Water play and swimming for kids in South-West Sydney

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

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Nearest first, from Liverpool

Beaches and islands

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Grand Flaneur Beach
Chipping Norton
about 5 min
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Dowling Beach
Lansvale
about 5 min
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Eora Beach
Lansvale
about 5 min

Waterfalls, lakes and swimming

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Whitlam Leisure Centre
Liverpool
under 5 min
Chipping Norton Lakes
Lake
Chipping Norton Lakes
3.2 km walk
Lakes on the Georges River with picnic, play and BBQ areas and paths for bikes; the Lake Moore Walk from Chauvel Park to Haigh Park is 3.2 km return, flat and mostly paved (about 45 min).
about 5 min
Photo: J Bar, CC BY 3.0
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Holsworthy Aquatic Centre
Holsworthy
about 5 min
Lake Gillawarna
Lake
Lake Gillawarna
Mirambeena Regional Park
Calm lake beside the Georges River with a viewing deck, boardwalk, BBQs and paths suitable for prams; Garrison Point playground is next door. Enter off Henry Lawson Drive via Beatty Parade.
about 10 min
Photo: J Bar, CC BY 3.0
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Aquatopia
Prairiewood
about 10 min
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Wran Leisure and Aquatic Centre
Villawood
about 10 min
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Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre
Macquarie Fields
about 15 min
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Max Parker Leisure and Aquatic Centre
Revesby
about 15 min
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Birrong Leisure Centre
Birrong
about 15 min
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Roselands Leisure & Aquatic Centre
Roselands
about 20 min
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Campbelltown Billabong Parklands
Bradbury
about 25 min
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Gordon Fetterplace Aquatic Centre
Bradbury
about 25 min
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Mount Annan Leisure Centre
Mount Annan
about 25 min
Over 30 minutes
from Liverpool
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Camden Pool
Camden
about 30 min
Bents Basin
Swimming spot
Bents Basin
Bents Basin State Conservation Area
Deep waterhole on the Nepean River for swimming, canoeing and fishing; lifeguards in the Christmas school holidays only. Open 8am-8pm Sep-Apr (8am-6pm May-Aug); $8 per vehicle.
about 35 min
Photo: Meganesia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Big playgrounds

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Bigge Park Water Play Park
Liverpool
Free water play park with a giant soaker bucket and water cannons, accessible toilets and family change rooms; closed in winter, reopens the October long weekend.
under 5 min
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Ian Stromborg Play Space at Paul Keating Park
Bankstown
New play space for all ages and abilities with a hero play tower, super-slide, nature play and summer water play in the Bankstown CBD.
about 15 min
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Variety Livvi's Place Bankstown
Bankstown
Large fenced all-abilities playground in Bankstown City Gardens: slides, swings, trampoline, flying fox, sand and water play.
about 15 min
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Dawson-Damer Park
Oran Park
The Macarthur region's largest water play space: water spinners, ninja course, trampolines and swings; wet play wheelchairs; water play September-April 10am-7pm.
about 25 min
Over 30 minutes
from Liverpool
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Curry Reserve playground
Elderslie
Inclusive splash pad with 36 play features, wet play wheelchairs and an accessible adult change facility; September-April 10am-7pm.
about 30 min
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Picton Botanic Gardens All-Abilities Playspace
Picton
Refurbished playspace with separate children's and toddler areas, water play and sensory elements, and a ninja course for older kids, beside a 6 km flat path.
about 45 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.