Best Themed Playgrounds

In & Around Brisbane
Scarborough Beach

Here's our guide to the best themed kids playgrounds in and around Brisbane, from trains, planes and rockets to pirates and military, farms and fairies, butterflies and bees:

Pirates
Pirate Ship Park
Pirate Ship Park Flagstone
Pirate Ship Park is an adventure playground featuring Australia’s first mammoth “Intrepid” ship
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Tygum Park
Tygum Park Waterford West
Pirate-mad youngsters, bird-watchers and outdoor enthusiasts will not be disappointed by this waterside park
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Riaweena St Playground
Riaweena Street Playground
Tucked away at the back of the Enoggera Creek Bikeway is the intimate and almost untouched Riaweena Street Playground.
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Palm Beach Parklands
Pirate themed playground and beach cove in Palm Beach Parklands Gold Coast
This tucked away expanse of parkland on the cusp of Currumbin Creek is like the Gold Coast's very own pirate cove.
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Trains
John Scott Park
John Scott Park, Samford
This train-themed playground is part of the wider John Scott Park.
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Milton Railway Playground
Railway Playground Milton
Railway Playground is just the place to take children who love trains. They can imagine themselves as a train driver for hours, with
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Scarborough Beach Park
Scarborough Beach Park, Moreton Bay
Beautiful Scarborough Park is not just home to a train and pirate playground but also a giant jumping pillow, a grove of cotton trees to climb plus the Gollum Tree
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Bees
Hills District All Abilities Playground
Hills District Playground Arana Hills
This bee-themed playground provides a creative and welcoming space suitable for all ages and abilities
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Aeroplanes
Lobley Park
Lobley Park Ipswich
Located ten minutes from the CBD in the suburb of Churchill, aeronautical themed Lobley Park is one of Ipswich’s most popular parks.
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Fairies
Kumbartcho Sanctuary & Fairytale Village
Kumbartcho
Kumbartcho Sanctuary is a northside Brisbane haven for native flora and fauna, featuring a secret fairytale village
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Faerie Park
Faerie Park Merrimac
Faerie Park is a wonderfully whimsical play and picnic space, tucked away in a pocket of suburbia
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Farms
Victoria Park Playground
Victoria Park Kids Playground
Victoria Park Playground is a quirky imaginative play area with a rustic country theme attached to the Victoria Park golfing complex in Herston.
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Stoneleigh Reserve Park
Stoneleigh Reserve Park Logan
South East Queensland's cute, farm-themed playground and park is located south of Brisbane
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Nature Play
Nature Play
Nature Play, Funderwood Hollow, Underwood Park
The popular playground Funderhollow at Underwood Park has expanded to include a fantastic nature play space
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Karawatha Forest
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Karawatha Forest Park boasts Queensland's first nature play space and brand new Discovery Centre, Brisbane City Council's only environment education centre on the southside.
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Military
Witton Barracks Park
Witton Barracks Park Indooroopilly
This military-themed playground features morse code puzzles, a toy jeep, climbing walls, slides and swings
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Rockets
Carindale Recreation Reserve
Carindale Recreation Reserve
Conveniently located less than a kilometre from Westfield Carindale, this leafy, space-themed park is the perfect tonic for shopped-out kids
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Knowledge
UQ Playground
UQ Playground St Lucia
This state of the art all abilities playground is knowledge-themed and features a flying fox, towers and interactive fun zones
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Tennis
Frew Park
Playground Equipment
Frew Park stands on the hallowed grounds of the iconic Milton Tennis Centre, where everyone from Australian tennis greats to international rock stars and boxers once held court.
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Butterflies
Harmony Gardens
Palyground equipment Harmony Gardens Dutton Park
This hilly park is home to the Butterfly Magic Play Space, so named for the ceramic and metal butterflies that were made by local Dutton Park and St Ita's school children.
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Boats
Mowbray Park Playground
Boat themed playground equipment in Mowbray Park Playground East Brisbane
This playground is located in the beautiful fig shaded surrounds of Mowbray Park.
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Simpsons Playground
Ship playground theme inside Simpsons Playground in Graceville
On the cusp of Oxley Creek and Brisbane River is this secluded picturesque little playground with views to Indooroopilly Island.
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Looking for more fun things to do with kids? Skip over to our Outdoor Activities with Kids section HERE! Discover animal and wildlife experiences around SE Qld the whole family will love, where you can go to for the best bushwalks for kids around Brisbane, as well as kid-friendly bike rides and fun-filled water parks.

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