Knox Road, Doonside, NSW
Nurragingy Reserve on Knox Road, Doonside, is an 84-hectare bushland reserve with a council-run water splash area. Summer water hours are 9am to 6.30pm; in spring and autumn it runs 10am to 3.30pm, and it is off all winter. Council lists troughs, a hand-wheel pump, a water maze and sprays, free to use. Main gates open at 7am and shut at 7pm in summer or 5pm in winter. Parking, barbecues, the Chinese gardens and Caffeine Culture Cafe are inside, with toilets around the reserve.
Opening times: Water play in spring and autumn 10am to 3.30pm and in summer 9am to 6.30pm; closed over winter. Main gates 7am to 7pm in summer and 7am to 5pm in winter (as published by Blacktown City Council, checked 30 September 2026)
Around Doonside. Photo: Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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