SA’s newest national park, Glenthorne National Park opened in May 2019 and the nature playground has it all, some of the wonderful playground features include; Multiple slides (including a HUGE tube slide tower Swings galore Inclusive inground roundabout Pram friendly paths Freestyle nature play (think...
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Find it at: Warland Reserve, Victor Harbor Stage 2 of this fabulous development has been completed and it looks brilliant. The earlier redeveloped GT Fisher Playground in Victor Harbor opened in July 2019 and is located where the old train playground was, right near the horse trams, this nature playground will have the kids smiling all around. What an amazing interactive, quirky playspace the people of Victor Harbor have delivered. Based around...
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Find it at: Saltflee Street, Port Noarlunga South Jubilee Playground is one of the biggest and best playgrounds in the Adelaide area. It’s an oldie but a goodie and most of the awesome play equipment that forms a castle is made out of wood which makes it even cooler! Jubilee Playground has HEAPS of things to keep kids from toddler to high school amused and has different sections for different abilities – from slides, swings,...
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Find it at: Churchill Ave, Clarence Park Dora Gild Playground is a great little play space hidden at the end of Churchill Ave in Clarence Park. We have been there a few times and really enjoy it – with plenty of options to keep a range of aged kids busy for a while. It is great for those with older and younger kids as there are separate areas suitable for either the toddler age or 5-9 year olds, but they are close enough that parents can...
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Where: Le Hunte Street, Wayville Le Hunte Reserve is a great little park tucked off Goodwood Rd in Wayville, so while parking is easy and it’s lovely and quiet, it’s close to amenities and easily accessible by the tram if you want to make it a bit of an outing. This little reserve has multiple slides, a hanging seesaw, swings, multiple bridges and lots of climbing options to best suit ages 3-9 year olds. There is a little play area...
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Find it at: Trowbridge Avenue, Mitchell Park The Mitchell Park reserve was built in 2024 and includes a range of great features. Suitable for all ages and will encourage children to explore, play and enjoy nature. Key features include: A multi-station with stairs, slide, fireman’s pole, climbing net and climbing wall Standard swing with toddler seat Junior rocker Trampoline 3 on 3 asphalt basketball and netball court Seating Drink...
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Find it at: Hamilton Avenue, Warradale Tucked away in the backstreets is a great big multi-use space at Warradale upgraded in 2024. With a large open space for cricket, footy, kite flying and 2 basketball areas there’s plenty of space for everyone. The playground equipment is great for older kids, with a tower and tube slides attached the main attraction here. Not a lot for the younger kids in this redevelopment sadly. There are automatic...
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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: Bowker Street, North Brighton The super popular reserve and oval benefited from a 2022 upgrade to the playground which now includes swings, a couple of slides and a small amount of equipment to suit the under 10s. The reserve also includes a BBQ and toilets, as well as outdoor fitness equipment, 3 on 3 basketball court, tennis courts and a netball ring. The reserve is home to a number of sporting clubs from a variety of sports, and...
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Find it at: 43 Jervois Street, South Plympton Jervois Street Playground in South Plympton is up there with Morialta and Glenunga as one of our favourite playgrounds in Adelaide. Some of the Jervois Street Reserve highlights are: Fully fenced junior playground with lots to keep the little ones happy including double slides, a ‘bird’s nest’ swing, regular and baby swing, sandpit and a water play feature with pump action water...
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Find it at: Tarnham Road, Seacombe Heights The 2023 upgrade provided new recreational facilities for the community including dual-purpose tennis and netball courts (with lighting), two tennis courts, a skate zone, a ninja course, and more! The upgrade has transformed the ageing tennis club site into an exciting reserve for the community that includes: Two tennis and two dual purpose tennis and netball courts with lighting Play equipment for...
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Find it at: Heron Way, Hallett Cove This is a great playground with amazing views over the ocean. The reserve includes a 5-way swing, tunnel slide, water and sand play, nature play, fitness equipment, shade sales, toilet, seating, shelter and BBQ facilities. The playground is unfenced, and there is a drop down to the rocky beach that parents with fast moving smaller children will need to be mindful of. There is parking close to the playground,...
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Find it at: Addiscombe Pl, Unley Park Calling all Mini Ninjas. Heywood Park in Unley is the place to be. In addition to the 2 separate play areas this play space has the Unley Council have added an awesome Mini Ninja course designed for ages 10 – 14. In addition, the area provides a new fitness based activity hub for all to utilise. We love how the council have created this space with a natural flare in mind so the kids balance and climb...
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Following a petition signed by 350 people and a deputation to Council on 18 March 2024, Council allocated $20,000 towards developing a draft concept design for a skate park in Middleton. The proposed site, identified on Mill Terrace, Middleton has potential to become a hub for users of all ages. Award-winning skate park designers, Convic have been engaged to prepare the Middleton Skate Park draft concept design. Focus group meetings have been...
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Find it at: Kantalpa Grove, Morphett Vale The 2024 upgrade to this multi use community facility includes the following; 400m athletics track. Playground upgrade Shelter with barbeque and seating Public toilet with disability access. Definitely a great spot for the locals to pack a kite, frisbee, vortex or your ball game of choice!
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Find it at: Weaver Street, Edwardstown A nice backstreet suburban playground, this is highlighted by the tower and large tube slide, which the bigger kids will enjoy the challenge of climbing up to. Features include; Nature play logs Swings Spinner Seesaw Balance bridge No toilets unfortunately but it is partially fenced. Pack the balls to use on the full court basketball court, netball ring and tennis...
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The Marion Coastal Walkway will take you all the way from Marino Rocks through to Hallett Cove, a total of 7.2 kms and with the newly opened multi-million dollar dual suspension bridges, the walk is now even more spectacular. The views are incredible and you can stop and head down the stairs to the beach to explore the small sea creatures and ancient rock faces when you need a break. The trail is open to the elements and there are beautiful,...
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