outdoors

This splendid green oasis features all abilities playground, a spacious dog off leash area, lily ponds and a myriad of paths.

Nestled at the base of the Story Bridge’s imposing south pylon is this park with one of the city’s most striking outlooks

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

Aside from the cockatoo and galah hillside gatherings, the best part of Dorrington Park is the colourful storybook Enchanted Forest

Nestled in the depths of Graceville and catching the river breezes on one side, shady Faulkner Park is a good all rounder

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.

On weekend afternoons this park resembles a village green in England as families, dog walkers, picnickers and sports players descend

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.

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.

When city life gets you down this is the kind of spot to retreat to - an enchanted little clearing of grass, gum trees and river rocks at the end of a cul-de-sac

Brisbane’s second oldest formal lookout reserve was instigated in 1930 by then mayor William Jolly who thought it a fine place to have a picnic.

The showcase family friendly park on the northside, Kalinga Park’s drawcards are many.

The park with arguably the most stunning views in Brisbane is a legacy of Queensland's 150 year celebrations

This quaint little terraced park tucked at the end of a tiny cul-de-sac feels like a million miles from the city for those who need an escape.

Kurilpa Park is a tiny pocket park where fisherman drop a line and through which the riverside bike and pedestrian track passes

These beautiful lush hectares of meadowland have at their heart one of the rare surviving lagoons from pre-settlement days.