Playgrounds in NSW North Coast
Playground map: NSW North Coast
Tap a pin for shade, fences, toilets and directions.
Every playground we know of across NSW North Coast: 396 in 155 suburbs and towns, including Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Taree, Banora Point, Forster, Goonellabah, Casino, Grafton, Ballina, Tweed Heads, Kingscliff and Tweed Heads South. 261 have a public toilet within about 400 metres. Tap a pin for what each one has.
In Port Macquarie, Livvi's Place at Westport Park is fully fenced, with a pirate ship and a large carousel. Its water play area sits next door and closes in July. At Coffs Harbour's Lower Park Beach Reserve, children can play on an eight-metre jellyfish sculpture made by local artists. Queen Elizabeth Park in Taree has a fenced playground on the banks of the Manning River. Banora Point Community Centre Park has a bird's nest swing, sensory spaces and a shade sail.
In Forster, Palmgrove Park is beside the Cape Hawke Surf Club, with a seesaw, spring rockers and a kiosk in summer. The inclusive Tuncurry Rockpool Playground has a slide tower just over eight metres tall and a flying fox.
In Lismore, Heritage Park has the Gigadome, a climbing dome built for children aged five and up. A miniature railway runs around the park on Thursdays, weekends and school holidays. In Tweed Heads, Livvi's Place at Jack Evans Boat Harbour is an inclusive playground that opened in 2023.
Facts from Port Macquarie-Hastings Council: Westport Park Livvi's Place and Water Play, City of Coffs Harbour public art collection: Jellyfish Sculpture, Park Beach Reserve, MidCoast Council: Queen Elizabeth Park, Tweed Shire Council: new inclusive places to play, MidCoast Council: Palmgrove Park, MidCoast Council: Tuncurry Rockpool Playground, Lismore City Council: Heritage Park, Lismore City Council: Heritage Park's new Gigadome playground and Tweed Shire Council: new skate facility at Tweed Heads.
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Every playground in NSW North Coast, by town
Playgrounds from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), council open data and our own checks; features as confirmed for each one. Toilet distances are in a straight line, from the public toilet map data.