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Wheelchair Accessible Parks in Sutherland Shire

Sutherland Shire 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 Sutherland Shire

Park	Suburb	Paved paths	Parking	Accessible WC	Water access	BBQ / Picnic	Details
Kareena Park	Caringbah South	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Cooper Street Reserve	Engadine	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Old School Park	Gymea Bay	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →
Heritage Drive Reserve	Illawong	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →
Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve	Kareela	✓	✓	✓	?	✓	View →
Parc Menai	Menai	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Waratah Park	Sutherland	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →
Taren Point Shorebird Reserve	Taren Point	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →
Livvi's Place Playground	Woolooware	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Daniella Street Reserve	Caringbah	✓	✓	?	✓	?	View →
Blue Bell Street Reserve	Heathcote	✓	✓	?	?	?	View →
Cassandra Crescent Reserve	Heathcote	✓	✓	✗	?	?	View →
Canberra Road Reserve	Sylvania	✓	✓	?	✓	?	View →
Bundeena Reserve	Bundeena	✓	✓	✓	?	?	View →
Castelnau Street Reserve	Caringbah South	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →
Como Pleasure Grounds	Como	✓	✓	✓	?	✓	View →
Veno Street Reserve	Heathcote	✓	✓	✓	?	?	View →
Silver Beach Reserve	Kurnell	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →
Sutherland Shire Centenary Park	Miranda	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	View →
Hagger Park	Woolooware	✓	✓	✓	✓	?	View →

Park profiles — Wheelchair Accessible Parks in Sutherland Shire

Kareena Park

📍 Caringbah South, NSW 2229

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Kareena Park is a 6.5-acre community park in Caringbah South NSW 2229, built in 1986. Its standout feature is its mix of sport and recreation facilities: a BMX track, a cricket field, an archery room and a mini golf course, alongside a leisure playground, BBQ facilities and picnic sites.

Sport and Recreation at Kareena Park

Kareena Park has a cricket field, a BMX track, an archery room and a mini golf course. The mini golf course offers a short, casual game, while the BMX track is a riding course for cyclists. Because all four facilities share one site, a single visit can combine cricket, BMX riding, archery and mini golf, which makes Kareena Park a multi-activity destination in Caringbah South.

Picnic Areas and Playground at Kareena Park

Kareena Park has BBQ facilities and picnic sites for outdoor group meals, plus a shelter with covered seating. A leisure playground gives children their own space to play. Restrooms and drinking water stations are provided, so families can refill bottles between activities, and the park's facilities are wheelchair friendly. Together these amenities make Kareena Park a family-friendly choice for weekend outings in Caringbah South.

Weekend BBQFamily picnicsKids playgroundCricket and BMXWalking trailsBird watchingMini golfWheelchair accessible

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Cooper Street Reserve

📍 Engadine, NSW 2233

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Cooper Street Reserve is a public park at 2 Cooper Street, Engadine NSW 2233, with a sports oval, skate park and cricket nets. Its standout feature is an all-abilities playground, alongside electric BBQ areas and a walking track that loops the whole reserve.

Playground and All-Abilities Play at Cooper Street Reserve

Cooper Street Reserve has a leisure playground for young children. The reserve is also home to an all-abilities playground, so children of different abilities can play together. Public toilets sit near the playground and sports oval, which makes the play area practical for families with young children. Cooper Street Reserve has a new active sports youth precinct, and a new amenities building is planned to support both the precinct and the all-abilities playground. Families visiting Cooper Street Reserve therefore have play equipment and toilet access close together.

Sports Facilities at Cooper Street Reserve

Cooper Street Reserve has a sports oval, cricket nets and a skate park. The reserve offers extensive green space for footy or cricket, and it is home to the Engadine Eagles Junior Rugby League Football Club. Cooper Street Reserve has a basketball court and a bike path listed among its sports facilities. The reserve is also home to an active sports youth precinct, which gives young athletes a dedicated space for training and play. Cooper Street Reserve suits junior team sports, casual cricket, basketball and skating.

Kids playgroundAll-abilities playWeekend BBQPicnic with shelterJunior sportsSkate park visitsWalking loopWheelchair-friendly outing

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Old School Park

📍 Gymea Bay, NSW 2227

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Old School Park is a bushland playground at 250 Gymea Bay Road, Gymea Bay, renewed in 2022. Its standout feature is a Multi Play Skytower with a 4m Skyclimber, and the park also has a nature play area under established eucalypts, picnic shelters, toilets and a large grass oval.

Playground at Old School Park

Old School Park has a playground with equipment for several age groups. The Multi Play Skytower has a 4m Skyclimber that challenges verticality, strength and agility, while a Premium Multi Play unit offers low-level activities for younger children. The swings include a basket swing, a double swing and a nest seat, alongside balance logs, a spinner, in-ground trampolines and an activity maze. Accessible play elements include accessible in-ground trampolines. A bicycle repair shop adds theme and sensory play, and the softfall combines synthetic grass, wet pour rubber and mulch.

Nature Play and Bushland at Old School Park

Old School Park sits within a bushland reserve, with lush greenery and a large grass oval that gives families room to spread out. The nature play area at Old School Park has Australian Cypress timber balance equipment under established eucalypts. Riders can use the scooter and bike path and the bike track, while a wider central pathway improves accessibility for prams and wheelchairs.

Kids playgroundToddler play areaFamily picnicsBike ridersAccessible playBirthday partiesBushland setting

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Heritage Drive Reserve

📍 Illawong, NSW 2234

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Heritage Drive Reserve is a 3.0 acre forest-style park at 21 Heritage Dr, Illawong, and its most notable feature is a playground for children. The reserve also has drinking water, an accessible public toilet and walking and running routes, which make it a kid-friendly stop for families.

Playground and Walking Routes at Heritage Drive Reserve

Heritage Drive Reserve has a leisure playground, and the reserve is tagged kid-friendly. The reserve is a forest-style park covering 3.0 acres, so families have room to spread out. Heritage Drive Reserve also has walking and running routes, which let adults and older children move around the reserve while younger children play. Drinking water is available for refilling bottles during a visit.

Kid-friendly family outingPlayground for childrenWalking and running routesAccessible toiletAccessible parkingDrinking water stopForest-style 3.0 acre park

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Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve

📍 Kareela, NSW 2232

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Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve is a 2.2-hectare garden at Manooka Place, Kareela, devoted entirely to Australian native plants. It is one of only a few specialised native gardens in Sydney, and its standout feature is a collection of over 600 plants labelled with their botanical names.

Native Plant Gardens at Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve

Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve has themed gardens for acacias, sun-loving plants, rainforest, silver foliage, bush tucker, shade, ferns and lilies, plus an unplanted natural area of original Sydney sandstone vegetation. The collection includes most local east coast banksias, some Western Australian species, and Aboriginal food and medicinal plants, with Angophora costata as the signature tree. Birds and other native fauna live in the garden. The reserve is named after Joseph Banks (1743-1820) and was established as a bicentenary project.

Picnics, Barbecues and City Views at Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve

Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve has picnic tables and barbecues stocked with wood, as well as electric BBQs. A seating garden with a timber deck gives visitors a place to rest, and the sloping, north-facing site offers city views and several water features. An undercover information stand has details about the plant collection, so a picnic can be combined with learning about the species on display.

Native plant loversFamily day outWeekend BBQPicnic groupsAccessible walksSchool holiday kidsGarden inspirationBird watching

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Parc Menai

📍 Menai, NSW 2234

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Parc Menai is a 13.9 acre park in Menai NSW 2234, Australia, with a playground, BBQ shelter, picnic tables, toilets, a skate park and a basketball court. Its standout feature is the free, concrete half-court basketball court, sized for FIBA 3x3 play, installed in December 2020.

Playground and Accessible Play at Parc Menai

Parc Menai has a playground with a good range of equipment for children of different ages. The playground was upgraded in 2017 and includes an accessible carousel. Parc Menai has a Liberty Swing for wheelchair users, and this swing sits in a fenced, shaded area. Little children can use a slide reached by a rock-climbing style ramp. The playground also includes a couple of swings, spring rockers, a rope climbing structure and a separate climbing structure for older children. Balancing ropes and a wooden perimeter edge sit alongside the play area. The playground has a bark ground surface, so closed shoes are recommended. The park is fenced where the main car park is but is not fully enclosed, and only the Liberty Swing area has shade cloth, while trees provide shade across the rest of the playground.

Basketball Court and Skate Park at Parc Menai

Parc Menai has a half-court basketball court that is free to use and open to the community. The concrete court is FIBA 3x3-size, was installed in December 2020, and has a single hoop. The basketball court can get busy at peak times. Parc Menai has a skate park with bowls, hips, rails, banks, quarter pipes and an 8ft vert quarter pipe. The skate park is located within the park along Menai Road. Parc Menai's sports and active facilities suit young people who want to shoot hoops or ride skateboards and scooters in one visit.

Kids playgroundAccessible playFree basketball courtSkate parkWeekend BBQPicnicsCycling

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Waratah Park

📍 Sutherland, NSW 2232

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Waratah Park is a 22-hectare sports precinct on Rawson Avenue, Sutherland. Its standout feature is a 1.2 km looped cycling and mountain bike circuit, and the park also has the All Abilities Playground, tennis courts, sports fields, bushland, the Sutherland Leisure Centre and the Sutherland Basketball Stadium.

All Abilities Playground at Waratah Park

The All Abilities Playground at Waratah Park opened on 11 July 2025 at a cost of $2.1 million and is the first stage of the Waratah Park Masterplan. The playground has two flying foxes, one with an accessible seat, plus slides, a carousel, swings, a junior bike path and nature play with musical elements. A tunnel and overhead climbing elements are shaped like a native Waratah flower. A transport-themed section holds original tram wheels and tracks donated by the Sydney Tramway Museum at Loftus, and a replica starter's cabin built by the Menai Men's Shed. Fencing and double entry and exit gates surround the playground.

Sports and Recreation at Waratah Park

Waratah Park has tennis courts, an athletics field, a baseball diamond with cricket nets, and fields for soccer, AFL and rugby league, with floodlights on the sports fields. The Sutherland Leisure Centre and the Sutherland Basketball Stadium sit within the precinct. For riders, Waratah Park has a cycling track circuit, a scooter and bike path, and a mountain bike track, along with bushland. A shared pathway runs the length of the site beside Rawson Avenue and is popular with walkers. The Sylvanvale Garden House and Bee Garden Museum and Education Centre are also part of the park.

Kids playgroundAccessible playCyclists and mountain bikersWalkers on shared pathSports teamsNature and bushlandTram-themed play

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Taren Point Shorebird Reserve

📍 Taren Point, NSW 2229

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Taren Point Shorebird Reserve is a birdwatching reserve at 66 Woodlands Road, Taren Point, beside sandy shoals and mudflats where migratory shorebirds feed. Its most notable feature is a viewing platform overlooking species such as the Bar-tailed Godwit and Eastern Curlew, with educational signs explaining the birds.

Migratory Shorebirds at Taren Point Shorebird Reserve

Taren Point Shorebird Reserve sits directly across the river from Towra Point, and its mudflats give migratory birds food, cover and shelter. Over 200 birds a year use the reserve, including 34 species listed under international migratory bird conservation agreements. Little Tern and Pied Oystercatcher, both state-listed threatened species, breed here, and the Red-necked Stint is another bird the reserve protects. The shoals support the Taren Point Shorebird Community, an endangered ecological community.

Dog Rules at Taren Point Shorebird Reserve

Taren Point Shorebird Reserve requires dogs to be kept on a leash within the reserve. Dogs are not allowed on the foreshore or in other protected shorebird areas, whether leashed or not, because the shorebird habitat there is sensitive. Taren Point Shorebird Reserve is not an off-leash dog area. Sutherland Shire Council provides off-leash areas for dog owners elsewhere in the shire.

BirdwatchingShorebird viewingMigratory bird spottingWalking and cyclingAccessible toiletEducational shorebird signsDogs on leash (not foreshore)

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Livvi's Place Playground

📍 Woolooware, NSW 2230

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Livvi's Place Playground is an inclusive playground at Bay Central in Woolooware Bay NSW, and the Sutherland Shire's first Livvi's Place. Its standout feature is a giant shark structure that children can climb into through its mouth, and it is designed for children of all abilities.

Play Features at Livvi's Place Playground

Livvi's Place Playground has a giant shark structure that children can go inside through its mouth, and it includes a slide. Livvi's Place Playground offers climbing and sliding equipment designed for children of all abilities. Livvi's Place Playground has Zoe's Fairy Garden, which gives younger children a place for imaginative play. Livvi's Place Playground also has a Jam Zone with musical instruments for children to explore. Livvi's Place Playground is suitable for all kids and focuses on children aged 3 to 12. The design was developed with families of children with disability and local primary school pupils, so the playground reflects the needs of a wide range of children.

Picnic, BBQ and Shade Areas at Livvi's Place Playground

Livvi's Place Playground has park BBQs supplied as part of its furniture, including an Edge BBQ. Livvi's Place Playground has picnic tables and table settings, along with park seats for visitors. Livvi's Place Playground has drinking fountains and bubblers for water. Livvi's Place Playground has under-cover shade seating for parents and guardians, so families can sit in shade while children play. Livvi's Place Playground has bin enclosures to keep the area tidy for picnics and barbecues.

Kids aged 3-12Inclusive playGiant shark slideShaded parent seatingPicnic and BBQNature walkAccessible visitsFairy garden fans

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Daniella Street Reserve

📍 Caringbah, NSW 2229

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Daniella Street Reserve is a Sutherland Shire park on the corner of Cawarra Road and Dianella Street in Caringbah NSW 2229. Its standout feature is a playground upgraded in 2020, with tower play equipment, swings and a dinky track, plus picnic tables and drinking water.

Playground at Daniella Street Reserve

Daniella Street Reserve has a playground that was comprehensively upgraded in 2020. The playground includes tower-type play equipment suited to all ages, with climbing nets, a large tunnel slide, a small double slide, a hammock and two double swings. A dinky track loops around the playground, giving children a continuous route to run. The playground at Daniella Street Reserve is fully accessible and includes accessible play. The reserve is a popular local park frequented by families with young children, which makes it a practical choice for families visiting Caringbah.

Paths and Bike Track at Daniella Street Reserve

Daniella Street Reserve has a shared pathway running through the park. Daniella Street Reserve also has a scooter and bike path for riders. The reserve is suited to walking and running, and its paths give visitors a route through the grounds. Daniella Street Reserve has a grassed open area for free play beside these paths. The dinky track adds a looping route around the playground for visitors who want a short circuit.

Kids playgroundAccessible playPicnic tablesWalking and runningScooter and bike pathShaded grassed areaWildlife spottingFamilies with toddlers

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Blue Bell Street Reserve

📍 Heathcote, NSW 2233

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Blue Bell Street Reserve is a public park in Heathcote with a partly fenced, shaded playground close to bushland. Its most notable feature is a climbing wall on the main play unit, and the park also has swings, a kids' bike path and a generous kickabout space on a slope.

Playground at Blue Bell Street Reserve

Blue Bell Street Reserve has a main play unit with a climbing wall, a ladder with monkey bars, a climbing net, a fireman's pole, steps, a slide and a shop front on the ground floor. The playground also has a single spinner, steppers, a balance beam, a see-saw and a double bay swing set that includes a basket swing. The play area is covered in synthetic turf, and the eastern side of the reserve is fenced, so some supervision is always needed. A kids' bike path runs beside the play space.

Kickabout Space and Seating at Blue Bell Street Reserve

Blue Bell Street Reserve has a generous kickabout space, most of which is on a slope. A picnic table sits at the top of the slope with a view of the play unit, which makes it a useful spot for supervising children. Sandstone blocks around the play space are aligned and stacked to form a wall, and visitors can use them as seating while children play nearby.

Kids playgroundClimbing wall fansKids' bike ridingFamily picnic with a viewKickabout ball gamesBushland nearby

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Cassandra Crescent Reserve

📍 Heathcote, NSW 2233

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Cassandra Crescent Reserve is a local reserve in East Heathcote with an all-abilities playground that has a ramp to the upper deck, synthetic grass pathways for wheelchair users and a large nest swing. The reserve is bordered by bushland, with a scooter path and an easy bushwalk beside a small river.

All-Abilities Playground at Cassandra Crescent Reserve

Cassandra Crescent Reserve has an all-abilities playground that Sutherland Shire Council upgraded in December 2020. Play equipment includes a large nest swing, a baby swing, a large basket swing, rope wall climbing, a rope bridge, climbing nets, a small rock climbing wall and a medium-sized slide. Imaginative play comes from a small pretend shopfront, talking tubes and a moveable maze where children guide a ball to the centre, while logs and rocks invite jumping. The surface mixes synthetic grass and bark, and the playground mainly suits children aged 0 to 8.

Scooter Path and Bushwalk at Cassandra Crescent Reserve

Cassandra Crescent Reserve has a path that circles the reserve, suited to scooters and small bikes. An entrance directly behind the reserve leads down rock stairs to an easy bushwalk beside a small river, and walkers can head left, right or both ways along the track. The bushwalk suits children aged 3 and up, and the bushland bordering the reserve gives the walk a natural setting close to the playground.

Kids playgroundToddlers and under-5sAccessible playScooter and bike ridingBushwalk by riverPicnic tablesEasy street parking

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Canberra Road Reserve

📍 Sylvania, NSW 2224

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Canberra Road Reserve is a public park in Sylvania NSW 2224 with play equipment for all ages and a large open lawn. Its standout feature is a KliX TOWERplay structure with 3 slides, a rope bridge and climbing walls and nets.

Playground at Canberra Road Reserve

Canberra Road Reserve has play equipment for all ages. Alongside the KliX TOWERplay structure, the play area has swings, slides and sandpit play. The playground was renewed in 2022 as the first of five playground renewals completed in the Sutherland Shire that year. Its next-generation equipment follows an open-plan design that stretches across a large area of the reserve, and a scooter and bike path suits children on wheels.

Open Space and Picnic Settings at Canberra Road Reserve

Canberra Road Reserve has a large open space for passive recreation and ball games, with room for families to spread out on the lawn. The reserve has new landscaping, picnic settings, seating, shade and a bubbler for drinking water. An accessible pathway makes it easier to move around the grounds, so the picnic settings and play equipment are within easy reach for all visitors.

Kids playgroundScooter and bike ridersFamily picnicsBall gamesDogs on leashAccessible pathwaysEasy street parking

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Bundeena Reserve

📍 Bundeena, NSW 2230

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Bundeena Reserve is a bushland nature reserve on the headland above the Bundeena ferry, on Loftus Street in Bundeena. Its standout feature is a network of bushland trails with views over the Port Hacking River, and the reserve suits picnics, birdwatching and quiet nature walks.

Bushland Trails and River Views at Bundeena Reserve

Bundeena Reserve has a network of bushland trails that wind through native bushland on the headland. The trails give walkers views over the Port Hacking River while staying close to the Bundeena township. Bundeena Reserve was proclaimed in the 1940s and is classed as a nature reserve, so its trails offer quiet nature walks in a natural landscape rather than a formal park setting.

Picnics and Birdwatching at Bundeena Reserve

Bundeena Reserve suits picnics, birdwatching and nature walks in Sydney's south. The bushland habitat gives birdwatchers natural surroundings in which to observe local birdlife. Picnic groups can settle on the headland and take in open views across the Port Hacking River, making Bundeena Reserve a scenic spot for a relaxed outdoor meal after a walk. Recreation at Bundeena Reserve centres on these nature-based activities.

Bushland walksPort Hacking River viewsPicnicsBirdwatchingNature walksParking on sitePublic toilets

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Castelnau Street Reserve

📍 Caringbah South, NSW 2229

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Castelnau Street Reserve is a 2.4-acre public park in Caringbah South, popular for walking and running. Its standout feature is a shaded playground with sand softfall, suited to toddlers and young children. The reserve also has a large picnic lawn, a small bike and scooter path, and an amenities block with four toilets.

Playground at Castelnau Street Reserve

Castelnau Street Reserve has a playground designed for toddlers and young children. Shade covers the play area, which helps on hot days, and the softfall underfoot is sand. Parents get a comfortable shaded spot to watch children play, and cafes and bakeries near the playground make it easy to buy food during a visit. The playground is a practical choice for families with younger children during warmer months.

Picnic Lawn and Paths at Castelnau Street Reserve

Castelnau Street Reserve has a large grassed area suited to picnics and running around. The reserve also has a small bike and scooter path, with bike racks for cyclists. Walking and running are the most popular activities across its 2.4 acres, and spring and autumn are the best seasons for a walk. Visitors can spot lorikeets, cockatoos and possums along the way.

Toddler playgroundShaded play areaPicnic lawnWalking and runningScooter and bike ridingDogs on leashFamily day out

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Como Pleasure Grounds

📍 Como, NSW 2226

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Como Pleasure Grounds is a waterfront park on Cremona Road, Como, beside the Georges River. Its most notable feature is its swimming spots, which include baths, a free council pool and a netted swimming area, alongside a pirate-themed playspace, picnic areas and barbecue facilities.

Waterfront Swimming at Como Pleasure Grounds

Como Pleasure Grounds sits on the Georges River and has baths on the water's edge, plus a small council swimming pool that is free to use. A netted swimming area lies beside a small beach, and that beach area has a shark net. A 25-metre pool is also nearby, but it closes on public holidays. The top of the knoll gives panoramic views over the Georges River and the surrounding bushland, which suits leisurely waterfront strolls and photography.

Playground and Picnic Areas at Como Pleasure Grounds

Como Pleasure Grounds has a pirate-themed playspace, and the top of the park adds more kids' play equipment and rock features to explore. Picnic areas have tables and benches, and barbecue facilities let families cook a meal outdoors. A café serves refreshments, and the toilets include an accessible toilet with a change table. Seating cannot be reserved for functions. For more activity, the grounds also have a bike track, a walking loop and short bush tracks.

Ocean baths and swimmingKids playgroundWeekend BBQPicnics with tablesBike ridingDog walks on leashGeorges River viewsEasy access from Oatley station

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Veno Street Reserve

📍 Heathcote, NSW 2233

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Veno Street Reserve is a fully fenced, grassed park in the centre of Heathcote with a playground renewed in 2022. Its standout feature is a KliX FUSIONplay unit with a slide, climbing wall and nets, and the reserve also holds a monument to the first military wireless transmission in Australia.

Playground at Veno Street Reserve

Veno Street Reserve has a playground designed for a range of ages and abilities, set on synthetic softfall. Beyond the slide, climbing wall and nets, the KliX FUSIONplay unit has a step climber, an interactive play panel and a ground-level imagination play area for younger children. A climbing fort with slide and activity panels sits alongside nature-based play, a spinner and stepping logs. The KliX NATURALplay trail and a double-bay swing set with nest, strap and cub seats round out the equipment.

Grounds and Monument at Veno Street Reserve

Veno Street Reserve has grassed areas, landscaped garden beds and shady mature trees, with a popular picnic area set among the trees. Paved pathways link the playground, picnic seating and monument. The monument commemorates the first military wireless transmission in Australia, which took place in Heathcote on 28 March 1910. Toilets sit inside the reserve, so a picnic lunch can run alongside a playground visit.

Kids playgroundToddlers and young childrenPicnic lunchesShady spots under mature treesFully fenced spaceHistory visitorsEasy stroll on paved paths

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Silver Beach Reserve

📍 Kurnell, NSW 2231

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Silver Beach Reserve is a beachfront reserve on Silver Beach in Kurnell, on the south coast of Botany Bay. Its most notable feature is an off-leash dog area between the third and fourth rock groynes at the western end of the beach. The reserve also has a netted swimming area, picnic areas and bushland trails.

Off-Leash Dog Area at Silver Beach Reserve

The off-leash dog area at Silver Beach Reserve sits to the right of the Bonna Point Boat Ramp. Dogs must be on a leash when entering and leaving the area, and owners must clean up after them. Dogs declared dangerous or menacing by Council, and restricted breeds, are not permitted. Dogs are prohibited everywhere else on Silver Beach, so this is the only stretch of sand where dogs are allowed.

Swimming and Fishing at Silver Beach Reserve

Silver Beach Reserve has a netted swimming area at the centre of the beach's strip, and the swimming area is not patrolled. Fishing is permitted, and bream, trevally and flathead are the most predominant fish in the bay. A boat ramp sits at the western end of the reserve, held against the fourth groyne. Whale watching is one of the activities at the reserve during the appropriate season.

Off-leash dogsPicnicsNetted swimmingFishingBushland walksWhale watching

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Sutherland Shire Centenary Park

📍 Miranda, NSW 2228

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Sutherland Shire Centenary Park is a park on Karimbla Rd in Miranda whose standout feature is a flying fox popular with children aged five and up. Sutherland Shire Centenary Park also has three playgrounds for different age groups, BBQs in shaded picnic areas, toilets and paths for walking and cycling.

Playgrounds and Flying Fox at Sutherland Shire Centenary Park

Sutherland Shire Centenary Park has three playgrounds designed for different age groups, and the flying fox is the park's most popular feature. The play area includes slides, swings, climbing domes and sandpits, while a climbing web offers a bigger challenge for older children. The playground is partly fenced and shaded, which gives young children a contained space to play out of the sun.

Picnic and BBQ Areas at Sutherland Shire Centenary Park

Sutherland Shire Centenary Park has BBQ facilities within shaded picnic areas, and grassy picnic spots offer ample seating for groups. A bubbler provides drinking water, and the park has toilets, including an accessible toilet. The park covers 3.4 acres, which gives groups room to spread out, and families can combine a picnic with a play session because the playgrounds are in the same park.

Kids playgroundFlying fox for ages 5+BBQ and picnicsShaded picnic spotsLeashed dogsWalking and runningFamily outingsBike and scooter path

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Hagger Park

📍 Woolooware, NSW 2230

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Hagger Park is a local park at 14/20 Denman Ave, Woolooware NSW 2230, sitting at the northern entrance to Woolooware Train station. Its standout feature is a recently upgraded train-themed playground with a carousel, swings, slides and a small bike and scooter path.

Train-Themed Playground at Hagger Park

Hagger Park has a train-themed playground that was recently upgraded. The playground includes a carousel, a variety of swings and slides, giving young children several play options in one spot. Hagger Park also has a small bike and scooter path beside the play area, so older children can ride while younger ones play. Families visiting Hagger Park can combine playground time with a short ride on the path before settling into the shaded seating nearby.

Dog Rules at Hagger Park

Dogs must be on a leash at Hagger Park. The park is a dogs-on-leash location, so visitors bringing a dog should keep it on a lead at all times while moving around the grounds. Hagger Park does not have an off-leash dog area. Owners should keep their dogs close and under control, particularly around the playground, where children are playing and the train-themed equipment is located.

Kids playgroundScooter and bike ridingTrain-themed playShaded seatingDogs on leashTrain station accessQuick local stopAccessible seating

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Frequently asked questions

Which Sutherland Shire parks have wheelchair-accessible paths?

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

Which Sutherland Shire 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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