Water play and swimming for kids in Hobart & Southern Tasmania

Water play

61 places to cool off across the region: water parks, pools, beaches, lakes and swimming spots, nearest first from Hobart. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Tasmania's East Coast →Launceston & Northern Tasmania →Strahan & Tasmania's West Coast →

Nearest first, from Hobart

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Beaches and islands

Derwentwater Beach Reserve

Long sandy beach with safe swimming areas; off-lead dog area at the northern end.

about 15 min

Photo: jacobharrisau, CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0

Little Coningham Beach

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Over 30 minutes

from Hobart

Tessellated Pavement State Reserve

Best at or near low tide; the rock is slippery when wet.

about 60 min

Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 2.5

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Waterfalls, lakes and swimming

Pool

Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre

Hobart

under 5 min

Pool

Clarence Aquatic Centre-YMCA

Montagu Bay

about 5 min

Pool

Kingston Pool & Wellness Centre

Photo: zpunout, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Over 30 minutes

from Hobart

Port Huon Sports and Aquatic Centre

Port Huon

about 50 min

Pool

Oatlands Aquatic Centre

Oatlands

about 1 hr 15

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Big playgrounds

Big playground

Kangaroo Bay Parklands

Rosny Park

Clarence City Council parklands 'that offer a unique play experience and feature the water play park', with BBQ pavilion and accessible toilets.

about 5 min

Big playground

Kingston Park Playground

Kingston

Kingborough's 'uniquely Kingborough' destination playground: nine zones for all ages and abilities, water play with a sea-urchin climbing structure, skink slides, rope forest and a double flying fox.

about 15 min

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Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.