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 playgrounds with toilets. Now you can enjoy those playdates with your besties and their bubs without worrying about the dreaded dash home.
Here’s our roundup of playgrounds across Adelaide’s North, East, South, and West where you can let your kids play while you both stay comfortable!
Adelaide City
Bonython Park Playground, Adelaide
Bonython Park Playground has a some very cool features not found in the typical suburban park. Some of the best equipment includes two 25m flying fox lines fun for kids of all ages and an extensive water play area complete with pumps, gates and a watermill. Kids love playing and experimenting with water and this is a safe and interactive water zone to suits kids as young as 1, while still entertaining the older ones.
Marshmallow Park, Adelaide
This playground includes some brilliant new nature play features, alongside more traditional swings, slides and climbing frames. There is a great water feature hill that flows into a giant sandpit and some awesome equipment that is designed to be accessible from a wheelchair. A new giant slide, super cool jellyfish and witchetty grub sculptures, and huge wooden climbing frame complete the fully fenced ‘junior’ area
East
Langman Reserve Playground, Burnside
This wonderful playground includes toddler-friendly play equipment plus a sports library where you can borrow equipment like footballs, netballs and tennis courts to use on the large oval and courts.
Payneham Oval Playground
The park has a jigsaw theme and the range of equipment has something for everyone from toddlers to older kids. It includes asand area with digger, water play, a climbing wall and swings.
Penfold Park Playground, Magill
You will find toilets, drinking fountains, a huge lush grassed area, walking trails (or bike/scooter trails for us!), tennis courts, BBQ, seating and under cover areas (fabulous large rotunda!). The playground is also shaded too, apart from the large amount of natural shade throughout the reserve.
Kensington Park Oval
Nature play is the theme here at this beautiful toddler playground with the playground sitting nicely with the local scenery. There is shade, toilets, a water fountain and tables and a reasonable amount of play equipment, with swings, balancing logs, and a small tower and slide which will keep the young ones happy enough.
North
Thorndon Park Playground, Paradise
The park’s facilities are also first class, including walking paths, BBQs, toilets, rotunda, pavilion, ovals, exercise equipment, picnic shelters and the carpark. Shortly after opening, council listened to community feedback and installed several extra shade installations over the play equipment, which we applaud! The new shade will cover the carousel, trampolines, junior slide and swings
Golden Fields Adventure Playground, Golden Grove
With two playgrounds, separated by a large grassy area and fitness equipment this playgrouund is an absolute gem. There are also toilets located at both play areas.
Cobbler Creek Recreation Park, Golden Grove
The natural form playspace features multiple ‘raptor-themed birds nest’ climbing structures in the middle of the play area which give a really cool birds eye view from above. There are also large sandpits built to look like birdsnests from above, slides, a flying fox, rockbed, balance frames, swings, toilets, BBQs and bike tracks.
Illyarrie Reserve Playground, Surrey Downs
A great little Northern suburbs park that is a great spot for a picnic or birthday party. Illyarrie is a nice big space with plenty of natural shade. There are two playground areas with equipment including a tunnel slide and toddler slide, a few different swings including a nest swing and a great climbing frame that little ninjas will love. Little kids will love the fire truck and you can even BYO ping pong bat and balls to use on the permanent table! That’s something new!
Solandra Reserve Playground, 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 will definitely be getting a return visit.
Jack Watkins Reserve, Kilburn
Toilets and Trains, what a combo! 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 everything.
Glover North Playground, 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 diggers in the huge sandpit.
Fremont Park, Elizabeth
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 children contributed to the upgrade plans which will include new all-abilities play equipment, climbing equipment, spinning cogs, talking tubes and even some Holden themed play/climbing structures. It is so cool!
Clonlea Park Playground, Gawler
The skate park is a major hit with a lot of kids both young and old. There is also a small playground near there to keep the little ones happy while the big ones skate.
The main playground is so much fun, complete with rope climbing tower.
South
Hessing Crescent Playground, 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
Angus Neill Reserve, Seacliff
Located opposite the tranquil beach that runs between Seacliff and Brighton, Angus Neill Reserve is ideal for large gatherings. There’s plenty of parking available around the park and it is extremely well-maintained. During the warmer months, you can see kids setting up slip ‘n’ slides on the weekends and sliding down the spacious grassy knoll.
GT Fisher Nature Playground, Victor Harbor
We love how the play area caters for a variety of ages and certainly has something for everyone offering a range of adventures. For the older kids there are lots of climbing options and heaps of funky elements, sculptures and the like that inquisitive eyes will appreciate. For younger kids there’s lots of rocks and logs to balance on, ropes to climb and slides for all sizes.
Bindarra Reserve Playground, Brighton
This playground features a few different areas. The main equipment play space has been thought out really well and caters for a few different ages. It features lots of rope climbing obstacles , balancing rope stairs, swinging monkey bars and a slippery dip.
CC Hood Reserve, Panorama
At the heart of the upgrade is a thoughtfully designed play space featuring a flying fox, a huge multi-level play tower with slides, monkey bars, a “sand factory” for imaginative play, and a range of swings including toddler, basket, and duo options. The accessible roundabout and spring rockers ensure that children of all abilities can join the fun, while stepping pods add an extra challenge for confident climbers.
Glenthorne National Park Adventure Playground
The multi-million dollar nature play space, forming part of SA’s newest national park, Glenthorne National Park opened in 2022 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 build your own teepees), Toilets, shaded seating and BBQs, Sand play, Flying Fox and much, much more
Wilfred Taylor Nature Playspace, Morphett Vale
The junior space is fully fenced (YES!) and features a Hills to Beach creative sand and water play area and a play farm area complete with wooden tractor and sheep rockers. This area also has a number of different swings, slides, seesaw and lots of sensory hands on play that we LOVE
West
Naval Reserve Playground, Birkenhead
The 2022 upgrade to Naval Reserve out Port Adelaide way includes some fabulous playground equipment to challenge the bigger kids. Featuring a huge tower, which is a challenge to climb, with an attached tube slide, there is also a 3-3 basketball court and some swings and equipment for the smaller kids.
MJ McInerney Reserve, West Croydon
If your kids love slides, skate parks or shooting hoops……this is going to be their new favourite playground. We’re talking big slides, small slides, straight slides and one great big epic curly slide that is going to be VERY busy this weekend!
Roy Marten Park, Taperoo
The equipment is quite spread out and has been zoned for ages . You will find the toddler / little kids area under shade. It has been separated either side of the big red tower and features a pirate ship themed play equipment area featuring slippery dip, a small climbing net, bouncy animals and lots lots more. Over in this area you will also see a swing swing set (inc baby swing ) along with a dual swing for babies and carers to use together.
Semaphore South Foreshore Playground
With plenty of equipment to satisfy even the most avid climbers, but also catering for the real young ones (and its fully fenced!), this is a fantastic alternative to the busy main foreshore precinct. Shaded, fully fenced and with a toilet, this is the perfect summer playground in our opinion!
The Square, West Beach
Set on the unique coastal precinct of West Beach Parks, it also includes a kiosk (Oceanique Kiosk), shelter, BBQ, shade, toilets and other amenities. It has a great little selection of swings and some inground trampolines that have just the right amount of spring in them and ample opportunity to run, balance and play, just meters from the beach.
Largs Bay Foreshore Playground
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 ice cream themed playground is sure to make it even more popular.
Wigley Reserve Playground, Glenelg
This playground is a sensational multi function playspace which will satisfy the climbers, the nature lovers, the jumpers, the exercising types and those who love a good swing. The highlight has to be the huge climbing structure which lets kids of all ages (thanks to really well designed safety netting) climb up nice and high and check out the incredible view of all the fancy expensive boats in the marina. They can either climb over the other side or slide down the huge twisty tube slide! Such fun!
Collins Reserve, Kidman Park
The second play equipment area located on the other side of the reserve is more suitable for the toddlers and kindy kids. This area has been added on and has the wooden look with a splash of colour amongst it. Featuring 2 slippery dips, swing set including baby swing , some climbing equipment including a rope net , small tunnel, games and my favourite the big green car. This area is mostly sheltered and is close to the tennis courts.
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