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City Botanic Gardens

These splendid gardens are culturally significant as the only place in Queensland to have had a continuous uninterrupted horticultural history for a very long time

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These splendid gardens are culturally significant as the only place in Queensland to have had a continuous uninterrupted horticultural history for a very long time

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All the best parks in Brisbane listed from A to Z. Reviews and pictures.

Children playing in fort and on slides inside the Lota Park & Playground in Lota
Lota
Lota Park
A spectacular foreshore park with state of the art facilities and playground
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Playground equipment in Bancroft Park Red Hill
Red Hill
Bancroft Park
This is one of a handful of parks where children and dogs can happily co-exist as they run free under the watchful eye of their owners.
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Picnic shelter and kinds plaground inside Bowman Park in Bardon
Bardon
Bowman Park
This park nestled in Bardon’s foothills is a peaceful shady ground for picnicking and small child’s play
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Playground along Brisbane River in Brisbane Corso Reserve Brisbane Corso Reserve Yeronga
Yeronga
Brisbane Corso Reserve
Spread in a narrow ribbon along Yeronga’s riverfront is this peaceful park which is both a great locale for cycling, rollerblading and strolling
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Bulimba River St Park
Bulimba
Bulimba Riverside Park
With cross-river views to Teneriffe, this wide open green space has a playground, dog offleash area and BBQs
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Lake Samsonvale and bush on edge of Bullocky Rest park.
Joyner
Bullocky Rest
Hugging the shores of Lake Samsonvale, this tranquil and spacious eucalypt treed reserve is arguably one of the best picnic and barbecue spots around
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View of Brisbane city from lookout at top of Camp Mountain Recreation Reserve Park
Camp Mountain
Camp Mountain Recreation Reserve
While crowds flock to nearby Jollys Lookout, up on Camp Mountain a much smaller group of picnickers enjoy views of city and bay that are just as spectacular
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Flying fox in playground surrouned by park and forest inside Capalaba Regional Park.
Capalaba
Capalaba Regional Park
This splendid green oasis features all abilities playground, a spacious dog off leash area, lily ponds and a myriad of paths.
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Ponciana tree and Story Bridge seen from Captain Burke Park Kangaroo Point
Kangaroo Point
Captain Burke Park
Nestled at the base of the Story Bridge’s imposing south pylon is this park with one of the city’s most striking outlooks
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Brisbane Botanic Gardens, CBD
Cbd
City Botanic Gardens
Hugging the river, these splendid gardens have had a continuous horticultural history for 150+ years and are
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Sandy beach overlooking bush and the Brisbane River in Colmslie Beach Reserve Murarrie
Murarrie
Colmslie Beach Reserve
Colmslie Reserve is an eden-like grove and parkland, complete with sandy beach, that appears like a mirage down a long tree-lined drive in the midst of an industrial area of Murarrie
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Enchanted Forest playground
Ashgrove
Dorrington Park Enchanted Forest
Aside from the cockatoo and galah hillside gatherings, the best part of Dorrington Park is the colourful storybook Enchanted Forest
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Shelter on sea front inside GJ Walter Park in Cleveland
Cleveland
Gj Walter Park
Tucked into the base of the headland is this fantastic secluded seafront park that most people bypass on the way to the nearby Stradbroke Ferry terminal.
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Playground equipment and vegetation surrounding Gregory Park in Milton
Milton
Gregory Park
On weekend afternoons this park resembles a village green in England as families, dog walkers, picnickers and sports players descend
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Kids fort inside Grinstead Park in Alderley
Alderley
Grinstead Park
The main drawcard of this park is the well equipped playground for children of all ages that comes surrounded by grassy fields, bike paths and plentiful eating nooks.
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District views from Highgate Hill Park
Highgate Hill
Highgate Hill Park
This gracious pocket park on Highgate Hill’s highest ridge sits 62m above sea level, affording the most striking close-up views of Brisbane city.
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