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Best Parks for Toddlers in Outer West & Blue Mountains

Outer West & Blue Mountains has parks with toddler-specific playground equipment, shaded areas, and enclosed spaces ideal for children under 5. All listed parks have confirmed playground facilities.

What to look for

For toddlers, the key deal-breakers are fencing or safe boundaries, low-height age-appropriate equipment, shade, and toilets within easy reach.

Comparison table — Best Parks for Toddlers in Outer West & Blue Mountains

Park	Suburb	Playground	Toilets	Parking	BBQ / Picnic	Water	Details
Glenbrook Park	Glenbrook	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →
Hinkler Park	Katoomba	✓	✓	✓	?	?	View →
Jubilee Park	Blackheath	✓	✓	✓	?	?	View →
Sutton Park	Blackheath	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Jackson Park	Faulconbridge	✓	✓	✓	?	?	View →
Gloria Park	Hazelbrook	✓	✓	✓	?	?	View →
Buttenshaw Park	Springwood	✓	✓	✓	?	?	View →
Armstein Crescent Reserve	Werrington	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Memorial Park	Blackheath	✓	✓	?	✓	?	View →
Lennox Park	Blaxland	✓	✓	?	?	?	View →
Thomas Park	Blaxland	✓	?	✓	?	?	View →
Myrtle Road Reserve	Claremont Meadows	✓	?	✓	?	?	View →
Ironbark Drive Park	Cranebrook	✓	✗	✓	?	?	View →
Whitton Park	Glenbrook	✓	?	✓	?	✓	View →
Jim Anderson Park	Werrington Downs	✓	✗	✓	?	?	View →
Neate Park	Blackheath	✓	?	?	?	?	View →
John Whitton Memorial Park	Emu Plains	✓	?	?	?	?	View →
Douglas Smith Memorial Park	Glenbrook	✓	✗	?	?	?	View →
Richardson Place Reserve	Glenmore Park	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Golden Horizons Park	Hazelbrook	✓	✗	?	?	?	View →

Park profiles — Best Parks for Toddlers in Outer West & Blue Mountains

Glenbrook Park

📍 Glenbrook, NSW 2773

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Glenbrook Park is a public park on Park Street in Glenbrook NSW 2773. Its standout feature is a fully fenced playground for children aged 3 to 9, with water play, zip lines and mini trampolines. The park also has BBQ facilities, picnic tables, toilets and ample parking.

Playground at Glenbrook Park

Glenbrook Park has a playground suited to children aged 3 to 9. The playground is fully fenced, which keeps young children contained while they play. Glenbrook Park's play area includes water play, zip lines and mini trampolines. Glenbrook Park also has a toddler-friendly area for younger children, so families with a range of ages can visit together. Sun shade is provided at the play space, which helps during warmer months. Parents planning a visit with younger kids can use the fenced layout and the toddler area to keep the day simple and safe.

Picnic and Family Facilities at Glenbrook Park

Glenbrook Park has BBQ facilities for visitors who want to cook outdoors. Glenbrook Park also has picnic areas with picnic tables and seating, so groups can eat together under the trees and near the play space. Glenbrook Park has public toilets on site, which makes longer family outings easier to manage. Glenbrook Park offers all-abilities access, so people using prams or mobility aids can reach the playground and picnic spots. Together, the BBQ area, picnic tables, seats and toilets make Glenbrook Park well suited to a relaxed weekend picnic with children.

Kids playground (ages 3–9)Toddler-friendly areaWeekend BBQPicnic tablesFamily day outAll-abilities accessAmple parking

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Hinkler Park

📍 Katoomba, NSW 2780

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Hinkler Park is a fenced neighbourhood playground on Warialda Street, Katoomba, named in 1933 after aviator Bert Hinkler. Its standout feature is a colourful metal aeroplane for children to climb, and the park also has six swings, including an accessible swing, plus toilets and a sheltered picnic gazebo.

Aeroplane Playground at Hinkler Park

Hinkler Park has a fully fenced playground built around a colourful metal aeroplane that children can climb. Hinkler Park has six swings, including an accessible swing, as well as a double swing set, a tunnel and a classic slippery dip. The playground is listed as an all abilities playground and has sun shade. Its fence suits families with toddlers as well as older children.

Picnic Gazebo and Toilets at Hinkler Park

Hinkler Park has a gazebo that provides a sheltered picnic area, plus tables and seating for families who want to eat outdoors. The park is a good spot for picnics, and parents can take a break here between turns on the playground. Hinkler Park has toilets in a wooden log cabin style toilet block, so a longer stay with young children is easy.

Kids playgroundToddler-friendly fenced playAccessible swingFamily picnicSheltered picnic areaAeroplane-themed playToilets on site

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Jubilee Park

📍 Blackheath, NSW 2785

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Jubilee Park is a large open garden park in Blackheath NSW 2785, with covered brick gazebos, winding paths and a playground featuring double swings, climbing equipment and sliding equipment for most ages.

Playground and Swings at Jubilee Park

Jubilee Park has a playground built for children of most ages. The playground features double swings, climbing equipment and sliding equipment. Jubilee Park also has play equipment that includes big swings, giving older children a larger swing set. Jubilee Park has a baby swing for toddlers, so younger children have their own option. Jubilee Park offers open green space around the play area, which gives families plenty of room to run about. The park's gardens and grassy areas surround the playground, so parents can sit nearby while children play. Jubilee Park is therefore well suited to a family day out with children across a range of ages.

Picnic Shelters and Covered Gazebos at Jubilee Park

Jubilee Park has picnic shelters for families who want to eat outdoors. Jubilee Park has covered brick gazebos, which provide shade and shelter from rain. Jubilee Park has tables and seating spread across its grounds for picnics and lunch breaks. Jubilee Park has benches and bins for visitors to use during a visit. Jubilee Park has covered areas that stay usable in wet weather, so a picnic does not need to be cancelled because of a light shower. Jubilee Park offers these shaded and sheltered spots close to its playground, which makes it practical to combine a meal with a play session.

Kids playgroundToddler baby swingFamily picnicsCovered gazebosWalking and joggingOpen green spaceWet-weather shelter

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Sutton Park

📍 Blackheath, NSW 2785

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Sutton Park is a quiet roadside rest area and open park just off the Great Western Highway in Blackheath. Its most notable feature is a BBQ and picnic area with tables, shade and covered areas, and it also has toilets, drinking water and a baby swing for young children.

Picnic and BBQ Area at Sutton Park

Sutton Park has a BBQ, picnic tables, seating and covered areas, so groups can cook and eat a meal on site. A gazebo gives picnickers another sheltered place to sit, and the park provides shade. Sutton Park is a large open park, which gives groups room to spread out, and it suits travellers breaking up a drive through the Blue Mountains. Rubbish bins sit beside the toilet block for picnic waste.

Kids' Play Area and Baby Swing at Sutton Park

Sutton Park has an area for kids to play that includes a baby swing suited to toddlers and very young children. Seating nearby lets adults rest while children play. Because Sutton Park sits in a quiet spot just off the Great Western Highway, families get a calmer place to stop than the main road, and they can pair a play break with a picnic.

Highway rest stopPicnic lunchBBQ mealFamilies with toddlersDrinking water stopAccessible visit

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Jackson Park

📍 Faulconbridge, NSW 2776

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Jackson Park is a bushland reserve and local park in Faulconbridge with a playground, picnic shelters and toilets. Its standout feature is a short, easy 650-metre loop track that starts about 30 metres from the playground, and dogs are welcome on the loop on a leash.

Bushwalking Tracks at Jackson Park

Jackson Park has a 650-metre loop track that is short and easy enough for a single outing, and a circuit track runs through the bushland reserve. The circuit is popular with residents and visitors. From the park, walkers can enter Sassafras Gully via the Victoria Walking Track and head toward Clarinda Falls for a longer walk. A bushcare group maintains the park's natural areas, track entrances and drainage lines.

Playground and Picnic Shelters at Jackson Park

Jackson Park has children's play equipment near its loop track, with ride-on animals and a swing, plus a baby swing for toddlers. The park's slightly hilly grounds give children room to run around. For picnics, Jackson Park has picnic tables and seating, a large gazebo, covered areas, a sun shade and an old-style picnic hut. Jackson Park also has a toilet block on site.

Dog walkers on leashShort bushwalkKids playgroundPicnics with tablesToddlers with baby swingTrain spottingParking on site

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Gloria Park

📍 Hazelbrook, NSW 2779

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Gloria Park is a leafy 15.3-acre park on Lester Avenue, Hazelbrook, with a large open playground beside the Hazelbrook bowling club and sporting oval. Its standout feature is merry-go-round style play equipment, one of the few of its kind in the Blue Mountains.

Playground at Gloria Park

Gloria Park has a playground that suits toddlers as well as older children. A baby swing caters for the youngest visitors, and whimsical trees encourage imaginary play. The merry-go-round style equipment is the playground's highlight, as few playgrounds in the mountains have one. The leafy setting is at its best in autumn, when the trees turn colour and drop leaves for children to run through. The playground sits across from the war memorial and reserve.

Sports Facilities at Gloria Park

Gloria Park has a soccer field, a tennis court, a netball court and a sporting oval, and it shares its grounds with a lawn bowls club and bowls pitch. Hazelbrook Hawks Football Club trains on the park's fields, which have lights for evening training sessions. Together these facilities support a mix of summer and winter sport, from lawn bowls and tennis to soccer, netball and football.

Kids playgroundToddlers baby swingPicnic spotsSports fields and courtsLawn bowls and tennisAutumn leavesWalking and running

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Buttenshaw Park

📍 Springwood, NSW 2777

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Buttenshaw Park is a public park at 389 Great Western Highway, Springwood NSW 2777, managed by Blue Mountains City Council. Its standout feature is the youth-focused play space, a custom jungle gym for tweens and teens with a flying fox, climbing structures and a giant swing, plus the Buttenshaw Park Pump Track.

Youth Play Space at Buttenshaw Park

Buttenshaw Park has a youth-focused play space that is now open. The play space is a custom jungle gym designed for tweens and teens, offering a variety of climbing challenges and rest areas within a safe and contained environment. The first stage of the play space includes a flying fox, a climbing structure, a climbing net, a giant swing and timber seating. Buttenshaw Park also has a new accessible footpath installed as part of this first stage. The play space was completed in 2023, and its equipment was manufactured by Lappset using timber. Buttenshaw Park has a baby swing for younger children, and the design makes use of the park's sloped topography.

Pump Track at Buttenshaw Park

Buttenshaw Park has a bike pump track called the Buttenshaw Park Pump Track, which is now complete. The pump track is located at 389 Great Western Highway in Springwood. Buttenshaw Park's pump track is not a beginner track, so riders should approach it and use it with care. The pump track sits alongside the youth play space, giving Buttenshaw Park a recreation option for older kids and teenagers who want more challenge than the standard playground. Riders can use the track as part of a visit that also includes the play space and picnic area.

Tweens and teensKids playgroundPump track ridersFamily picnicsToddlers and baby swingAccessible footpath

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Armstein Crescent Reserve

📍 Werrington, NSW 2747

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Armstein Crescent Reserve is a multi-purpose park in Werrington NSW 2747 with a playground, dog off-leash area, BBQ, picnic area, toilets and seven tennis courts. Its standout feature is the multi-age playground with rubber softfall.

Playground and Play Equipment at Armstein Crescent Reserve

Armstein Crescent Reserve has a playground with modern multi-age play equipment set on rubber softfall. The playspace at the intersection of Armstein Crescent and Danny Street includes a multiplay unit with a slide, a rope climbing structure, nature play, swings and a shade sail. Armstein Crescent Reserve's playspace also has seating, a picnic table, a water bubbler and a rubbish bin. The playspace was upgraded in 2021–2022, with new play equipment, shade, seating, and landscaping and pathway upgrades funded by Penrith City Council. Families with young children can use the playground as the main play area of the reserve.

Sports Courts and Fields at Armstein Crescent Reserve

Armstein Crescent Reserve has sports facilities that include a turf wicket and two cricket nets for cricket practice. The reserve has a soccer field and seven tennis courts for players. Armstein Crescent Reserve also has a multi-purpose netball court, so it supports several sports on one site. Armstein Crescent Reserve is classed as a multi-purpose sports facility in Werrington NSW 2747. The courts and fields sit within the same reserve as the playground, BBQ and picnic area, so visitors can combine sport with a day out.

Off-leash dogsKids playgroundWeekend BBQFamily picnicsTennis and netballCricket practiceSoccer

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Memorial Park

📍 Blackheath, NSW 2785

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Memorial Park in Blackheath NSW 2785 is a council park on Park Avenue, known for its upgraded playspace with a water play area and a heritage swing set in the toddler area. It also has a renewed duck pond with an accessible loop path, electric BBQs and picnic tables.

Playspace and Water Play at Memorial Park

Memorial Park has an upgraded playspace with a wide range of play equipment, including renewed heritage, pipe-based play equipment. The playspace includes a water play area that channels existing ground water down the incline of the park. A toddler play area in Memorial Park contains a heritage swing set, which was moved there from the duck pond area. Landscaping and plantings run throughout the playspace. A wire-mesh fence separates the play areas from the road, and an accessible pathway runs from the Prince Edward Street entrance across the water play area to the new toilet.

Duck Pond and Accessible Loop Walk at Memorial Park

Memorial Park has a duck pond that was reshaped to improve water quality and wildlife habitat. The pond has gently sloping edges, safer pond edges and improved sight lines into the water. A new accessible loop path runs around the pond, with open lawns and views surrounding it. The dam wall in Memorial Park has been reinforced, and the island has been repositioned for better water flow. About 550 cubic metres of debris and weeds were removed from the pond during the upgrade.

Kids playgroundToddler play areaWater playWeekend BBQPicnic spotAccessible walkDuck pond viewsSummer swimming

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Lennox Park

📍 Blaxland, NSW 2774

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Lennox Park is a large open park on Matthew Parade in Blaxland whose standout feature is a shaded playground for both young and older children. The park also has tennis courts for hire by the hour, open grassland for ball games, tables and seating, and a small bike and scooter loop.

Playground at Lennox Park

The Lennox Park playground includes a netted swing, wobbly steps and a baby swing for toddlers, with shade over the play area. Several spots around the equipment have tables and seating, so parents can sit, watch the children and bring a picnic. Plenty of open ground lies close by, so families can move from the playground to ball games once the children have had their fill of the play equipment.

Tennis Courts at Lennox Park

Lennox Park has tennis courts available on a pay-as-you-go basis, and players do not need a membership. Courts are booked by the hour through the Court Hire tab on the booking page, where you select a time. Automated gate access lets players book and play at any time of year. Non-family players pay a $5 guest fee, and envelopes for paying it are kept in the clubhouse.

Kids playgroundFamily picnicsTennis playersScooter and bike ridingBall games on open grassShaded play areaSpring and autumn walks

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Thomas Park

📍 Blaxland, NSW 2774

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Thomas Park is a large open park in East Blaxland whose standout feature is a playground with double swing sets and baby swings. The wheelchair-accessible play area has seating alongside, and a covered gazebo with tables suits picnics and gatherings. Local homes and quiet streets surround the park.

Playground and Swings at Thomas Park

Thomas Park has a playground with double swing sets, which means shorter waits for a turn, plus baby swings for toddlers. The play area has lots of open space around it and is wheelchair accessible, so children using mobility aids can reach the equipment. Thomas Park has seating beside the playground where parents can rest while supervising. The playground was upgraded through Blue Mountains City Council's Neighbourhood Parks Program.

Picnic Gazebo at Thomas Park

Thomas Park has a covered gazebo on the grounds for picnics and gatherings, giving groups shade and shelter when they eat outdoors. Covered tables with seating sit under cover as well, keeping food and gear out of the sun. The sheltered area at Thomas Park suits family get-togethers and small celebrations, and parents can eat under cover while children use the playground.

Kids playgroundDouble swingsPicnics under coverWheelchair-accessible play areaQuiet local park24-hour access

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Myrtle Road Reserve

📍 Claremont Meadows, NSW 2747

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Myrtle Road Reserve is a playspace reserve in Claremont Meadows NSW 2747. Its standout feature is a playground renewed in 2026, with equipment for toddlers through to older children, including an inclusive swing, an inclusive seesaw, a toddler sensory cubby and a balance trail.

Climbing and Slides at Myrtle Road Reserve

Myrtle Road Reserve has a multi-play unit with climbing equipment for older children that leads to a double slide. Young children have easy access to a junior slide on the same unit. Rope climbing equipment gives children another way to climb. A balance trail with a balance beam and sandstone blocks adds balance play, and a small path suits young children riding small bikes.

Swings and Toddler Play at Myrtle Road Reserve

Myrtle Road Reserve has three swing bays with an infant seat, a basket swing and an inclusive swing. Toddlers have their own cubby with sensory play, and flower-shaped talking tubes support imaginative and social play. An inclusive seesaw adds another activity that children can share. Plenty of adult seating sits around the playground for parents and carers, and shade cloth covers part of the play area.

Kids playgroundToddler playInclusive playFamily picnicSmall bike ridingBalance trail

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Ironbark Drive Park

📍 Cranebrook, NSW 2749

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Ironbark Drive Park is a kid-friendly park covering 14.5 acres in Cranebrook. Its standout feature is a playground with a rock climbing wall, single and double slides, cargo net climbing ropes and monkey bars. The park also has an undercover picnic table and well-maintained trails for walking and running.

Playground at Ironbark Drive Park

Ironbark Drive Park is relatively new, and its playground combines climbing, sliding and swinging in one structure, so children of different ages can play together. Three swings suit younger children: a toddler swing, a sling swing and a nest-style rope swing. The playground also has a see saw, and a play café or bench sits under the main structure. Shade cloth covers the play area but does not always reach the busiest parts.

Picnic Areas at Ironbark Drive Park

Ironbark Drive Park has an undercover picnic table that gives visitors a sheltered spot to eat, and shelters elsewhere shade seating and play. Plenty of open space lets families spread out for picnics and ball games beyond the shelters. Bins are provided for rubbish disposal, which helps keep the picnic area tidy. Magpies live in the trees at Ironbark Drive Park.

Kids playgroundToddler swingsUndercover picnicsWalking and runningBike ridingBall gamesEasy parking

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Whitton Park

📍 Glenbrook, NSW 2773

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Whitton Park is a large public reserve in Glenbrook NSW 2773, located behind the Panthers sports club on Moore Street. Its standout feature is a fully fenced off-leash dog area with double gates, poo bags and a water fountain, alongside classic kids' play equipment and a large gazebo for gatherings.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Whitton Park

Whitton Park has an off-leash dog area that is fully fenced and features double gates, so dogs can run inside a secure enclosure. Whitton Park provides poo bags for dog owners, a water fountain for dogs and seating for owners, and the dog area offers ample shade. The surroundings are scenic and the ground is well maintained. The dog area includes a small dirt section that becomes muddy during rain, so Whitton Park visitors should expect softer ground after wet weather. Street parking is available near the dog park on Moore Street, Glenbrook NSW 2773, which makes it easy for dog owners to arrive by car.

Playground and Kids' Play Equipment at Whitton Park

Whitton Park has classic play equipment for kids and a baby swing for toddlers. Whitton Park also has a very small playground within its athletics-style area, so the play space is compact rather than large. The playground suits younger children who want to swing, climb and play close to family seating. Whitton Park's play equipment sits within the same reserve as its open grass and gazebo, which allows parents to supervise children while sharing a picnic or gathering. Families planning a visit to Whitton Park should expect a small playground rather than an extensive play precinct.

Off-leash dogsKids playgroundGroup gatherings under gazeboOpen space for kicking a ballSkate park visitsPicnics with seating

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Jim Anderson Park

📍 Werrington Downs, NSW 2747

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Jim Anderson Park is a public park on Brookfield Avenue in Werrington Downs. Its standout feature is a fully fenced castle-themed playspace with slides, a maze and a three-bay swing set, and the park also has a basketball and netball court, outdoor fitness equipment and shaded picnic tables.

Fenced Castle Playspace at Jim Anderson Park

Jim Anderson Park has a fully fenced playspace built around a castle-themed play unit with an arch bridge, turrets, two slides, a climbing wall, a rope climber and a fire pole. A maze with crawl tubes, interactive play panels and a balance trail add more ways to play, and a three-bay swing set includes a basket swing. The original shade sail was kept over the playspace when it was redeveloped, and new trees and landscaping were added around it.

Court and Fitness Equipment at Jim Anderson Park

Jim Anderson Park has a court that replaced the former half-court, with a basketball hoop, a netball hoop and line markings, so visitors can play either sport in one spot. New outdoor fitness equipment was installed in the park in December 2024. Together, the court and fitness equipment give teenagers and adults an active option in the same park as the playspace for younger children.

Kids playgroundToddler-friendly fenced playShaded picnicsBasketball and netballOutdoor fitnessWalking and balance trailFamily outingsFree on-site parking

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Neate Park

📍 Blackheath, NSW 2785

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Neate Park is a 1.5-acre park on the Great Western Highway in Blackheath, and its standout feature is a playground on a hilly reserve close to the railway line, where children can watch trains go past. The park also has a shallow beginner skate park with a mini half-pipe and funbox.

Playground at Neate Park

Neate Park has a good-sized playground set on a hilly reserve close to the railway line, so children can spot trains passing by. Neate Park has a baby swing for toddlers alongside the main play equipment. The playground equipment is part of an upgrade to Australian Standards that includes an increased capacity slide, an inclusive swing set and a new accessible path.

Walking Paths and Wildlife at Neate Park

Neate Park has well-defined paths for walking and running, which give visitors a simple way to move around the 1.5-acre reserve on foot. Parrots, cockatoos and kookaburras live in the park, and wallabies and possums may also be about. Walkers can look out for these birds and animals along the paths. The mild, temperate climate, with warm summers and generally cool winters, makes spring and autumn the most comfortable seasons for a walk.

Kids playgroundToddlers with baby swingSkate park beginnersFamily picnicsTrain spottingWalking and runningWildlife watching

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John Whitton Memorial Park

📍 Emu Plains, NSW 2750

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John Whitton Memorial Park, also known as Rocket Ship Park, is a playground park in Emu Plains. Its most notable feature is a rocket ship slide and climbing tower, which sits among swings, monkey bars, tunnels, a flying fox and other play equipment. The park also has undercover picnic tables.

Rocket Ship Playground at John Whitton Memorial Park

John Whitton Memorial Park has a playground with several play areas, built around a rocket ship slide and climbing tower that gives the park its nickname. For younger children, the playground has swings and small slides, plus tunnels, bridges and climbing structures to crawl through and across. Older children have more of a challenge on the flying fox, fireman's pole, balancing beams and monkey bars.

Kids playgroundRocket ship slideShaded picnic tablesFlying fox fansFamilies with young childrenQuiet local parkNearby landmark visits

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Douglas Smith Memorial Park

📍 Glenbrook, NSW 2773

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Douglas Smith Memorial Park is a family park on the station side of Glenbrook, tucked away in the back streets. Its standout feature is a playground with climbing and gliding equipment for older children, two slides, a flying fox and a baby swing, with shaded picnic tables under tall gum trees.

Playground at Douglas Smith Memorial Park

Douglas Smith Memorial Park has a playground with equipment for various ages. Older children can climb and glide on the play structures, slide down either of the two slides or ride the flying fox. Toddlers have a baby swing of their own. The playground sits within the reserve's open ground, so children have heaps of space to run between turns on the equipment.

Picnic Tables and Shade at Douglas Smith Memorial Park

Douglas Smith Memorial Park has picnic tables placed throughout the playground, so families can eat after play, and a couple of park benches near the play area. Tall gum trees filter a lot of direct sunlight, which keeps the tables in shade. The tables and benches sit close to the play equipment, making the reserve a lovely location for a birthday party on a sunny day.

Young children playgroundOlder kids climbing and glidingFamily picnicsShaded park benchesBirthday partiesWalking and joggingGum tree shade

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Richardson Place Reserve

📍 Glenmore Park, NSW 2745

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Richardson Place Reserve is a large public park in Glenmore Park whose standout feature is an off-leash dog area. The reserve also has a fenced playground with a multiplay unit, slide and swings, plus a BBQ, public toilets, drinking water and a sheltered picnic area.

Playground at Richardson Place Reserve

Richardson Place Reserve has a fenced playground built around a multiplay unit with a slide and a rope climber, which gives young visitors climbing and sliding challenges. The play area also has a cubby, a seesaw and swings. Seating sits within the playground so parents and carers can stay close, and a shade sail gives children cover from the sun while they play.

BBQ and Picnic Area at Richardson Place Reserve

Richardson Place Reserve has a BBQ for visitors who want to cook outdoors, alongside a picnic area and park benches. A shelter provides cover for picnic groups, which makes the reserve a practical base for a group gathering. Public toilets and drinking water are available on site, so families can stay on after a dog walk or a turn on the playground.

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Golden Horizons Park

📍 Hazelbrook, NSW 2779

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Golden Horizons Park is a playground park at 24 Bluehills Road, Hazelbrook NSW 2779. Its standout feature is a rock climbing wall alongside multiple play structures, swings and slides. The park also has picnic tables, open ground for ball games and a play cafe.

Playground Equipment at Golden Horizons Park

Golden Horizons Park has two sets of play equipment, a rock climbing wall and a small ride-on chicken for younger visitors. The park has three swings: a regular swing, a baby swing and a nest swing, so toddlers and older children can each find a suitable seat. The playground includes several structures with climbing and sliding equipment. The playground is geared slightly more toward older children, but younger children still enjoy the park's play options. For the youngest visitors, the nest swing and baby swing are the swing options Golden Horizons Park offers.

Seating, Picnic Tables and Play Cafe at Golden Horizons Park

Golden Horizons Park has picnic tables and seating for families who want to eat outdoors. Seating and tables are among the park's listed facilities, giving groups a place to rest between play sessions. A play cafe is also part of Golden Horizons Park, so visitors can combine a snack with time on the playground. Families planning a longer visit can combine the picnic tables, seating and play cafe in one trip, since all three are confirmed at the park.

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Frequently asked questions

Which Outer West & Blue Mountains parks have toddler-specific playground equipment?

Look for parks with recently upgraded playgrounds which typically include low-height climbing equipment and safe ground surfaces suitable for toddlers.

Are there fenced playgrounds in Outer West & Blue Mountains for toddlers?

Several parks in Outer West & Blue Mountains have fenced or partially enclosed playground areas. Check individual park listings for fencing confirmation.

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