Parks Locations and Facilities

Petersham Park

Browse a list of parks in the Marrickville local government area, sorted by suburb. Click here to access an interactive map of park locations in the Marrickville area.

Parks maintenance

Marrickville Council operates an annual capital works program for park and playground improvements, as well as completing a range of park improvements through various State and Federal Government grant programs.

Visit our Your Council at Work – Parks and Reserves page for notifications of upgrades and closures as a result of these upgrades.

Notice regarding wet weather closures of sports grounds

Council may need to close sporting fields on occasion due to wet weather, in order to prevent damage to the playing field and grounds. Council maintains a wet weather information line, which can be reached on telephone 9335 2299. Wet weather information is updated daily after 2pm. In the event of current or recent wet weather, it is the responsibility of sports clubs to check this information prior to their use of the field.

Camperdown

Park name

Address

Facilities

Camperdown Memorial Rest Park Federation Rd, Lennox and Church Sts Historic memorial park, ball games, playground with shade, rest area
Camperdown Park Mallett, Fowler and Australia Sts Sports ground, tennis courts, basketball, toilets, playground, rotunda, Camperdown Bowling Club
O'Dea Reserve Ross St Playground with shade, BBQ or sheltered picnic, off-leash dog exercise area
Peter Cotter Reserve Cnr Salisbury Rd and Denison St Rest area

Dulwich Hill

Park name

Address

Facilities

Arlington Recreation Reserve Williams Pde Sportsground, toilets
Allison Playground 61 Terrace Rd Playground
Hoskins Park Pigott and Davies St Playground, gardens
J F Laxton Reserve Union St Playground, BBQ, sheltered picnic, playing field
Jack Shanahan Park  Hercules St Skatebowl, sheltered seating, toilets, basketball, tennis court, mountain bike track
Johnson Park  Constitution Rd Playing field, basketball, cricket nets, toilets, BBQ, sheltered picnic, playground
Morton Park New Canterbury Rd Playground, BBQ and picnic area, gardens, ball games area
Rowe Playground Keith St Playground
Tom Kenny Reserve 26-30 Bayley St Playground
Denison Road Playground 194 Denison Rd Playground
Gilbert Barry Reserve 190 Wardell Rd Rest area, chess tables
Mallam Reserve Dulwich St Toilets
Parade Playground Terrace Rd Playground

Tennyson St Playground

16 Tennyson St Playground

Enmore

Park name

Address

Facilities

Enmore Park Enmore Rd and Black St Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre, playground, BBQ and picnic facilities, rest area.
Enmore TAFE Park James and Simmons Sts Off-leash dog exercise area from 6am-9am and 4pm-8pm only
Bugler Playground 23 Gladstone St Playground, rest area
Francis St Playground 26 Francis St Playground, rest area, community art

Marrickville

Park name

Address

Facilities

Marrickville Park Livingstone Rd and Frazer St District park, Marrickville Croquet Club, sports ground, cricket nets, tennis courts, toilets, playground
Henson Park Driveway entry off Sydenham Rd; parking on Centennial St District sports ground, toilets
Cooks River Foreshore Thornley St Cooks River Cycle Path
HJ Mahoney Memorial Park 570 Illawarra Rd Sports ground with 3 ovals, cricket pitch, toilets, BBQ and picnic areas
Mackey Park Richardsons Crescent and Carrington Rd Concordia Club, River Canoe Club, sports ground, toilets, playground, BBQ and sheltered picnic area, Cooks River Cycle Path
Richardsons Lookout Holts Crescent and Thornley St Lookout, historic site, playground, rest area
Steel Park 531-565 Illawarra Rd Debbie & Abbey Borgia Community Recreation Centre, sports ground, toilets, playground, BBQ and covered picnic area, Cooks River Cycle Path
Warren Park Thornley St Cooks River Cycle Path
Marrickville Golf Course Wharf Rd Marrickville Golf Club
Jarvie Park  Malakoff St Marrickville Youth Resource Centre, playground, basketball
Louisa Lawson Reserve 6-10 Roach St Playground, basketball, rest area
McNeilly Park Jersey St Playground, BBQ and sheltered picnic area, playing field, Marrickville Guides Hall, rest area
Ness Park Hollands Avenue Playground
Wicks Park 202-218 Victoria Rd Tennis courts, toilets, playground, BBQ and picnic area
A B Crofts Playground 15 Dibble Ave Playground
Amy Street Playground Amy Street Playground
Braddock Playground Meeks Rd Playground
Dibble Ave Waterhole 15 Dibble Ave Enclosed waterhole for bird habitat
Murdoch Playground 171 Illawarra Rd Playground
O'Hara Street Playground 36 O'Hara St Playground
Petersham Rd Reserve Petersham Rd Rest area
Princes Street Park Princes St  
Silver Street Park 45 Silver St Playground

Newtown

Park name

Address

Facilities

Collyer Playground Wells St Playground with shade
Matt Hogan Reserve Alice St Playground
Peace Reserve Cnr. King St and Alice Rd Rest area
Salmon Playground 104 Station St Playground, rest area
Alice St Playground Alice St Playground
Darley St Playground Darley St Playground
Fleming Playground Denison and Abermarle Sts Playground, rest area
Garavel Playground 112 Chelmsford St Playground
George Smith Playground Oxford and Bishopgate Sts Playground
Norton Russell Reserve Bedford St Playground, rest area
Oxford St Reserve Cnr. Oxford St and Horbury La  
Pearl St Reserve Pearl St Rest area, chess tables

Petersham

Park name

Address

Facilities

Petersham Park West, Brighton and Station Sts Historic park, Fanny Durack Aquatic Centre, sports ground, bandstand, gardens, toilets, playground, BBQ and picnic area
Brighton St Reserve Brighton St Playground, BBQ and picnic area, basketball
Marr Playground Albert St Playground, rest area
Quinn Playground Elswick St Playground
Terminus St Reserve Terminus St  
Trafalgar St Reserve Trafalgar and Gordon Sts  

St Peters

Park name

Address

Facilities

Camdenville Park May Street (parking on Council St nr. Goodsell St) Sports ground, toilets, playground
May Street Reserve 14 May St Rest area
Simpson Park Campbell and Lackey Sts Playing field, cricket nets, volleyball, basketball, toilets, playground, BBQ and picnic area
St Peters Station Plaza Princes Highway Rest area
Francis Playground 186 Unwins Bridge Rd Playground
Rowswell Playground 15-17 Mary St Playground

Stanmore

Park name

Address

Facilities

Weekley Park Percival, Albany and Clarendon Rds Historic park, ornamental gardens, chess tables, playground, rest area, toilets
Maundrell Park Stanmore Rd and Hopetoun St Gardens, rest area, playground
Bain Playground Lincoln St Playground
Crammond Park Cavendish and Aubrey Sts Playground, rest area
Montague Gardens 80 Cambridge St Playground, BBQ and picnic area, gardens, handball
Ryan Park Harrington St and Stanmore Rd Playground, BBQ and sheltered picnic area
Eve Sharpe Reserve Liberty St  
Newington Rd Playground 50 Newington Rd Playground
Stanmore Reserve Douglas St Stanmore Branch Library, playground, rest area
Whiteley Reserve Salisbury Rd  

Sydenham

Park name

Address

Facilities

Sydenham Green Unwins Bridge and Railway Rds Playground, toilets, basketball, BBQ and sheltered picnic areas, off-leash dog exercise area
Tillman Park Unwins Bridge Rd (just south of railway overbridge) District park, playing field, toilets, playground, boardwalk, BBQ and picnic areas
Memory Reserve Cnr Unwins Bridge Rd and Gleeson Ave Rest area

Tempe

Park name

Address

Facilities

Tempe Recreational Reserve Holbeach Ave, or via Bay St turnoff from Princes Hwy Robyn Webster Indoor Sports Centre, Jets Sports Club, Cooks River Motor Boat Club, sports grounds (soccer, cricket), netball courts, cricket nets, toilets, playground with shade, BBQ and sheltered picnic area, Cooks River Cycle Path
Tempe Lands South Street (use Bay St turnoff from Princes Hwy) Tempe Golf Driving Range, off-leash dog exercise area. Open 6:30am to 9:30pm.
Kendrick Park Princes Hwy and View St Playground, toilets, BBQ and sheltered picnic area, Cooks River Cycle Path
Green Street Park Green St  
Station St Reserve 6 Station St  
Toyer St Reserve Toyer St Playground

 

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