Huxtable Park, in the northern suburb of Chermside West, is a green nature play space that your Brisbane Kids can explore for hours. There are two playgrounds, a rainforest walk, barbecues, a basketball half-court, a meandering creek with ducks and a bike path which connects all these elements together.
Huxtable Park Playground
Begin by parking your car near the playgrounds on Dundalli Street or Redbourne Street, Chermside West. The Dundalli Street playground has swings, a helicopter, small fort and spring toy. This playground is best suited to younger children. If you follow the walking path in an easterly direction, you will also find another set of swings and a slide. Close by to this playground is a basketball half-court and a large green space for games that involve running!
Cross the bridge over the pretty creek, and you can walk to the Redbourne Street playground. This playground is best suited to older children and features swings, a slide, and plenty of climbing opportunities. There are also barbecues located at this playground. Neither of the playgrounds has shade structures, but are partly shaded by the surrounding trees.
Huxtable Park – Imagination Factor
Huxtable Park is a leafy and natural oasis in the northern suburbs, and Brisbane Kids will feel like they are a million miles away from city life. There are trees to climb, a creek to explore, and plenty of wildlife to spot, including some friendly resident ducks. There is also a short rainforest walk that will undoubtedly spark some imaginative play, as your Brisbane Kids pretend to be explorers in the jungle! Look up and see if you can spot a possum in one of the possum boxes located in the park’s tall trees.
Accessibility
There is not a huge amount at Huxtable Park to accommodate those with special needs and there aren’t any toilets. However, the bike paths are mostly flat and it makes for a very pleasant walk around the parklands. The paths are also popular with parents of babies and toddlers in prams, and there is plenty of wildlife for you to spot along the way, including water dragons and birds.
Huxtable Park – The Facts
- Playground features include a slide, lots of different climbing opportunity, mini flying fox, swings and various smaller play equipment
- Two playgrounds on-chip bark base, partly shaded by trees
- Barbecues
- Basketball half-court
- Water taps and bubblers
- Rubbish bins
- Shelter sheds and picnic tables
- Rainforest boardwalk
- Bike/scooter/walking tracks
- Creek with ducks
- Outdoor exercise equipment (under shade sails)
- Plenty of off-street parking
- Large green spaces for ball games
- No toilets.
Another terrific park in Chermside West is the John Goss Reserve, also located on Maundrell Terrace. If you are looking for a bigger playground you can take a quick drive to the neighbouring suburb of Chermside where you will find the excellent Kidspace playground and the 7th Brigade Park and playground.
Huxtable Park is located at 61 Maundrell Terrace, Chermside West. Off-street parking is available along Dundalli Street and Redbourne Street, Chermside West.
Chermside West QLD 4032, Australia
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