3 Best Parks in Launceston, TAS

Although the entertaining monkeys area worth a visit, it's the beautiful gardens and gorgeous established trees that make this park a lovely place to hold a picnic date or have a quiet recharging walk. Plentiful grassy areas, benches to sit and a kids playground with a cute little mushroom toilet room. Well groomed gardens with path access to get fully around making a great place for a walk. The hot house has a wonderful arrangement of flowers, orchids ferns and indoor plants. There are also toilet facilities available. Near Tamar st entrance there is this vintage radio museum. Very eclectic and interesting place to enjoy.

Loved the easy walking and shaded areas in the park. Large areas to picnic. The Macaqau Monkeys enclosure, open 9am till 4pm and free. The monkeys are so playful and information signs are available. Since late 1800s the park has had an animal enclosure to encourage people to the park, our main reason to visit, before returning to Victoria.

First time in Launceston and this was the second place we visited, easy walk across a foot bridge from Victoria Museum if you go there first. Saves finding anything closer to park your vehicle. Well worth a roam around at any time of day.

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Riverbend Park is a spacious and well-designed area, catering to children of all ages. There is a dedicated section for toddlers around 2 years old, as well as larger play areas for older kids. The highlight of the park is the tall slide, which requires some courage and strength to climb up before sliding down. It’s an exciting feature that adds an adventurous element to the park. There are plenty of activities and equipment for kids of different ages to enjoy, making it a versatile and fun destination for families. The park has ample parking, which is convenient for visitors. However, the toilets are very dirty, which is a significant drawback. Despite this, Riverbend Park is a great place for children to play and explore, offering a variety of engaging activities. Highly Recommend.

This is the most amazing playground for young kids. My 2 & 4 year old loved it. My 4 year old is a great climber so made his way up the 8 year old climbing section & had a ball flying down the slides. So many fun things to do from making music, to digging up sand, cool swings, lots of slides, climbing walls, rope bridges and trampolines. We were so impressed!

This has got to be one of the best parks we've been to. A variety of things and age-appropriate too. A gated-off section for littlies. BBQs lots of space, water play area, huge climbing frame and slides. Loved it here.

A delightful waterfront park with plenty of kid's amenities, free (and clean) BBQ, toilets and a huge address for running around, relaxing and even for exercise. A boat ramp is available, which enables connection straight into the river proper. And a floating jetty allows passengers to climb in to your craft. Attached to the lovely river front walkways.

I have been here about 8 times, plenty of room for many activities including play equipment for the kids which is well spread out, there's a couple open lawn areas to play or have a picnic, a large barbecue area, close toilets and and a nice walk around the river, definitely worth a look.

This was a wonderful park that caters for all ages! Huge with bbq facilities and good toilets your family could easily spend the whole day there! Make sure u take jackets tho as it gets pretty chilly with the wind off the river. Kiddo loved it!