20 parks listed

Wheelchair Accessible Parks in Inner West

Inner West has parks with confirmed wheelchair-accessible pathways, accessible toilets, and pram-friendly paved surfaces. Most recently upgraded parks include accessible path networks as standard.

What to look for

For wheelchair users, the key factors are paved (not gravel) paths, accessible toilets, close parking with accessible bays, and level or low-gradient surfaces.

Comparison table — Wheelchair Accessible Parks in Inner West

Park	Suburb	Paved paths	Parking	Accessible WC	Water access	BBQ / Picnic	Details
Battersea Park	Abbotsford	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Quarantine Reserve	Abbotsford	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Federal Park	Annandale	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Ashfield Park	Ashfield	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Yeo Park	Ashfield	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Mort Bay Park	Balmain	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →
Yurulbin Park	Birchgrove	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →
Burwood Park	Burwood	✓	✓	✓	?	✓	View →
Henley Park	Concord	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Rhodes Park	Concord West	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Yaralla Estate	Concord West	✓	✓	✓	?	?	View →
Blair Park	Croydon	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →
Wangal Park	Croydon	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Russell Park	Drummoyne	✓	✓	✓	?	?	View →
Johnson Park	Dulwich Hill	✓	✓	✓	?	✓	View →
Grant Park	Enfield	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Harry Noble Reserve	Erskineville	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Five Dock Park	Five Dock	✓	✓	✓	?	✓	View →
Robson Park	Haberfield	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Pioneers Memorial Park	Leichhardt	✓	✓	✓	?	?	View →

Park profiles — Wheelchair Accessible Parks in Inner West

Battersea Park

📍 Abbotsford, NSW 2046

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Battersea Park is a 3.1-acre riverside park on Battersea St, Abbotsford, whose standout feature is an off-leash dog area at its western end. The park looks over the Parramatta River and also has a partially covered playground and barbecues with covered picnic tables.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Battersea Park

Battersea Park has an off-leash dog area at the western end of the park, the Concord end, closest to Hunter Street. Owners can clean up with the doggy bag dispenser and bins, and a water tap with a bowl keeps dogs hydrated. The park also has a dog-friendly beach, so dogs can exercise on the grass and beside the water in the one visit.

Playground at Battersea Park

Battersea Park has a partially covered local playground with a sandy surface underfoot. Its equipment includes a bright blue climbing slope, slides, swings, a spinner and a rocker, giving children plenty to climb, slide and spin on. The playground sits near Abbotsford wharf and has views over the Parramatta River, so families can finish a play session with a stroll down to the waterfront.

Off-leash dogsKids playgroundWeekend BBQRiverside picnicsWalking and runningWildlife watchingWheelchair accessible

🐕 Off-leash area🛝 Playground🔥 BBQ🚻 Toilets🅿️ Parking🚶 Paths🏅 Sports

Quarantine Reserve

📍 Abbotsford, NSW 2046

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Quarantine Reserve is a waterfront park at 50 Spring St, Abbotsford, on the site of the former Animal Quarantine Station, with views over Hen and Chicken Bay. Its most notable feature is a secluded sandy beach with tree shade, and a large grass area overlooks the water.

Picnic Shelter and Electric BBQs at Quarantine Reserve

Quarantine Reserve has a covered picnic shelter for group gatherings and picnic tables for seated meals. It also has electric BBQs and a covered BBQ area, so a full meal can be cooked and eaten at the reserve. The large grass area gives picnic groups room to spread out beside the bay. Toilets are on site, although they may sometimes be locked.

Walking Trails and Bookings at Quarantine Reserve

Quarantine Reserve has walking and running trails across its grounds, and water access is a walk of up to 200m. A steep hill in the reserve can be hard for people with physical disabilities. Quarantine Reserve can be booked for ceremonies and wedding photography beside Hen and Chicken Bay. Personal trainers can register with council to book space at the reserve for workouts, subject to terms and conditions.

Waterfront picnicsSandy beach and shadeElectric BBQ lunchesWalking and runningCeremonies and wedding photosCovered shelter groups

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Federal Park

📍 Annandale, NSW 2038

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Federal Park is a free public park on Chapman Road, Annandale, best known for its unfenced off-leash grass areas where dogs may run at all times. It also has a large adventure playground, a skate park, a floodlit sportsfield, and picnic areas with barbecues among shaded groves of native trees.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Federal Park

Federal Park lets dogs off the lead on its grass areas at any time, but these areas are completely unfenced, and there is no enclosed dog run. Dogs may also use the sportsfield when no sport is being played. The adventure playground is off limits to dogs. The park has open access to the busy foreshore path and Rozelle Bay, so owners need to keep dogs under control near the water and along the path.

Playground and Skate Park at Federal Park

Federal Park has a large adventure playground with equipment for children of all ages and abilities. The skate park has rails, ledges, walls, banks, kerbs, stairs and a freestanding mini ramp, and it suits every ability and style of skating, scooting and BMX riding. Its lights are push-button operated and turn off at 9pm. Adults also have exercise equipment at the park.

Off-leash dogsKids playgroundWeekend BBQTouch footballSkate parkFamily picnicsFree public parkWheelchair-friendly paths

🐕 Off-leash area🛝 Playground🔥 BBQ🚻 Toilets🅿️ Parking🚶 Paths🏅 Sports

Ashfield Park

📍 Ashfield, NSW 2131

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Ashfield Park is a 15.9-acre public park on Parramatta Road in Ashfield. Its sporting fields host cricket and soccer, and the park also has a children's playground, BBQ facilities, shaded picnic areas, the Ashfield Bowling Club and a Mary Poppins statue among its gardens.

Sports and Fitness at Ashfield Park

Ashfield Park has sporting fields suitable for cricket and soccer, including a cricket field and a sports centre. Ashfield Park also has an outdoor fitness station, and the Ashfield Bowling Club sits within its grounds. Paved, well-maintained pathways form walking and running routes suitable for all fitness levels. Inner West Council manages bookings for larger events and organised games through its booking system. The park also hosts community events such as run clubs and gardening groups.

Playground, Picnics and Gardens at Ashfield Park

Ashfield Park has a well-equipped children's playground and BBQ facilities. Shaded picnic areas are spread across the sprawling lawns and suit family gatherings. Picturesque gardens with vibrant flower beds and towering trees create a tranquil setting, and the trees support wildlife including rainbow lorikeets and kookaburras. Ashfield Park also has community gardens, a Mary Poppins statue and the Ashfield War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1921.

Dogs on leashKids playgroundWeekend BBQCricket and soccerShaded picnicsWalking and running pathsCommunity gardensOutdoor fitness

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Yeo Park

📍 Ashfield, NSW 2131

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Yeo Park is a park on Old Canterbury Road, Ashfield, whose most notable feature is an inclusive playground with a $2 million upgrade, a double flying fox and a water play area. The park also has a fragrant garden, a rotunda, a cricket pitch, BBQ and picnic facilities, and a toilet block.

Inclusive Playground at Yeo Park

Yeo Park has an inclusive playground that received a $2 million upgrade. Its equipment includes a double flying fox, an in-ground trampoline, giant slides, inclusive swings, a water play area, a sensory walkway and a scooter track loop. The playground at Yeo Park is fully fenced and shaded, and it has filtered water stations. Toilets and baby change facilities sit close by. Public consultation through pop-up sessions in November and December 2024 and drop-in sessions in March 2025 shaped the design.

Picnics, BBQs and Events at Yeo Park

Yeo Park has picnic facilities, BBQ facilities and drinking water, which suit group gatherings. Casual events of under 30 people usually need no booking and cost nothing, but bringing a marquee or entertainment such as a jumping castle limits the event to 4 hours. Events of 30 to 250 people, such as picnics, parties and weddings, must be booked online, and bookings are not accepted within 7 days of the event date. Weddings of up to 120 people are limited to 3 hours and must be applied for at least 4 weeks ahead.

Kids playgroundInclusive playPicnic groupsBBQ gatheringsCricketWheelchair accessFragrant garden walksSmall events

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Mort Bay Park

📍 Balmain, NSW 2041

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Mort Bay Park is a harbourfront park on Mort Street, Balmain, built on the former Mort's Dock shipyard site. Its standout feature is a designated off-leash dog area open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, alongside a fenced playground, picnic tables, large lawns and harbour views.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Mort Bay Park

Mort Bay Park has a designated off-leash dog area with agility equipment and a separate small dog area for smaller breeds. Mort Bay Park provides poo bags and drinking water, so owners can clean up and keep dogs hydrated without carrying supplies. The waterfront sections of the park are completely unfenced, which means dogs running near the water need close supervision. The off-leash area suits owners who want room for exercise and agility work beside the harbour.

Playground at Mort Bay Park

Mort Bay Park has a fully fenced playground that gives young children a contained place to play. The playground at Mort Bay Park has a sun shade over the play area and seats for parents and carers. The playground offers all-abilities access, which forms part of the park's wheelchair accessible facilities. Mort Bay Park also has a public restroom and picnic tables, so families can stay on after play.

Off-leash dogsSmall dog areaKids playgroundPicnic tablesHarbour viewsWheelchair accessibleFree parking

🐕 Off-leash area🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets🅿️ Parking🚶 Paths

Yurulbin Park

📍 Birchgrove, NSW 2041

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Yurulbin Park is a 0.61 hectare public open space on the harbour in Birchgrove NSW 2041. Its standout feature is a wooden viewing platform with views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the park has a lawn area and a water's edge frontage.

Harbour Views at Yurulbin Park

Yurulbin Park has a wooden viewing platform that looks out over Sydney Harbour to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The park sits at the end of Yurulbin Point on the Balmain Peninsula, and its water's edge frontage faces Snails Bay, Goat Island and the Sydney CBD. Yurulbin Park also has a lawn area where native trees give some shade, though seating is limited.

History and Interpretive Signs at Yurulbin Park

Yurulbin Park was a derelict industrial site until the early 1970s, when it was transformed into public open space. Inner West Council now operates the park. Interpretive signs at Yurulbin Park share the traditional place names of sites in the harbour and the history of the area, so a visit to the point doubles as a short lesson in the harbour's past.

Harbour Bridge viewsLeashed dogsFerry commutersAccessible paths and toiletsLawn loungingHistory and signageSmall gatheringsHarbour photography

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Burwood Park

📍 Burwood, NSW 2134

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Burwood Park is a public park in Burwood NSW 2134 whose standout feature is its off-leash dog area. Burwood Park also has a playground for young children, sporting fields and courts, BBQ facilities, and a walking track of 0.6 mile, all open daily from 8am to 8pm.

Playground and Family Facilities at Burwood Park

Burwood Park has a playground that is inclusive and colourful. The playground at Burwood Park offers equipment for climbing, sliding and balancing, and it suits toddlers and younger children. Burwood Park has playground facilities suitable for children of different ages. Burwood Park has an enclosed playground with shaded shelters, so families can rest out of the sun while children play. Burwood Park has accessible toilets and clean toilets, along with a cafe at the centre of the park. Burwood Park also has benches and a pond with ducks, giving families other things to see between play sessions.

Sports Fields and Courts at Burwood Park

Burwood Park has large sporting fields for soccer, rugby, cricket, tennis and basketball. Burwood Park has tennis courts and a cricket field for organised and casual play. Burwood Park has table tennis tables under shade, so players can play out of the sun. Burwood Park also has outdoor fitness equipment placed throughout the park, giving visitors a way to exercise without booking a court. Burwood Park's sporting fields and courts make it a practical choice for weekend games and training sessions.

Off-leash dogsKids playgroundToddler playWeekend BBQSports fields and tennisEasy 10-minute walkOutdoor fitness

🐕 Off-leash area🛝 Playground🔥 BBQ🚻 Toilets🅿️ Parking🚶 Paths🏅 Sports

Henley Park

📍 Concord, NSW 2137

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Henley Park is a large open grass park on the corner of Flavelle and Pitt Streets in Concord NSW 2137. Its standout feature is its off-leash dog park status, which covers the whole park except the fenced playground, and it also has an upgraded inclusive playground, sports fields and BBQ facilities.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Henley Park

Henley Park is an off-leash dog park, a status City of Canada Bay Council adopted at a Council Meeting on 19 May 2020 after a trial from 10 February to 15 March 2020. Dogs can run off the lead across the whole of Henley Park, with one exception: the fenced children's playground. Because the off-leash area takes in the large open grass, the sports fields and the paths, dog owners have plenty of room to exercise their dogs, and the fencing keeps the play area separate from dogs.

Inclusive Playground at Henley Park

Henley Park has a children's playground that City of Canada Bay Council upgraded at a cost of $150,000. Moduplay designed the playground, which opened in October 2021. Its framed climbing structure suits a wide range of ages and abilities, and an inclusive play structure has a double slide. The playground also has an inclusive double bay swing set, an inclusive rocker, talking tubes, musical chimes, a timber balance trail, and art and sculpture. Rubber softfall sits underfoot, a shade sail covers part of the area, and seating is provided for parents and carers.

Off-leash dogsKids playgroundInclusive playWeekend BBQFamily picnicsSports fieldsWheelchair accessible pathsBirthday parties

🐕 Off-leash area🛝 Playground🔥 BBQ🚻 Toilets🅿️ Parking🚶 Paths🏅 Sports

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Rhodes Park

📍 Concord West, NSW 2138

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Rhodes Park in Concord West NSW 2138 is a fully fenced playground and garden on Killoola Street, featuring nature play equipment and a sheltered BBQ picnic area. Its standout feature is the 5 Senses Garden, a community garden run in partnership with the City of Canada Bay.

Playground and Garden at Rhodes Park

Rhodes Park has a fully fenced playground designed for toddlers and young children. The playground includes nature play elements, two sandpits with one raised sandpit that is wheelchair accessible, a water pump with channels, a climbing frame, balancing beams, logs and sandstone blocks, a tightrope, a boat, a bee rocker, a bird's nest-style swing and musical instruments. Within Rhodes Park, the 5 Senses Garden has a brightly coloured path running through the middle, with new and established plants and trees. Rhodes Park has ample shade on visits, but shade may not be adequate in full sun, so visitors should pack hats and sunscreen.

BBQ and Picnic Facilities at Rhodes Park

Rhodes Park has a large picnic shelter with tables, a tap, a sink and a barbecue. Rhodes Park also has a sheltered BBQ area that can be booked through the City of Canada Bay bookings page under the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway listing. Rhodes Park provides bench seating, a bubbler for drinking water and gardening amenities alongside its picnic areas. Groups planning a BBQ at Rhodes Park should reserve the sheltered area in advance through the council booking system.

Toddler playgroundFully fenced kids areaWeekend BBQPicnic shelterWheelchair-accessible sandpitCommunity garden visitsMemorial and cafe stopFamily day out

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Yaralla Estate

📍 Concord West, NSW 2138

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Yaralla Estate is a 37 hectare heritage-listed estate on The Drive in Concord West NSW 2138. Its most notable feature is Yaralla House, a Victorian Italianate home built between 1851 and 1864 and set in formal gardens beside the Sydney Harbour foreshore.

Yaralla House at Yaralla Estate

Yaralla House, the main house at Yaralla Estate, gained additions by John Sulman from 1893 to 1899. The whole estate is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register, and much conservation work has been carried out on the house and its grounds in recent decades. The Governor-General stayed at Yaralla from 1912 to 1914. The grounds also hold a private pet cemetery, and Dame Eadith Walker Hospital occupies part of the estate.

Gardens and Grounds at Yaralla Estate

Yaralla Estate has formal gardens that include a rose garden, a picking garden, a rockery and an Italian lawn terrace. A driveway lined with brush box trees leads to the estate's inner gates. The grounds also take in grazing fields, a tennis court and croquet green, and a former swimming pool that is now filled in as lawn. Eadith Walker built a squash court on the estate for a visit by the Prince of Wales in 1920.

Heritage house toursHistoric gardensHarbour foreshore walksGuided toursCar access via inner gateTennis and croquet

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Blair Park

📍 Croydon, NSW 2132

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Blair Park is a public park in Croydon NSW 2132 with an off-leash dog area on Blair Avenue, plus a fenced children's playground, sporting fields, picnic facilities and public toilets. Its standout feature is the off-leash dog area, shaded by mature trees.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Blair Park

Blair Park has an off-leash dog area on its eastern side, accessed from Blair Avenue in Croydon. The off-leash area is shaded by mature trees over much of its space and has bench seating. Blair Park provides a drinking water tap and poo bag dispensers with bins on site. The dog area is off-leash from 3pm to 10am daily and on-leash from 10am to 3pm. The area is partially fenced, with an iron fence and gate along its front boundary, so reliable recall matters for every dog that visits.

Playground and Picnic Areas at Blair Park

Blair Park has a children's playground on its eastern side, and the playground is fenced off from the rest of the park. The playground sits on a soft surface beneath a shaded structure, which suits younger children. Blair Park has a small picnic table located beside the playground. The eastern side of Blair Park has a family feel and picnic facilities. Blair Park offers benches in various locations, giving families places to sit while children play nearby.

Off-leash dogsKids playgroundFamily picnicSoccer and softballBocceAccessible pathsShaded seating

🐕 Off-leash area🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets🅿️ Parking🚶 Paths🏅 Sports

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Wangal Park

📍 Croydon, NSW 2132

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Wangal Park is a 4.2 hectare park in Croydon whose standout feature is a large BBQ shelter that seats up to 70 people and can be hired for functions. The park also has several playgrounds, a skate park, a half basketball court, two large open fields and shared paths for walking and riding.

BBQ Shelters at Wangal Park

Wangal Park has a large BBQ shelter with two double-burner BBQs and six fixed tables, seating up to 70 people. This shelter is available for hire for functions, birthday parties and work team-building events, with bookings made by email to council@burwood.nsw.gov.au. Wangal Park also has five smaller BBQ shelters spread through the grounds, used on a first-come, first-served basis. Electric BBQs, numerous sheltered tables and open grassy space give families room to spread out.

Playgrounds at Wangal Park

Wangal Park has a large playground with a rope climbing structure, a second climbing structure with ladders, rock climbing and monkey bars. The large playground also has a spinning wheel and a three-swing set that includes an all-abilities swing, over rubber softfall under shade cloths. Monash Reserve, part of Wangal Park, has a smaller playground with a large rope climbing frame, two slides, rock climbing, a play shop, a rocking horse and a small swing set. An infant play area has a short slide and a seesaw, and a water pump sits beside a rocky creekbed.

Dogs allowedKids playgroundWeekend BBQFamily picnicsBirthday partiesSkate parkShared paths for cyclingAccessible facilities

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Russell Park

📍 Drummoyne, NSW 2047

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Russell Park is a small grassy park at Byrne Avenue, Drummoyne NSW 2047, with a walking path along Five Dock Bay. Its standout feature is a playground with a slide, swings and a carousel, plus a sheltered picnic area. Russell Park also has a small year-round synthetic cricket pitch.

Playground and Picnic Area at Russell Park

Russell Park has a playground across the road that forms part of the park. The playground includes seating, a slide, swings, a spring toy, a play unit and a carousel. Russell Park has a sheltered picnic area with a shade sail, and the park has an accessible picnic area. Benches and gazebos give families a place to sit near the play equipment. The playground has water views and a rubbish bin. Russell Park has little to no accessible play equipment, so visitors with mobility needs should check the layout before they visit.

Cricket Pitch and Sports at Russell Park

Russell Park has a small synthetic cricket pitch off Byrne Avenue that is available year-round. Russell Park has sports fields, and its sportsground is currently listed as open. The park's open spaces and pathways suit outdoor sport, running and walking. Because Russell Park is a small grassy area, its sports facilities are modest and best suited to informal play and practice sessions. The synthetic surface gives players a consistent place to train in every season.

Kids playgroundShaded picnicsCricket practiceBay walking loopWildlife watchingStreet parking nearbyFamily day out

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Johnson Park

📍 Dulwich Hill, NSW 2203

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Johnson Park is a large green reserve on Constitution Road, Dulwich Hill, with an off-leash dog area open only at set times to protect endangered long-nosed bandicoots. It also has an outdoor calisthenics area, undercover BBQ areas, picnic tables, sports fields and night lighting.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Johnson Park

Johnson Park has an unfenced but spacious off-leash dog area that is open only during designated times. The park is home to endangered long-nosed bandicoots, so dogs must stay on a lead outside the permitted periods, and rangers patrol regularly to enforce the rules. Johnson Park has no dedicated small dog area. The main appeal of the dog area is the room it gives dogs to run.

Outdoor Calisthenics Area at Johnson Park

Johnson Park has an outdoor calisthenics area that pairs standard calisthenics bars with modern public exercise equipment, all set on Tartan Track flooring. The bars include four pull-up bars of different heights, a pair of rings, a dip station, an incline pushup bar and a leg and knee raise station. The equipment side adds an aerobic walker, a sit-up board and leg press, shoulder press, butterfly press and back extension stations. A bubbler and toilets are close to the exercise area.

Off-leash dogs (set hours)Outdoor fitnessCovered BBQ areaPicnicsSports fieldsWheelchair accessibleNight lightingLight rail access

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Grant Park

📍 Enfield, NSW 2136

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Grant Park in Enfield NSW 2136 is a large park between Shelley and Ann Streets, and its standout feature is two fully fenced off-leash dog areas with airlock gates, one for large dogs and one for small dogs. The dog areas are open 7am to 9pm daily.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Grant Park

Grant Park has two off-leash dog areas, with one enclosure for large dogs and one for small dogs. Each dog area has a 1200mm high fence, double-gated entries with airlock gates, and solar lights that illuminate the enclosures until 9pm. Grant Park provides a water station for dogs and a covered seating area with tables for owners. The off-leash dog areas at Grant Park are open 7am to 9pm daily. Grant Park has a free dedicated car park located right next to the dog enclosures. Grant Park does not have agility equipment or natural water access for dogs.

Inclusive Play Space and BBQ Area at Grant Park

Grant Park has Burwood's first Inclusive Play Space, which is open 7am to 9pm. The Inclusive Play Space at Grant Park has a BBQ area and an accessible toilet block nearby. Grant Park has picnic tables for visitors, including tables under the covered seating area. The wider Grant Park reserve has a playground and public toilets. Grant Park has bench seating and shaded areas throughout the reserve, which makes it suitable for family picnics and outings with young children.

Off-leash dogsSmall and large dog zonesKids playgroundInclusive play spaceWeekend BBQFamily picnicsOutdoor fitnessAccessible visits

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Harry Noble Reserve

📍 Erskineville, NSW 2043

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Harry Noble Reserve is a public park on Swanson Street at Fox Avenue, Erskineville, where dogs may be off-leash at all times. It also has an enclosed children's playground with swings and slides, barbecue areas, picnic tables, and netball and basketball rings.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Harry Noble Reserve

Harry Noble Reserve has a grassy off-leash dog area that is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Dogs are prohibited within 10 metres of the playground, which keeps pets well clear of the play equipment. Dogs can outnumber people on some afternoons, making the reserve a busy social space for pets. Drinking water and poo bags are available for dog owners.

Playground and Picnic Facilities at Harry Noble Reserve

Harry Noble Reserve has an enclosed children's playground with swings and slides, set apart from the off-leash dog area. The reserve also has barbecue areas for cooking outdoors and a dedicated picnic area with picnic tables for group meals. Families can pair time on the swings and slides with a barbecue lunch, which makes Harry Noble Reserve a practical outing for parents with young children.

Off-leash dogsKids playgroundBBQ picnicsNetball and basketballWalking and runningWheelchair accessible entranceBike riders

🐕 Off-leash area🛝 Playground🔥 BBQ🚻 Toilets🅿️ Parking🚶 Paths🏅 Sports

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Five Dock Park

📍 Five Dock, NSW 2046

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Five Dock Park is a heritage-listed public park on Park Rd, Five Dock, whose standout feature is a fenced off-leash dog area. The park also has a playground, a skate park, picnic and barbecue areas, a lit sports field, tennis courts, a bowling club and the Five Dock Park War Memorial.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Five Dock Park

Five Dock Park has a fenced off-leash dog area where dogs can run free inside the enclosure, and City of Canada Bay Council manages it. Concrete paths link the dog area with every other part of the park, including the playground, skate park, picnic areas and sports field. Five Dock Park is relatively flat with no steep slopes and has an easy terrain rating, so the walk in with a dog is simple.

Playground, Picnic Areas and BBQs at Five Dock Park

Five Dock Park has a children's playground with concrete paths running through it and a soft, cushioned surface in parts, and the playground sits beside the picnic areas. Picnic tables are scattered across the grounds, and barbecue facilities sit throughout the park for group picnics. Skinny Tony's Really Italian is a restaurant inside Five Dock Park that serves meals and has its own bathrooms.

Off-leash dogsKids playgroundWeekend BBQSkate parkPicnicsSports fansAccessible paths

🐕 Off-leash area🛝 Playground🔥 BBQ🚻 Toilets🅿️ Parking🚶 Paths🏅 Sports

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Robson Park

📍 Haberfield, NSW 2045

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Robson Park is a public park located at Boomerang Street and Motley Avenue in Haberfield NSW 2045. Its standout feature is its elevated views over Iron Cove, with glimpses of the Parramatta River, and a memorial rose flower feature at its high point. Robson Park also has a public BBQ area, a children's playground, and picnic tables under shade.

Playground and Shaded Play Area at Robson Park

Robson Park has a children's playground positioned at a corner of the park, next to the toilets. The playground has toddler-friendly equipment and sun shade covering the play equipment. An overhead sun shade and mature trees keep the play area breezy. Robson Park offers all-abilities access to its playground, and seats and tables are placed around the park for parents and carers. The park's shaded surroundings make the playground comfortable for children during warm weather.

BBQ and Picnic Areas at Robson Park

Robson Park has a public BBQ area with picnic tables placed nearby. Undercover picnic tables are spread around the park and suit small picnics. Landscaped gardens with flower patches and large shady palms provide natural shade across the grassy areas. Robson Park's BBQs are generally first come, first served and do not need a booking. Casual gatherings of 30 to 250 people, such as parties and picnics, are booked through Inner West Council's online booking system, and bookings are not accepted within 7 days of the event date.

Kids playgroundWeekend BBQShaded picnicsIron Cove viewsCycling by the waterFamily birthday gatheringsRelaxed afternoon

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Pioneers Memorial Park

📍 Leichhardt, NSW 2040

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Pioneers Memorial Park is a public park in Leichhardt NSW 2040 on the site of the former Balmain Cemetery. Its standout feature is an off-leash dog area covering about one-third of the park on the eastern side, and it also has an all-abilities playground, the Bicentennial Rotunda and a WWI memorial.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Pioneers Memorial Park

The off-leash dog area at Pioneers Memorial Park takes up about one-third of the park on the eastern side and is not fenced. Dogs must be on a leash on the western side, and they are not allowed near the children's playground. Dog-waste bag dispensers and bins are provided. Dog walkers regularly use the paths and grassy areas across Pioneers Memorial Park.

Playground at Pioneers Memorial Park

Pioneers Memorial Park has a colourful climbing playground with a large sandpit, swings, slides and climbing nets. The playground is toddler-friendly and includes all-abilities features and facilities for disabled children. Ramps for prams sit on either side of the playground, and there are seats for parents and carers. A toilet is near the playground, and free Wi-Fi covers the area around the playground and the rotunda.

Off-leash dogsKids playgroundStroller-friendly rampsWheelchair accessiblePicnicsTakeaway coffee nearbyFree Wi-FiHeritage walks

🐕 Off-leash area🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets🅿️ Parking🚶 Paths

Frequently asked questions

Which Inner West parks have wheelchair-accessible paths?

Parks with recently upgraded path networks in Inner West are generally wheelchair accessible. Look for parks with confirmed "has_paths" in their listings.

Which Inner West parks are best for prams and wheelchairs?

Parks with entirely paved path networks are best for prams and wheelchairs. Avoid bush tracks for wheelchair use and look for parks with modern path upgrades.

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