parks and playgrounds in melbourne's north
Melbourne’s north has some beautiful parks and gardens spanning right across our fine city. Each is unique and best of all, packed with free fun for the whole family. Mamma's northern parks and gardens page has all the inspiration you need to get you out and about making it easier to uncover something new for you and the crew to enjoy.
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Porto Kallo Playground has so much to keep the kiddos occupied. You can find a ropes course that the big kids will love, balancing towers, musical chimes, trampoline, butterfly rocker, giant hamster wheel and even a rolling tube slide. Slides, swings, spinning seesaw, and best of all a pump track!
Looking for a playground for your next catch up with friends? Mamma’s got you covered with Austin Crescent Reserve Playground. There’s a car park, walking trails from the train station and bike paths all leading to this great playground in Pascoe Vale, it’s easy access for all. And the kids are going to love it!
Pump tracks are great for when the kids want to go for a bike ride but mamma does not! The pump track here at Richards Reserve in Coburg is made up of 2 connected loops, like the number 8, meaning the kids can change up their route and makes for easy overtaking.
For the wine loving Mamma’s, you are sure to find delight in this winery themed playground located in the beautiful wine region of Heathcote.
Discover the new and improved playground at Timbertop Park in Doreen. The kids are going to love it, and so will you!
Nestled in amongst greenery and surrounded by cafes, Anzac Memorial Park is a great spot. Despite being a smaller playground, it packs a punch with options to role play being a medic in the medical tent, driving an army tank, taking on a challenge on the ropes course or doing mind games with a word search or maze.
Fisher Reserve in Brunswick East has had an upgrade and it is looking FANTASTIC! Toddler parents, get excited, because there is so much for the little ones to enjoy here and this massive space is fully fenced.
This place is a great place to take the kids for a mini hike and play.
Anzac Park in Craigieburn: Where endless fun meets family-friendly amenities for a perfect day out!
Located in Bundoora Park this playground is a hidden treasure!
Playground Drive Playground in Bundoora is one of the hidden playground scattered aorund the huge Bundoora Park.
A beautiful spot for a play tucked away within the streets of Bundoora.
The playspace includes lots of fun for the kids with the main attraction being a large rope bridge and a cool wooden cubby structure
The playground and playspace between Preston and Bell Station is the latest within the Darebin Council Area. Located between Bell Station and Preston Station the 3 storey climbing structure is a great way to spend the afternoon with family and friends.
Merri-Bek Council have done it again with their NEW playground, Service Street Playground. This is the perfect weekday and weekend adventure.
Wylie Reserve Playground in Brunswick West has had a fabulous NEW upgrade! It is fully fenced and full of fun! This playground is part of the Merri-Bek Council area.
Who doesn’t love a wooden hidden gem? Parks like this bring Mamma right back to her own childhood of running up and down the boardwalks and paying tiggy with our buddies
Shore Reserve Playground (North) in Pascoe Vale South is home to a well-known icon in the local area, a clown swing that spins. He is definitely worth saying hi to. Jump onto one of his swings and ride around and around for heaps of fun! This playground is part of the Merri-Bek Council area.
If you’re looking for a park that allows Mamma to sit back and watch the kids play, then Shore Reserve Playground (South) in Pascoe vale South is a great choice!
Essendon has a brand NEW playground, and it is AMAZING! There is much to do here at Cross Keys Reserve with equipment encouraging sensory, natural, imaginative and physical play!
Kingsford Smith has a NEW play space offering nature play and play equipment catering for a broad range of ages and abilities too!
Wow! Wow! Wow! If it's fun, exciting and all about adventure you are looking for, then this place is for you. Coburg Lake Reserve is perfect for the WHOLE family.
There is a new playground at AJ Davis Reserve in Airport West and it’s a really unique and fun playground with lots of natural play elements set over multi levels (it’s on a hillside)!
Look at that! Rainbow soft fall, water play and giant towers...welcome to Frontier Park in Rockbank.
What’s more fun than a flying fox? Two flying foxes!! You’ll find two side by side at Kelvin Thomson Park, with a playground, basketball court and large open spaces.
The perfect toddler and folk retreat for families. The playground has all the essentials, bucket swing, trampoline, merry-go-round, tunnel, cubby house, slides and climbing frames.
Fanny Street Reserve will surely please everyone and keep you entertained!!
The new and improved Partington’s Flat Reserve Playground is located in the heart of Greensborough.
This new playspace in Montmorency is a cute local play space for kids who love trains!
This is a very special new playground - set on the site of what was formerly Melbourne’s oldest playground.
Nestled in the gorgeous surrounds of Castlemaine Botanical Gardens is a beautiful and spacious playground. An enormous acorn tree is the centrepiece with lots of unique and natural play equipment circling out from the base of the gargantuan skyscraper with plenty of picnic tables and some bbq’s.
Explore the outdoors and head to Rosanna Parklands. This place is incredible!
NEW PLAYGROUND! At Seabrook Reserve Playground you can enjoy some serious slide action, the highest-flying nest swing you’ve ever seen, and time and energy consuming obstacle courses - one space has a series of rope and net structures to climb and navigate through, another with balance beams and poles with stilts to scramble across! Plus more!
This perfectly located, quiet and cute, this playground is perfect for weekday adventures or weekend picnics.
Well, if you are looking for adventure - you just found it. KidsTown Adventure Playground is huge! We have been to a few playgrounds in our time but this is unbelievable! It is said to be the biggest adventure playground in Australia and we’d believe it.
The perfect sport for family fun, music and something new!
Harmony Park is one of Mamma's most favourite places to visit in the Summer time.....and Winter and Spring and now when I think about it, Autumn too.... !
Bringing in 2023 with this incredible re-vamp of this HUGE play space.
This place has EVERYTHING. This brilliant community playground is so much fun and even has a water park!
A great park with an amazing BBQ area, bocce court and a soccer field!
The locals of Warrandyte are always on to a good thing and now they have a BRAND NEW playground to find some adventure!
We love a good nature play playground over here and the lovely new play space at Ruthven Reserve is full of natural play elements like wood, rope, loose sticks and balancing stumps.
This fantastic play space is being given a lovely spruce up this year and several elements have already been upgraded.
It’s FENCED, there is WATER PLAY, shaded picnic tables, fitness equipment, an in-ground trampoline, a triple swing set and a climbing frame. The kids will love this!
Woohoo there’s a new pop up pump track at Montgomery Park designed for bikes, scooters and skateboards.
Donnybrook Park is bright and colourful and has so much to offer.
Adventure play, toddler section, bbq/picnic area and a cafe!! This epic adventure playground is just breathtaking! Inspired by May Gibbs’ Gumnut Babies Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and set amongst a nature backdrop, including gorgeous red gum trees, it’s really a sight to behold!
This Mamma’s eyes almost popped out as we passed this magnificent playspace in the heart of Kinglake
Well just when we thought Penders Park couldn’t get any better - the upgrade we’ve been patiently awaiting is ready to go! In addition to the fully fenced toddler playground, the existing play space with native Australian themed structures and sculptures, the grassy, off leash expanses for sports and picnics and the several shaded tables and benches there’s now a BRAND NEW all abilities play space!
The Darebin Creek Parklands playground has been transformed with fresh features including heaps of nature play elements, unique climbing structures, a cubby house, rockers, spinners, an arched see-saw and an exercise equipment station.
There are brand new playgrounds at both Coburg and Moreland stations and between the 2 there’s an enclosed dog park, basketball half courts, outdoor exercise stations, a mini skate park and parkour equipment, table tennis tables and bicycle repair stations. We also spied a mini library!
This recently upgraded playground is cute and colourful The best part is that it’s set between a leash-less dog oval and walking/bike paths AND a nearby staircase leads down to the Merri Creek Trail!
Attention Ninja Warriors! This training ground has all the obstacles needed to train up the little and not-so-little ninja superstars!
We love this newly upgraded, unassuming little spot! The bike education track/traffic park section is heaps of fun with bike and scooter tracks, a roundabout, pedestrian crossing, give way and stop signs and petrol station pumps. It’s educational and fun!
Mamma knows from experience that the number one sign that a playground is top quality is when the big kids, parents and carers are joining in on the fun and games!
Playgrounds don’t get much more stunning than this. This largely timber adventure playground sits on the banks of the Ovens River and is surrounded by the grand old trees that Bright is famous for - changing their glorious colours as the seasons pass.
Every road trip means a new playground to explore, including the paddle steamer park in Echuca. This wonderful and petite playground is found in the centre of town, close to the Murray River and historical port.
There’s something magical about this little heritage park - especially when the autumn leaves are gently falling from the trees.
Here’s another cool and unique spot to add to your playground list for the local area!
A cool spot with a toddler area as well as adventure play for the older kids!
You’ll spot this unique tumble slide structure from a mile off and have lots of fun climbing and rolling down once you arrive!
This incredible northside playground and splash park has been so thoughtfully designed, with careful consultation from local kids and community groups. It’s wonderfully spacious and spread out into zones with play options to suit all ages and abilities.
Well how cool is this? A brand NEW playground in the heart of Brunswick!
‘Gold Rush’ themed Long Gully Splash Park is super cute and has everything you could need!
This themed play space is about as wonderful as wonderful playgrounds can possibly get!
WOW - is pretty much all you will say when you get your first look at this fresh, new Northside playground!
UPGRADED playground with new interactive play technology right across from the cute Macleod Village shopping strip.
Diamond Creek Regional Playspace is huge with something for everyone!
Set on the site of an old dairy farm, this playground’s elements are all relevant to its dairy theme.
Freshly upgraded playground and perfect leafy spot for a picnic!
Here’s a lovely local spot for a play and a stroll through nature. You might even see some native birds, bugs or frogs!
Awesome playground with scooter track, flying foxes, nature play and more!
It’s so cute! A little playground for a pitstop and a run around. Lynnwood Reserve in Templestowe Lower has had a refresh and it is pretty perfect - especially for the kinder kids.
Not only does it have great play equipment like a tower, slides, rope bridge, mini trampolines, swings and more…but it has its very own TRAFFIC PARK!
This upgraded playground boasts lots of vast play areas for all age groups, with plenty of pathways to dash around on a scooter!
Here’s one of those perfect toddler playgrounds! It’s bright, fresh, recently upgraded and it’s fully FENCED!
A cool little playground in lush surrounds with seperate sections for the littlies and older kids.
Wow this park is so perfect and has so much character!! And it features a crown jewel in the form of an epic water play splash pad area!!
This is a great little park in a lovely bush setting with a hidden gem - water play!
An all abilities play space with undercover barbeque area in such a picturesque bush setting.
This one’s a real beauty! The leafy and serene Jacobs Reserve has a gorgeous new playground featuring timber play equipment to compliment the lush, green surrounds.
Officially opening later in the year, the upgraded playground at Green Gully Reserve is a real treat. The whole area is very spacious with plenty of room for picnics, ball games and to just generally spread your wings!
This park is nearly unbelievable! It’s fresh and super modern and has something to suit little and big kids.
Mamma LOVES this great little playground. It has something for everyone and continues to challenge our 5 year old.
There is a fun area for the kids to hang and climb, plus a great little track around the outside of the park and grassy areas, which is perfect for scooters and bikes. So while the kiddies are off doing that, YOU can have a play on all the workout equipment.
This park was created by the community of Woodend 10 years ago in memory of a brave little local boy called Robbie Lodder. The community got together and raised funds, volunteered their time and worked hard to create this wonderful space. What a great community.
Mamma says this park is super cute even though it has lots of spiders! But at least they’re the playful and sculptural kind - phew!
Huge swirly slide, water play, flying fox, cafe, swings and lots more in the one fantastic spot. This lovely space has been created for the local new development estate but all are welcome to enjoy it (lucky us!).
Caution! There is a HUGE snake weaving its way through the Civic Drive Playspace in Greensborough. But never fear - this concrete giant ain’t too moving fast.
The feature 'playscape' area is excellent - with swings, a giant pea pod, cow park bench, an alphabet maze, a HUGE platypus and so so much more! Look closely and you will find all kinds of treasures scattered throughout the space. There are even a few trees to clamber and climb which is super spesh for the nature lovers. This playground and parkland is beautifully integrated into nature with some fab highlights dotted throughout to uncover and surprise you and the kids. Take your time here, it's definitely somewhere to spend a good couple of hours.
Yes it’s back! Back again! Etham North Adventure Playground has returned and like you would expect, it’s bigger and better than ever.
If you love a classic wooden, adventure style playground, that is EXACTLY what you will find at Quarries Park in Clifton Hill.
This all abilities, all ages play space is perfect for your next weekend playdate.
Turner Reserve is truly something special. Mamma says treat this one kind.
This playground is set on a hill leading down to the beautiful Maribyrnong River and has some great features. Mamma loves the special sculptures here - they just make for an interesting story!
Flying fox - yes, great swings - yes! Oh and we should mention the lovely river views, the huge shady trees and lots of open space! This is a great park for a birthday party or to spend your family bbq Sunday!
Woodlands Park has just been upgraded and is the perfect green space amongst the beautiful homes and businesses of Essendon. Absolutely the perfect, spacious spot for a picnic.
If you are looking for gold - then this is the playground to start digging!
A play day at the museum deserves another treat - a play at the playground!
A great playspace for spinning, climbing, sliding and barbecuing!
Both little ones and bigger kiddos will love exploring the 'life sized' pirate ship at Riverside Park. Mamma says the attention to detail is very cool - check out the crows nest, treasure map, captains quarters, bells, telescopes, sunken treasure and even a wooden ships wheel.
The All Abilities Playspace right next door to Bundoora Park Farm is of course, a farm themed adventure!
A playspace with a message - the significance of the Eltham Copper Butterfly.
Wombat Bend has got a wonderful reputation - Mamma can see why. It has everything!!!
This is a fantastic playground with the blend of playground and nature is excellent with ropes, wood and rocks being a refreshing change to the usual run of the mill play equipment.
The playspace includes lots of fun for the kids with the main attraction being a large rope bridge and a cool wooden cubby structure
This park takes Mamma right back to when she was a little girl - such excitement. Not only does it resemble a tree house, it's a climber’s heaven.
Nestled in the gorgeous surrounds of Castlemaine Botanical Gardens is a beautiful and spacious playground. An enormous acorn tree is the centrepiece with lots of unique and natural play equipment circling out from the base of the gargantuan skyscraper with plenty of picnic tables and some bbq’s.
Explore the outdoors and head to Rosanna Parklands. This place is incredible!
NEW PLAYGROUND! At Seabrook Reserve Playground you can enjoy some serious slide action, the highest-flying nest swing you’ve ever seen, and time and energy consuming obstacle courses - one space has a series of rope and net structures to climb and navigate through, another with balance beams and poles with stilts to scramble across! Plus more!
This perfectly located, quiet and cute, this playground is perfect for weekday adventures or weekend picnics.
The perfect sport for family fun, music and something new!
This gorgeous park is fit for...well, a Queen! Weddings, parties, picnics, walks, plays - it all happens here! Between the beautiful lake, gorgeous green grass and towering trees, and the playgrounds, you can’t go wrong!
Harmony Park is one of Mamma's most favourite places to visit in the Summer time.....and Winter and Spring and now when I think about it, Autumn too.... !
You can't go past a park when it's right across one of Mamma's favourite family friendly eateries.
Craigieburn Road East Playspace is the sister playground to the new and very popular Craigieburn Road East Adventure Park.
Tucked away among the homes in St Helena, is this bright and colourful, with fun aplenty, little playground.
De Chene Parade play space is the sister play space to the very popular Coburg Lake Reserve Playground .This play space is super cute and is filled with so many little pockets of excitement.
This place is fantastic! The playspace features 25 solar panels, energy generating 7.6kw of power on peak days, much of which will go into the club house. There are slides, cubbies, a veggie patch and playspace for ball games.
Shh, Mamma has a secret and it's pretty special. Using only recycled materials from the old depot site, Moreland City Council has created this unique place for locals to meet, play and have fun in a sustainable community space.
Aspect's park has everything you could ever want in a community park and more.
With green open space, gorgeous mature trees, a variety of places to play - This park ticks all of Mamma's playground fun boxes!
Edwardes Lake Park has been a part of Reservoir for as long as this Mamma can remember.
There is something about this adventure style park and playground, we ALWAYS stay longer than intended as it is just so intricate and unique!
Coronet Park is a very sweet little suburban park nestled between the lovely Stables Community Cafe and neighbouring homes.