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Nature & Parks

Parramatta’s green spaces are packed with playgrounds, picnic spots, riverside walking tracks and native species. Here are all the places to get outdoors. 

Ollie Webb Reserve

Ollie Webb Reserve is an all-abilities play space with integrated water play, making it a hub for fun and inclusivity.

F.S. Garside Park

This 3-hectare multi-purpose park features lush and durable sporting fields, playgrounds, BMX pump track, exercise equipment, and more!

Engie Stadium - Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park features mangrove boardwalks and bird watching, a children's water playground at the Aquatic Centre, as well as tennis, mini golf and volleyball.

Blaxland Riverside Park

Kids absolutely love Blaxland Riverside Reserve's huge children's playground area with a double flying fox, mega-swing, tunnel slides, scramble wall, viking swing, multi-level treehouse and a large outdoor water play area.

James Ruse Water & Skate Park

To cool down with the kids, head to James Ruse Reserve Water Playground & Skate Park.

Parramatta Park: The People's Park

This spectacular, UNESCO World Heritage-listed park provides an idyllic space for the Parramatta and wider community to come together and tells a unique story of Australia's history.

Bicentennial Park

Bicentennial Park is a diverse natural park combining the Badu Mangroves wetlands, with 40 hectares of beautiful parklands featuring gentle hills and lakeside meadows.

Birds Australia Discovery Centre

The Birds Australia Discovery Centre is open to the public and provides regular tours, an extensive bird book library, education room and interpretation facilities.

Brickpit Ring Walk

The Ring Walk is an elevated circular walkway that allows visitors to access and view the Brickpit from above while preserving the habitat.

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