List of key parks

A G Gillon Oval

This park is part of the Brunswick Central parklands and has a competition level oval with stadium, cricket nets, a small yet busy playground and circular pathway.

Allard Park

A large recreational park with a sportsfield, bocce courts, a circuit walkway and small playground near the Mitchell Street entrance.

Anderson Park

A pocket park on the corner of Blyth and Lygon streets with a popular small playground which is a picnic spot with regular visits from food vans.

Anderson Reserve

Anderson Reserve is a local park which includes a popular dog off lead park with basketball half court and a playspace set among a dense planting of Kurrajong trees. The recently upgraded fenced playspace includes play items to support both younger and older children. The playspace offers a colourful transport theme with a simulated ‘train track’ to engage younger children and a play mound as an undulating high point.

ATC Cook Reserve

A large recreational park with sportsfield, bowls club and tennis club. The park has a basic playground next to barbecue facilities and picnic tables. There is a basketball half court and exercise equipment located along a circuit pathway.

Bain Reserve

A charming local park opposite the Merlynston shopping precinct and railway station with good shade and an alley of significant Elm trees.

Balerno Circle Playground

A small pocket park with a basic playground, seating and some shade trees.

Balfe Park

This local neighbourhood and dog off leash park has a small playground, popular recreation reserve, toilets, drinking fountain, BBQ, fitness equipment, picnic facilities/seating.

Barkly Street Park

A great little park next to Barkly Square shopping centre with playground, parkour, barbecues, picnic setting and basketball half courts.

Bill Allen Reserve

A small local park with a playground offering a range of activities and some seats and emerging shade trees.

Brearley Reserve

A good family park just south of Bell Street in Pascoe Vale South with a well-designed access for all abilities playground at its southern end, sporting facilities, a circuit track with exercise equipment, accessible DDA toilets and barbecue.

Bridges Reserve

A heritage park with avenues of shade trees, picnic seating and open lawns adjoining the Coburg Leisure Centre.

Bridget Shortell Reserve

An evolving park with plans for more community facilities and activities. Currently there is a circuit route with exercise equipment and a large open area for informal activities.

Brosnan Park

This pleasant park in the middle of Pentridge Village has a popular playground, shelter, picnic and barbecue area. It also features the memorial garden for victims of violence with shade trees and seating.

Brunswick Park

A beautiful heritage park in central Brunswick with established shade trees, a shelter, picnic areas, barbecues, a toilet and irrigated lawns.

Bryant Family Reserve

This park includes a playground offering activities in a bushland setting. The park is part of the Moonee Ponds Creek open space area.

Budds Street Playground

A swing and play equipment on a nature strip for local children.

Bush Reserve

Bush Reserve provides something for everyone with a creative playground, nature play, circular path, Liberty swing, barbecues, DDA toilet and shelter, basketball half court, table tennis and a food forest.

Calder Reserve

A pocket park with a basic playground and seating.

Campbell Reserve

A local park with a playground and drinking fountain.

Captain Chris Slattery (MBE) Reserve

A local park with a playground.

CB Smith Reserve

A busy park with a skate park, playground, exercise equipment, circuit walk and barbecues, picnic tables and a toilet all next to the Leisure Centre, Library and two competition-level soccer pitches.

Charles Mutton Reserve

A popular park with sportsfields and running track. The basic playground has picnic tables and is well connected to surrounding streets. A state of the art raingarden provides stormwater irrigation to the sportsgrounds.

Clifton Park

An important recreational park with a synthetic surface, skate park, oval, pavillion and basketball half court all connected up with pedestrian paths and a shared path.

Coburg Lake Reserve

Coburg Lake is a popular district level park offering a great variety of activities including picnicking, playgrounds, barbecue facilities, walking and bike paths and nature play all set in a beautiful heritage setting overlooking Coburg Lake.

Coburg Station Reserve

A local park next to Coburg train station.

Cole Reserve

A large popular park for playgroups and active sport alike located on the corner of Cumberland and Kent Roads in Pascoe Vale.

Coral Street Playground

A local park with a playground.

Cox Reserve

A great neighbourhood park offering a diverse range of playground activities including half court basketball. Picnic and barbecue facilities make the park a perfect place to get together with family and friends.

De Chene Reserve

A large park with plenty of activities for all ages including playground, sand pit, circuit path and exercise equipment that is connected to the Merri Creek trail.

Denzil Don Reserve

A quiet park with a playground and generous space for social sports using the soccer goals and half court. The park is connected to the Moonee Ponds Creek trail.

Douglas Reserve

A local park with a playground and drinking fountain.

Duggan Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Dunstan Reserve

A large park that is home to the Brunswick West Community Gardens and caters well for walkers and active sports with its circuit pathway. In addition to the Food Forest there is a small playground with barbecue facilities at the southern end.

Edgars Creek Parkland

A large open grassy woodland at the confluence of the Edgars and Merri Creeks with a recently constructed wetland which provides a natural open space area and a range of formal and informal paths.

Edward Street Reserve

A local park in Fawkner with a playground.

Elms Court Reserve

A large park with public tennis and netball court, basketball half court and playground together with picnic and barbecue facilities.

Esslemont Reserve

Esslemont Reserve is a hidden gem of a park off Somerset Street in Pascoe Vale. It has good access to the Moonee Ponds Creek Linear Park with nearby bridges providing pedestrian access to the shared path and neighbouring Strathmore.

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Fisher Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Fleming Park

A popular dog off-lead park with a large sportsfield and popular local playground with barbecue, picnic tables and toilets. Evening lighting is provided for dog walkers.

Foletta Park

A local park with a playground.

Fran Street Park

A local park with a playground.

Fraser Reserve

A pleasant neighbourhood park with a well equipped playground. A popular dog walking park with adjoining tennis courts.

G E Clark Reserve

A large local park with a cricket field and basic playground set among established trees.

Gavin Park

A local park with a playground and open space area.

Gervase Avenue Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Gilmour Park

A popular local park with a basic playground and good kick to kick area.

Gilpin Park

Gilpin Park provides a natural bush setting criss-crossed by granitic pathways and is a very popular dog walking and social park. A playground in the north east corner also has two table tennis tables, picnic and barbecue facilities.

Glenroy Lions Park

A local community park that provides convenient pedestrian access between South and North Box Court in Hadfield with a playground and picnic seating in a shady setting.

Gowanbrae Community Reserve

A great popular park with a range of playground activities set among shade trees offering with picnic and barbecue facilities. Lounge chairs and swings provide stunning views of the Moonee Ponds valley and CBD.

Gowanbrae Riverwalk

A local park with a playground and shelter along the waterway.

H M Dowd Reserve

This small local park with a basic playground provides a useful connection between Crowley Court and Rhodes Parade.

Hallam Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Harmony Park

An increasingly popular park with a skate park, a specially constructed play space for children of all abilities, picnic and barbecue facilities, a wetland and a generous open space for informal sports.

Hogan Street Park

A small local park with basic playground and a connector path adjoining the Moomba Kindergarten.

Holbrook Reserve

A local park with a drinking fountain.

Hosken Reserve

A large park catering to active sports use with a playground and natural bush setting. The park has two competition level soccer fields and a training area and is regularly used by the neighbouring secondary college.

Hudson Reserve

This linear local park is an old road easement and includes an avenue of Elm trees and a small playground.

Hutchison Place Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Ivan Page Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Jacinta Bartlett Reserve

This park includes a short circuit walk set among a pleasant landscape with a playground offering a diverse range of activities for all ages.

Jack Mutton Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Jackson Reserve

A busy recreational park with an adjoining basketball stadium, track and field oval, playground and oval. The playground is basic with some seating and is connected to the Merri Creek Linear Park and close to the Edgars Creek wetland and creek pathway.

Jacobs Reserve

A beautiful heritage park off Melville Road in Brunswick West which is a popular picnic spot on the lawns under the large shade trees.

James Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Jeanine Crescent Reserve

A local park with a playground.

John Pascoe Fawkner Reserve

A great play space behind the sportsfield with a range of play equipment and nature play elements set among the natural Moonee Ponds Creek environs.

John Vandeloo Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Johns Reserve

A small local park with playground next to Dunstan Reserve in Brunswick West.

Jones Park

A popular park for dog walkers with a natural bushland setting and a scenic view of the city. In the south east corner there is a well equipped playground, shelter, picnic and barbecue settings with nearby nature play around the wetland and dry creek bed.

Kelvin Thomson Park

A local park with a playground and basketball ring.

Kingsford Smith Ulm Reserve

A new play space offering nature play and play equipment catering for a broad range of ages. The park has picnic facilities and is conveniently linked up with the Moonee Ponds Creek shared trail and provides stunning views across the valley.

Kirkdale Park

A popular dog off-lead park on the Merri Creek featuring a recently upgraded nature play, barbecues, picnic tables, shelters and basketball half court that complement the natural bushland setting.

Laherty Reserve

A park with play equipment, drinking fountain, picnic setting and perimeter fencing.

Loreto John York Park

A small pocket park off Holmes Street with a recently refurbished nature play space, playground and seating with an extensive establish tree canopy and lawns.

Mailer Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Martin Reserve

A local park with a playground, BBQ, drinking fountains, fitness equipment, seating/picnic setting.

Martyn Reserve

A local park with a playground.

McClean Park

A great little park offering a range of play equipment, barbecues and picnic seats. The park provides pedestrian access between Anselm Grove and Finchley Avenue. There is a food forest with olives in the park.

McKay Street Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Methven Park

This heritage park with beautiful century old avenue of English Elms has a refurbished playground, garden beds, path extensions, replanting and irrigation works and picnic settings.

Mitchell Reserve

A good local park with a playground and area for kick to kick.

Moomba Park

Connected to the Merri Creek Linear Park, this open grassy plains park has a soccer field, tennis courts, play space, basketball half court and offers distant views to the city skyline.

Morris Reserve

A large local park with a sportsfield, cricket nets, playground and dog off lead status.

Mott Reserve

This beautiful park has an adventurous and creative feel with a animal sculptures for toddlers and a playground and parkour setting. The park is close to the Glenroy retail precinct and has picnic and barbecue facilities and a shelter.

Narre Narre

A local park with a playground.

Oulton Street Park

A basic playground in a pleasant local park with a connector path.

Park Street Reserve

A linear park with shared trail and part of the inner city loop connecting Princes Park and Merri Creek. There is a small playground at Station Street with nature play and cafe.

Parker Reserve

This new plays pace, picnic area, circuit path and extensive tree planting have created a popular park that is connected to the Merri Creek and shared trail. The park also includes a baseball pitch, toilets and a popular dog off lead area.

Payne Reserve

A pleasant local park with a playground, toilets and connector path.

Pooley Reserve

A small pocket park running along Barrow Street between Donald Street and Davies Street with a playground, picnic tables and small open grassy area.

Raeburn Reserve

A local park with a playground at the southern end and popular sportsfield.

Randazzo Park

A quirky pocket park that includes an Australian Institute of Landscape Architects award design with lawn areas, children's playground, a large timber boardwalk, wheelchair accessible picnic tables and timber sun lounges.

Rayner Reserve

A local sportsfield with a small playground and a good dog off lead park with perimeter fencing.

Reaburn Reserve

Part of the Brunswick Central Parklands cluster, this is a recently renovated park with perimeter shade trees, seating and an irrigated lawn suitable for social sports and training.

Richards Reserve

This dog off leash park is also home to the Coburg Velodrome and a soccer pitch. A shared path connects the reserve with Bakers Road and Charles Street.

Robinson Reserve

A great local park with a shaded playground and open grassy areas for picnicking or social activities. The park was previously leased by the Department of Defence until it was returned to the community as a park in 1988.

Sanger Reserve

This great local park offers a playground, parkour and nature play and is part of the planned Merlynston Creek Linear Park master plan.

Sewell Reserve

A local park in a bushland setting with a popular playground, picnic and barbecue facilities. Future plans include a skate park and netball courts. A wetland in the park collects stormwater from surrounding streets to irrigate the sportsfield.

Sheils Reserve

A large open park with some shade trees off the western end of Hope Street.

Shore Reserve

A great park with a colourful and playful playground with plenty of activities for all ages. The park has barbecue and picnic facilities, a sportsfield, toilets and generous social sporting areas for kick to kick.

Soudan Street Playground

A local playground in Coburg.

Stevenson Reserve

A local park in Oak Park with a playground.

Symons Park

A local park in Brunswick with a playground.

Tate Park

A local park with a playground.

Temple Park

A popular picnic spot and playground for locals set among large Elm trees. An open grassy areas provide opportunities for informal activities and there are picnic tables, barbecues, basketball half court, a shelter and toilets.

Tony Mommson Reserve

A local park with playground and kick to kick area providing pedestrian access to the nearby shops and school.

W J Turner Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Wallace Reserve

A local park with a playground.

Warr Park

This charming heritage park is a popular picnic spot with a recently refurbished playground and nature play area. The park also provides pedestrian access between De Carle Street and nearby retail and transport facilities on Albion Street and Sydney Road.

Wylie Reserve

A popular local park for dog walking with a busy little playground offering a range of play activities. The park also has a soccer pitch, toilets, barbecue and picnic facilities.