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Seq's Best Super Parks

Updated: Mar 09, 2025

They are the parks that ate south east Queensland, the mega green spaces that are the Elle MacPhersons and Kate Mosses of outdoor recreation - our super parks. 

Endowed with fantasy themed playgrounds, dog off leash areas, picnic and barbecue facilities, artworks, water play, landscaped gardens, walking paths and even cafes, they go way beyond the call of duty in providing outdoor fun for the community.

While a couple of them have been around since the 19th century, others are brand spanking new; some are loved to death and some are barely known; some are refashioned from reclaimed land whilst others have been master-planned.

Regardless, they’re all worth a visit at least once, whether visitor or jaded local so here’s the how, what, where and why of finding them. 

Broadwater Parklands

The Gold Coast’s answer to South Bank is a vast expanse along the Broadwater, incorporating sculptures, aquativity, playgrounds, amphitheatre, netted sandy beach, pathways, café and more

Capalaba Regional Park

This beautifully kept green space in the heart of Capalaba features a terraced all abilities playground, lily ponds, trails for walking or cycling and a dog offleash zone...more

Darlington Parklands

The mother of all super playgrounds is incorporated into this fantastic state of the art park south of Brisbane, with water play, wetlands walk, picnic & bbq spots, outdoor gym and sports oval...more

New Farm Park

From convict farm to 19th century racecourse to Brisbane’s most gracious park, New Farm is renowned for its rose garden, bandstand, city views, fig tree playground and riverfront BBQs...more

Queens Park

Another 19th century landmark, Ipswich’s gorgeous limestone trimmed park features all ages mine-themed playground, Japanese gardens, free wildlife zoo, croquet club and café...more

River Heart Parklands

Stretched along the Bremer River is this kind of family wonderland, featuring an enchanted forest of nature play, aquativity and sand play, barbecues, walking trails and picnic tables...more

Robelle Domain

A mega master planned 24 ha park, Robelle Domain features a host of landscaped gardens, water features, aquativity zone, café, interactive playgrounds, night light shows, and a weekly market...more

Rocks Riverside Park

This splendid industrial-themed riverfront park is littered with gothic relics of its cement works past, along with riverfront BBQ pavilions, vege patch, water play, playgrounds, bike and walking tracks..more

Roma St Parkland

What once were old railyards have been transformed into the southern hemisphere’s largest subtropical parkland, with playgrounds, café, spectacle garden, celebration lawn, ponds and more

Sherwood Arboretum

This gorgeous riverfront parkland dates from the early 1920s, when its avenue of majestic kauri trees were planted, and features ponds, playgrounds for young and old, BBQ spots and pathways...more

Funderwood Park

This south side park has it all – ethereal wetlands, playgrounds for young and old including Australia’s largest Spielart Park Funderwood Hollow, big and small dog offleash areas and more

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