How To Find Great Fenced Playgrounds Near You

Are you on the hunt for great fully fenced playgrounds near you?   Or are you heading somewhere new and you’d like to find a great enclosed playground to visit. What if you’re going somewhere new?

As I’ve written before in my list of the best fenced playgrounds in Sydney’s north, mums and dads love a fenced playground.

Here on the blog there’s also a guide to great fenced playgrounds in the Eastern Suburbs here.

Here’s a quick how-to on using local council websites to find great playgrounds to enjoy with your kids.  Every council has some info on the parks and play areas they maintain, it’s just a matter of finding it.

I’m starting off using the The Hills Shire Council website as an example because it’s a great example of a council making mums’ and dads’ lives easier.

So here’s the main page of the website.

Click on the Residents tab.

Then on Children and Families on the left sidebar which takes you to:

Click on Playgrounds in the Hills Shire to download a PDF which has very basic info on all the playgrounds, including whether they are fenced or not.

How about some of the other councils nearby?

And a useful list of playgrounds that have been recently upgraded can be found at Park Upgrades:

http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/play/sports_and_recreation/parks_and_reserves/park_upgrades

There is a list off dogs off-leash parks… how about a list for off-leash children next!!

• Hawkesbury City Council has a Recreation Guide PDF with information about Parks and Reserves, and indicates which parks have playgrounds, but no further details.

http://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/18610/Parks-and-Reserves-brochure.pdf

• Blacktown City Council doesn’t seem to have a useful list on its website.  Come in Blacktown, you can do it!

Can you recommend a great fenced playground in your area?  Does your council have a great website?