Palm Beach Parklands is one of those “destination parks” that offer enough to fill a whole day of family fun. In addition to the nautical-themed playground, the parklands boast kilometres of walking tracks, picnic areas, a lovely cafe and access to the calm waters of Currumbin Creek.
This Gold Coast park is popular all year round, especially on weekends, so you may like to try early morning or late afternoon to beat the crowds.
Palm Beach Parklands – Treasure Island playground
Palm Beach Parklands is an impressive Gold Coast playground, boasting a new pirate ship play structure with various nautical-themed play equipment from crow nests to basket swings, telescopes and hammocks.
Watch your kids’ faces light up as you turn into the car park and they see the immense play structures.
You may also like to pack scooters or bikes for the paths around the playground area.
For older kids or teens, the playground overlooks the tranquil Currumbin Creek (also known as Currumbin Lagoon), which is a popular place to enjoy stand-up paddle boarding or kayaking. So throw in the water toys too!
Imagination factor at Palm Beach Parklands
With the park’s location right on the banks of Currumbin Creek, kids can pretend they’re pirates, sailors or any other nautical-themed character.
To aid their imaginative play there are toy cannons, treasure chests, maps and a row boat. Children can keep watch from the 7-metre high crow’s nest tower, whizz down the eight-metre slide or play peek-a-boo through the port holes.
On the shores of Currumbin Creek, there is the opportunity for plenty of sand play too. Throw in a bucket and spade to extend the play, and the kids will never want to leave. When hunger strikes, either the sandy shores or the immaculately kept grassy areas are the perfect place for a pirate picnic.
Accessibility
The good news is that Palm Beach Parklands is both wheelchair and pram accessible, including along the flat walking tracks and boardwalks through the bush and mangroves.
There are accessible toilets on-site and virtually no slope down to the water. For anyone that is wheelchair-bound, it’s a very pleasant spot to sit with a tea, coffee or hot chocolate and enjoy the ambience of nature.
Palm Beach Parklands features
- Toilets
- Climbing nets and ropes
- Suspension bridge
- Telescopes, cannons, interactive panels
- Imaginary play elements
- Ship crow’s nest towers with a slide
- Swings
- Flying fox
- Spinning globe
- Large basket swing
- Hammocks
- Sensory play elements
- Onsite cafe
- BBQs
- Shade sails
- Change rooms and showers
- This is a playground with oceanviews
There is an excellent cafe at the parklands – Dune Cafe – serving delicious breakfasts, morning tea, lunches, coffee, cold drinks and hot chips. However, if you’d prefer to bring your own, there are barbecues, shaded picnic tables and chairs, rubbish bins and water fountains.
The playground has shade sails to dull the worst Queensland sun and plenty of trees, but you must still wear suncream; we felt like this playground is best visited in the morning and afternoon when the sun isn’t at its peak. In addition to toilets, there are changing rooms and showers, in case your kids go for a dip in the water.
Because of this playground’s proximity to water, we recommend adult supervision of children at all times. There are no lifeguards at this location.
If you are looking for more parks to visit then you might be interested in our best playgrounds on the Gold Coast list.
Palm Beach Parklands is located at 945 Gold Coast Highway, Palm Beach.
945 Gold Coast Highway, Palm Beach Queensland 4221, Australia
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