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Flagstone Water Play Park

Flagstone Water Play Park is a stunning state-of-the-art community water park in the new up and coming suburb of Flagstone

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Flagstone Water Play Park is a stunning state-of-the-art community water park in the new up and coming suburb of Flagstone

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Looking for the best water parks for kids in Brisbane and beyond? Here’s our guide to a range of great aquativity playgrounds and water parks for all ages from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, Ipswich and Logan, with many of them free or accessible for a small admission charge. So no need to spend up big at the major theme parks to keep cool in summer, when the kids can make a splash and keep cool at any of these great pools, parks and playgrounds.

Wynnum

Wynnum Water Park

This seafront water park features whale-themed aquativity, a 1930's tidal pool, sandy beach and more

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Logan Central

Logan Gardens Water Park

Cool down at Logan Gardens' water park featuring totem poles, a pop jet plaza, and dumping bucket

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Flagstone

Flagstone Water Play Park

Flagstone Water Play Park is a stunning state-of-the-art community water park

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South Bank

Aquativity

Aquativity is the fun interactive kids water park located at South Bank next to the playground and lagoon

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In and around Brisbane

Best Free Aquativity & Water Parks

Kids can cool off for free and have a load of fun too at one of these 11 great aquativity and water parks

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Ferny Grove Aqua Park

Ferny Grove Aqua Park is an interactive water playground which is the perfect spot for families to cool off on a hot day

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South Ripley

Splash'n'play Water Park

Splash’n’Play is a state of the art water park and adventure playground overlooked by the family-friendly foodie eatery Forty West

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Springfield

Orion Lagoon

Orion Lagoon is the sparkling blue jewel in the crown of Robelle Domain, Springfield city’s green heart and one of Ipswich’s showcase parklands

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Yarrabilba

Darlington Parklands

Located in Logan in the modern master-planned community of Yarrabilba is one of South East Queensland’s best super parks

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Chermside

Chermside Aquatic Centre Pool

This swimming complex is one of those rare commodities encompassing swimming pools and a small water park under the one open roof.

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Ipswich

River Heart Parklands

Along the banks of the Bremer river is a stunning river walkway leading to River Heart Parklands, the best children's aquativity park in the west.

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Springfield Lakes

Robelle Domain

Putting new meaning to the word green space, master-planned Robelle Domain is a sprawling 24ha expanse that is the jewel in the crown of Springfield Central Parklands.

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