Water play and swimming for kids in Parramatta & the Hills

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

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Waterfalls, lakes and swimming

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Parramatta Aquatic Centre
Parramatta
under 5 min
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Granville Swim Centre
Granville
under 5 min
Lake Parramatta swimming area
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Lake Parramatta swimming area
Lake Parramatta Reserve
Lifeguards return Sat 24 Oct 2026 (weekends 11am-7pm; daily from 5 Dec). Swim only in the marked area while lifeguards are on, and not for 3 days after rain.
under 5 min
Photo: ColonelLight, CC0
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Merrylands Swimming Centre
Merrylands
about 5 min
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Wentworthville Memorial Swim Centre
Wentworthville
about 5 min
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Guildford Swimming Centre
Guildford
about 10 min
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Auburn Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre
Lidcombe
about 10 min
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Sydney Olympic Park
about 10 min
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
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Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
Sydney Olympic Park
about 10 min
Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Waves Fitness and Aquatic Centre
Baulkham Hills
about 10 min
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Cherrybrook Aquatic Centre
Cherrybrook
about 15 min
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Galston Aquatic Center
Galston
about 25 min

Big playgrounds

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James Ruse Reserve
Parramatta
Council water playground (fountains, tipping buckets, jets), open September-May 9am-8pm; BBQ, toilets and change rooms in season.
under 5 min
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Ollie Webb Reserve
Parramatta
Council water playground on Glebe Street, open September-May 9am-8pm, with accessible toilets and change facilities.
under 5 min
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Granville Park playground
Merrylands
Upgraded splash park in Granville Park, open daily 8am-7pm from October 2026 to March 2027, with change rooms and toilets.
under 5 min
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Philip Ruddock Water Playground
Dundas Valley
Council water playground in Dundas Park, open September-May 9am-8pm, with BBQ and toilets.
about 5 min
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Bicentennial Park playground
Sydney Olympic Park
Adventure playground with sandpit, slide, climbing frame, swings and shade sails, plus a water play area with fountains and spouts (Destination NSW; the Sydney Olympic Park Authority site blocked automated reading, so the match to this playground point is by name only).
about 10 min
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Livvi's Place Playground
Kellyville
District all-access fenced playground at Bernie Mullane Sports Complex with a large water play area, balance beam, swings, sensory planting, musical play walk and climbing ropes.
about 20 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.