Playgrounds
Best playgrounds on the Gold Coast
Every playground below is checked against council and local sources and dated, so you get the real state, not a years-old Google Maps photo. Filter by what matters on the day: fenced, water play, all-abilities, dog-friendly.
39 playgrounds
Abraham Park
Upper Coomera
A large, part-accessible playground beside the Upper Coomera community and aquatic centres.
Aquila Reserve
Pimpama
A zoned Pimpama playground with a two-slide tower, rope climbing and animated water and sand play.
- New
Bill Thomson Park playground
Elanora
A big medieval castle playground on the banks of Pine Lake, with a lakeside flying fox and a long green tube slide.
Bim’bimba Park
Pimpama
An award-winning all-abilities destination park in the northern Gold Coast growth corridor.
Buckler Park
Helensvale
A busy play space with sand, water and a cafe next door.
Cascade Gardens
Broadbeach
A fully fenced playground with an all-abilities swing among picnic areas and walking tracks at Broadbeach.
Central Park
Pacific Pines
A lakeside Pacific Pines park with a flying fox and a gated toddler area.
Country Paradise Parklands
Nerang
A country and outback themed playground built around an 11.5m windmill with a mega slide.
Faerie Park
Merrimac
A whimsical fairytale-themed play and picnic space a few minutes off the M1.
Frascott Park
Varsity Lakes
A Varsity Lakes reserve with a safari-themed playground, a flying fox and two off-leash dog areas.
Gainsborough Parklands
Pimpama
A modern sports-themed playground at Pimpama with table tennis, a basketball court and an adjacent fenced dog park.
- New
Galleon Park
Currumbin Waters
A big shaded playground with a learn-to-ride road track, a flying fox and a basketball court, at Currumbin Waters.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens playground
Benowa
A fully shaded wooden playground set inside the Benowa botanic gardens.
Green Court
Maudsland
A newer nature-play park that most locals keep to themselves.
- New
Greenheart Robina Parklands
Robina
A fenced adventure playground with climbing towers, shaded water play and a learn to ride track, steps from Robina station.
Harley Park
Labrador
Two fenced, sheltered playgrounds on the Broadwater with a lagoon for swimming.
Hinze Dam playground
Advancetown
A shaded ship-like fort playground at Hinze Dam with a cafe on site.
Jabiru Island Park
Paradise Point
A waterfront family park with a netted swimming enclosure behind a soft sandy beach.
John Laws Park
Burleigh Heads
A playground beside the Burleigh Pavilion with rock pools nearby.
Justins Park
Burleigh Heads
A sand-based beachfront playground with picnic and surf club facilities.
Kurrawa All-Abilities Playground
Broadbeach
A fully fenced, fully shaded all-abilities playground co-designed for every child, steps from the beach.
Lions Park
Helensvale
A challenge-focused playground built around climbing and balance.
- New
Lorikeet Park at SkyRidge
Worongary
The Gold Coast’s newest playground: two hectares with a flying fox, water play and hinterland views.
Macintosh Island Park
Main Beach
Two shaded play areas on an island reached over the Sundale Bridge.
North Shore Park
Varsity Lakes
A playground paired with a mini road circuit, working traffic lights and zebra crossings for learning to ride.
- New
Palm Beach Aquatic Centre splash pad
Palm Beach
A brand-new outdoor splash pad inside the rebuilt aquatic centre (paid entry).
Parklake Park
Maudsland
A sprawling six-playgrounds-in-one site built around a giant treehouse fort.
Peninsula Playground at Broadwater Parklands
Southport
Three destination playgrounds in one: a spiral tower, a flying fox and year-round water play.
- New
Pirate Park at Palm Beach Parklands
Palm Beach
A giant custom pirate ship with a mega slide, flying fox and a dog-friendly cafe by the creek.
- New
Pizzey Park
Miami
Sixty hectares with four playgrounds, Australia’s largest asphalt pump track and a huge skate park.
- New
Pizzey Park pump track
Miami
Australia's largest asphalt pump track: a huge maze of rollers, berms and wall rides for bikes, scooters and skateboards.
Queen Elizabeth Park
Coolangatta
A nautical-themed beachfront playground for toddlers and younger children.
Ronnie Long Park
Palm Beach
A surf-lifesaver-themed playground steps from the beach in front of the Tallebudgera Surf Club.
Schuster Park
Tallebudgera
A jungle-themed adventure playground with two mega slides and a creek beach next door.
Sophie Purcell Playground at Laguna Park
Palm Beach
A big, fully fenced adventure playground on Tallebudgera Creek, with a pirate ship, a beach-themed tower and a Liberty swing.
Tallowwood Park
Upper Coomera
A fully fenced playground set in large parkland with walking paths and a duck-and-turtle lake at Upper Coomera.
Varsity Foreshore Parklands
Varsity Lakes
A lakeside playground on the Lake Orr foreshore, with a rope climbing pyramid, an arch swing and spinners.
Wyberba Street Parklands playground
Tugun
A shady beachfront playground at Tugun with a big rope climber and slides, steps from the patrolled beach.
- Under construction
Paradise Point Parklands playground
Paradise Point
A new inclusive, wheelchair-accessible playground under construction on the waterfront through 2026.
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