Best Fitness Parks in Sydney City

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.

Rushcutters Bay Park is a 24-hour public park in Rushcutters Bay, NSW 2011, with manicured lawns, tall shade trees and water views. Its standout feature is the Rushcutters Bay Park Tennis Centre, which has three courts and a café, and the park also has a children's playground and a footpath along the sea wall.

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.

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.

Cook and Phillip Park is a public park in Woolloomooloo whose grass lawns are an off-leash dog area at all times. It also has a children's playground, a free basketball court, water features and an indoor aquatic and fitness centre with a 50-metre pool.

Barangaroo Reserve is a six-hectare harbour foreshore park in Barangaroo, built on a former concrete container terminal. Its standout feature is the Marrinawi Cove swimming area, a sheltered harbour swim enclosed by safety netting. The car-free headland is planted with more than 75,000 native trees and shrubs.

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.

Metcalfe Park is a waterfront grass park in the centre of Darling Island Wharf, Pyrmont, with bespoke outdoor tables, mature trees and ping pong tables. Its most notable feature is its solar harvesting umbrellas, which shade visitors and charge their phones and tablets.

Shannon Reserve is a public park on Crown Street, Surry Hills, best known for its naturally shaded playground for children aged six months to eight years. The reserve also has a volleyball court, shady green spaces for picnics, and hosts the Surry Hills Vintage Market on the first Saturday of each month.

Arthur Reserve is a green space at 4 Oswald Ln, Darlinghurst, with a playground, picnic areas and a sports field. Its most notable feature is the mix of play and sport in one place, and the reserve also has venues for hire, including meeting rooms and rehearsal spaces.

Hugo Street Reserve is a public park in Redfern whose standout feature is a fenced off-leash dog area in its southern section. The reserve also has a full basketball court, seating, shaded areas and a cantilevered roof weather shelter erected in 1957.

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.