Park with basketball courts ,BBQs , skateboard area and kid playground. It's dog friendly too.read more

We jokingly refer to this neighbourhood park as "our other garden". The Yarraville Gardens…read morefeature lush and beautifully landscaped grounds with plenty of room for recreational activities. A mix of native and European trees line the terraced, upper portion of the park that abuts Hyde Street. There are some lovely flower beds, a grassy field to picnic in, plenty of BBQ sites, and a great adventure playground for the kiddies. As you descend through the park down to Docklands Hwy you pass through several reserves: The largest one is reserved for after work runners and kid-o soccer games, while the lower two reserves which face Docklands Hwy are for doggies (and summer cricketers desperately avoiding poop piles). I love the dog park here: This is a safe, secure, and very bucolic place to bring your pooch, and I've never had a safety problem in the three years I've been visiting with my dog. In the past year food trucks have been lining up on Somerville Road and Hyde Street most evenings. Mr. Burger tends to out at least three times a week and we also see White Guy does Thai, Taco Truck, Dude Food, and Los Diablos. Generally, Friday and Sunday nights are the best time to catch a truck, but there is usually at least one (and sometimes up to seven) present. Awesomely, there is a rarely a long wait at any of the trucks. There are hipsters and cool kids in Yarraville, but this ain't Brunswick and the crowds are still mild here. Grab some grab on a warm night and make a picnic of it. Just avoid the dog reserve if you want to eat unmolested by hungry canines!

You know you're at a good park when you can take your shoes off and feel the thickness of the grass…read morebetween your toes. Throw in BBQ facilities, playground, dog park, and a nightly lineup of Food Trucks and you have yourselves the total package. The council has limited the food truck frenzy due to rubbish issues, but you can still find up to 10 trucks here on any one night. Perfect for an impromptu picnic that you don't need to plan much for!

Fawkner park is my urban sanctuary. It's where I go to escape the city buzz, take my poochie for a…read morelong walk and get some fresh air, see some grass and greenery. Lots of business people walking through on their lunch breaks and folks travelling to and from their workplace by foot through the park during peak times. Watch out for bikes speeding through though. Large off-lead area to allow your furry pals to let of some of their steam. Kids playground and toilet facilities within the park... and a majority of the ovals are booked out over the summer months for team sports. Great park to go with friends in summertime for a picnic. Well maintained lawns, etc. Keep an eye out for the cute little possoms at night. x

Anyone for a bit of #dogspotting?…read more I have long confessed that I am a dog stalker. I have been known to take unnecessary detours through Fawkner Park just in case someone's dog wants to come say hi to me. It's such a good park for it. While not fully enclosed like some dog parks, there is substantial tree coverage and the middle sections are not too close to any major intersections - so unless you have a pup known for bolting, safer than most off lead areas. A former employer of mine even holds their Canine Christmas parties here! But dogs aside, this is a nice park and deceptive in size. Hidden away between busy St. Kilda Road and Commercial Road, there are massive divided sections of park here with great walking/cycling tracks through the middle. On a daily basis you'll find people working out, playing soccer, lunching, or teaching their kids how to ride a bike. Plenty of bench seating and shady spots, I've also spent a few hours just hanging around here with friends for a lazy chat in the sun. A nice inner city sanctuary.

This is one of those parks that I would spy every morning on my way to work and a part of my has…read morealways wanted to jump off the train and simply spend some time walking around (which I have done a few times now). Okay, it's quite small, and doesn't offer the elaborate gardens that some of the other parks seem to do, but a part of me does quite like it. There are spots for some ball games (including a basketball hoop, which is actually a ball game you can play by yourself, though I'm sure if you were doing that somebody would probably come along and attempt to steal your ball) as well as some play equipment for the kids. However what I really like about this park are all the old houses surrounding it, which gives this place a huge amount of charm.

Had my 10 year old daughters party here and couldn't have asked for a better experience…read more They have all new inflatables and finally put in cooling

A great rainy day activity for small and big kids alike. Flipout is within a big sports centre in…read moreAltona and costs $10 for access to all trampolines. There's a dedicated area for under fives with a foam pit and smaller trampolines. There's also an adult/big kids area, runway trampolines with a foam pit, slam dunk area and dedicated flip area. We went on a Friday, and it was reasonably busy but not crowded staff levels were good and all staff members were friendly

I actually quite liked this park, but that may have something to do with the really nice stage that…read morethey had here. Then again, a rather handy park can also be a great place to sit down and feast on some takeaway food, which is actually what I did here. Sure, the seats aren't the most comfortable, but this place was still quite shaded, and rather easy to access as well. Oh, and it also had some quite good facilities.

King Parade Playground has recently been re-vamped and all the equipment is brand new. It is a…read moremodest playground but it has plenty of grassy areas surrounding it and is great for kicking a ball around or any game requiring serious room. It borders both King Parade and Norma Crescent South in Knoxfield, as it is located on empty blocks of land on a suburban street. It also acts as a useful cut through between these streets- well, for me anyway. Small green plants and large rocks line the footpath on either end of the park - kids seem to enjoy jumping from rock to rock. I have never seen the park particularly busy which is always a nice thing - it means you don't ever really have to wait for someone else to finish with a piece of equipment. It has two swings - one baby and one adult size. There are also two wooden park benches to sit on that face the playground. These are perfectly placed for any adults supervising their kids. When it rains the park gets really muddy and slushy. You will get mud splashes on your clothes if you walk across it when it is like this, so if you're using it as a cut through only I would definitely avoid using it on wet days. Otherwise it is a pretty good playground and park. I happily recommend it.

Love this place so fun for kids, teens and adults. Staff…read moreare so nice and helpful when you need it. Not to expensive, The food is ok can be better. Over all super fun and great 10/10 would recommend