Best BBQ & Picnic Parks in Sydney City

Pirrama Park is a 1.8 hectare harbourside park in Pyrmont, formerly known as Pyrmont Point Park. Its standout feature is an extensive children's playground with free water play, and the park also has barbecues, picnic areas and a harbour boardwalk with views of the Harbour Bridge and North Sydney.

Waterfront Park is a 1.2-hectare public park on Bowman Street in Pyrmont NSW 2009. Its standout feature is off-leash dog access throughout the park, alongside a small playground for toddlers and young children, barbecue areas, and picnic tables with public toilets.

Cooper Street Reserve is a grassed public reserve on Cooper Street, Surry Hills. Its standout feature is the Active Youth Precinct, with a skate park, pump track and fitness equipment, alongside an accessible playground, basketball court, BBQ areas and a shared path through the reserve.

Prince Alfred Park is a 7.5-hectare park in Surry Hills beside Central station, with an off-leash dog area in its central grass and woodland as its most notable feature. The park also has two playgrounds, a 50-metre outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, fitness stations and barbecue areas.

Redfern Park is a public park on Redfern Street, Redfern, with two playgrounds, a skate plaza, two basketball courts, barbecue and picnic facilities, a cafe and Redfern Oval. Its most notable feature is an off-leash dog area, open from 4:30pm to 9:30am, which suits dog walks before and after the working day.

Mary Ann Street Park is a landscaped green space at 54-66 Mary Ann Street, Ultimo NSW 2007, with gardens, shaded seating and picnic tables. Its standout feature is that dogs may be off-leash at all times, making it a notable off-leash dog area in Ultimo.

UTS Alumni Green is a 6,500 sqm landscaped open space in Ultimo, NSW 2007, built on top of the UTS central library. Its standout feature is The Green, a large, sun-filled raised turf platform for events and informal daily activities. Visitors also find BBQ facilities and Ping Pong tables in the shaded Garden.

Clyne Reserve is a small neighbourhood park on Merriman Street in Millers Point, Sydney. Its main feature is an adventure playground for toddlers and young children, with toddler swings on a synthetic grass surface, set beside barbecues, a picnic area and views across Sydney Harbour.

James Watkinson Reserve is a public park on Mill St in Pyrmont, best known for its naturally shaded children's playground with spectacular views over Darling Harbour. The reserve also has accessible barbecues with tables, picnic areas with water views, a lawn and seating.

Pyrmont Bay Park is a neighbourhood park on Pirrama Road in Pyrmont NSW 2009, with a large grassy area, garden beds and plenty of public seating. Its standout feature is its harbour position, which gives visitors views across Sydney Harbour opposite the Star Casino.

Fig Lane Park is a public park on Jones Street in Ultimo where dogs may be off-leash at all times. It also has a naturally shaded playground with a separate fenced toddler area, a shaded picnic and barbecue area, and an award-winning design of courts around a raised central lawn.

McKee Street Reserve is a public park of roughly 1,097 square metres in Ultimo, NSW 2007. Its standout feature is a shaded playground for toddlers and younger children, with a swing, merry-go-round, slides and climbing walls. The reserve also has barbecue facilities, picnic tables, a water bubbler and the Ultimo Community Garden.

Ward Park is a public park on Marlborough Street at the corner of Devonshire Street in Surry Hills, where dogs can run off-leash at all times. It also has an enclosed toddler playground, an open playground for older children, a micro skate bowl and barbecues.