3 Best Parks in Darwin

“Bicentennial Park is a popular spot for locals and tourists, featuring play areas, exercise equipment, and a well-connected network of shared paths for walking and cycling. The park's lush green surroundings overlook the harbour, creating picturesque views. Bicentennial Park offers a range of innovative play spaces for kids of all ages, including a giant climbing net with a slide, a water play feature, a three-bay swing, a large single cableway, and raised play platform. The park also includes double-sided instructional signage for fitness equipment, multi-use nets, and magnetic weight-lifting bells for safe and functional free-weight training. The park and the Cenotaph are popular spaces for events and gatherings.”

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“Howard Springs Nature Park has been a recreational venue for the people of Darwin since World War II. This park is excellent for enjoying wildlife, including turtles, barramundi, file snakes and freshwater fish species. Howard Springs Nature Park is an ideal, convenient place to enjoy outdoor facilities. The park's diverse habitats include monsoon forests and extensive woodlands, providing valuable wildlife habitats. Facilities at Howard Springs Nature Park include picnic areas, bushwalking trails, wildlife watching, birdwatching, and a playground. Visitors can cool off in a shallow series of man-made rock pools, let the kids enjoy the adventure playground, and relax with a quiet picnic or barbecue.”

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“Jingili Water Gardens is a special place for the Larrakia people, the First Nations custodians of the land and waters of the greater Darwin Region. The park provides secure and private facilities for people with disabilities who have high support needs, require assistance from a carer, and need specialised equipment. Jingili Water Gardens contains lily ponds, a community garden, BBQs, accessible toilets, adult change facilities, a shaded all-abilities play space, and a skate park. The park offers something for the whole family. These facilities include an adult-sized, height-adjustable change table, a hoist, and ample space for two assistants. The park also has an accessible play space featuring a turntable, swings, a balance log, a tunnel, and musical instruments. The play space within the Water Gardens is shaded and includes a green play nest and an accessible change facility, featuring artwork by the Freespace Studio Public Art Collective, in collaboration with Darwin Community Arts.”

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