Beautiful seascape, ample coverage for outdoor eating, kiosk fish & chips are excellent.read more

Do: - Bring the…read morekids, the family and a picnic blanket down for a Sunday picnic - Stop. Breathe in. Take in the view, which, on a clear day can give you landscapes across to Stradbroke Island - Take shoes suitable for walking across the sand flats Don't: - Bring your dog after 9am or before 4pm. For serious. There's fines if you're caught with Rover (even on a lead) during these times on weekends. - Forget to bring your fish and chips for a picnic from one of the local shops in Wellington Point or Birkdale

Wow, this park is pretty huge, but then again it does happen to be a river-side inner-city park so…read moreI probably shouldn't be all that surprised. In fact it makes a pretty nice end to the river-side walk that I took when I was last in Brisbane, and the park itself really does bring that trip to a lovely conclusion. There is quite a lot of shade, and also there is a converted factory to one side, which cafes and a bar. Yeah, this place is pretty good.

Just the best park in the Central Brisbane area. Beautiful gardens, roses, shady trees, great kids…read moreplay area. The Brisbane Powerhouse, Watt Restaurant and Bar Alto right on the park. Plus the beautiful river with a Citycat Terminal and Bus Stop right there. Always busy on weekends and find weather. The Rotunda is used for Weddings and small gatherings. Personal trainers, tai chi instructors use the large grassed areas. And there is a wonderful range of new bbq's and seating down by the river. Visit it often as the roses seem to go all year. The Farmers Market is there every second Saturday and it booms! Take a picnic, a ball, a kite, there is plenty of room. It's flat so easy for the elderly, it's also right there for the Free music or comedy from the Powerhouse. And you can keep walking along from the Park using the fabulous riverwalk all the way to Teneriffe. Just the best spot in Brissie for a weekend.

Took the dog for a walk out to the island. Lots of people out (families and friends) and their…read moredogs. We thought it was an off leash walk out to the island, unfortunately not. But if you take a long leash your furry friends can still enjoy some freedom to sniff. A coffee shop by the park which we were unable to try due to time constraints. A lovely walk. Look for a low tide and enjoy.

On a good day, the point of Wellington Point has the best of everything. Bordered by water on all…read moresides, the point has a park for the kids, a swimming area, a restaurant, take away, a jetty and a boating ramp. All in all, you could have a fantastic family day out. I like to wander down after work on a Saturday and kick back with some fish and chips under one of the huge, Moreton Bay fig trees. You get a nice breeze and a great water view of King Island. You see heaps of wind surfers, jet skis, canoes and boats. There are always couples sitting on benches by the water, kids in the water and groups enjoying a day out in their boat. A fun, holiday atmosphere. On a bad day, you will get a really strong wind and because there is water on all sides, there really isn't anywhere to hide. Best to go on a sunny day unless you are wind surfing.

This is a highlight free attraction in the heart of Brisbane. This used to be an industrial area…read morewhich has been transformed into one of the nicest botanical gardens I've ever visited. It's an easy walk from downtown and right next to the main train station, so it's great to spend a lunch or incorporate into exploring the city. At the entrance there are restrooms and water stations, plus maps of the different areas. The entrance areas are all sculpted flower gardens, as you walk around there are more forested areas, jungle, and ponds. We were there at a great time of the year, it wasn't so hot and everything was in bloom. There are ibis and lizards everywhere too! They really care about the maintenance of this area as landscapers were hard at work as well. There's information about the plants all over too. This would be a great place to relax, take a date, or explore with kids.

Lovely parklands, great variety of specimen plantings, water features are nice, reminds me of a…read moretiny version of Central Park. On the hill is a great spot to sun bake in summer.

So this park isn't a kids' playground type of park. It's a recreational one. Kids who want to…read moreride their bikes, rollerskate, rollerblade, rock climb and paddle ski it's all here. What's so great about this place? It has a killer bike path. It has a killer rollerskating path, it has a killer rollerblading path. Not many hills (thumbs up for this one) as well! It's the perfect place to learn, which is why they have people who hire skates and blades out on the top end of the path and teach people how to in droves. I love that this pathway can start from the top of Southbank when you cross the pedestrian bridge from the city and ends at the Story Bridge end or QUT for that matter over the Goodwill Bridge you go (warning, bit of a long uphill climb but you go down again!). It's one of the first places I got my rollerblades and learnt how. It's one of the first places I got my rollerskate on (for you roller derby people this is ideal for practicing) and besides the occassional bike passing you, the path is smooth, hardly any bumps, all good for minimising falling down. I won't lie, I have fallen a few times though (only when I was learning ahem ahem). It's great exercise, you can bring the family and rockclimb on the cliffs, bring a mate? You can run up the stairs from the bike path to the top of the cliffs (burn those calories) and it is a fantastic place to watch the fireworks from. Barbeque it up here, skate it up, it doesn't matter, they have paddle skis as well. Yelp! So you can park your car, ride your bike, rollerblade, rollerskate, climb a rock face and paddle ski then sit down and do a barbeque all in the one spot. Totally my fav.

This place is BEAUTIFUL. I think it's more beautiful at night because of the Brisbane city lights…read more I usually come here to exercise. This place is an exercise haven! I can see why though. Who doesn't want to run/exercise right next to the river and beautiful scenery? The stairs is such a killer workout!

I used to live in a share house on Hill End Tce, which along with the titular Orleigh St fronts…read moreonto this long and languid riverside recreational area. It was probably the best part of living there, being able to cross the road into a lush shaded hill right on the water. And the renters and homeowners aren't the only ones who can enjoy this feature of their respective abodes, with the area being a favourite hitching spot for scores of backpackers and other wanderers who took advantage on the apparent police amnesty on squatting here in their vans and station wagons. The park is also home to a few friendly (and vehicle-less) local itinerants, like old John, who can be seen wandering shirtless through the suburb with his long Jesus-like locks flapping in the breeze. Apart from the usual barbecue goers, picnicers, parents and children playing, dog walkers, joggers and the like, Orleigh Park also attracts keen anglers, with catches including Rainbow Perch, Catfish and the infamous Brisbane River Bull SHARKS (another reason not to go swimming in the brown water). Last time I visited the park for a friend's birthday picnic, we saw a couple of guys pull in an 80cm baby shark, which they released back into the river. Some of the less discerning fishermen will even eat their catches.

Well done Brisbane City Council - this park has lush green grass, huge spreading trees, shade and…read morewide open spaces for frisbee/cricket, toilets, BBQs, shelter, a well maintained path, plenty of parking, plenty of public transport access and happy people. The park celebrates the river and the good people celebrate it. I love how multicultural the visitors are here. Orleigh is one big beautiful melting pot of West End leisure. Oh and I forgot the Free WiFi!

The recent upgrading of this park makes it one of the best equipped of all the parks along the…read moreWynnum, Manly and Lota foreshore. It's right at the end of the Esplanade, so has a great view over the bay to Straddie and also around to Wellington Point. It has a huge new playground, with shadesails, slides, forts and timber walkways. It also has very nice new picnic tables and barbecues, accessible toilets, shared walkway/bikeway and a seperate area with fitness equipment for anyone keen to do some circuit training. Oh, and obviously these days you can't camp at all; this name is an historical reference to its turn of the century popularity as a holiday camping spot by the bay.

Melrose Park is situated on the corner of Roseleigh Street and Rose Street in Wooloowin. It's a…read morepretty all round public space for young families and young adults to hang out at. There's a giant playground full of jungle gyms, rope castles for the tille one's to climb. In addition, the council have also installed a two-plated electric barbecue for an afternoon out. What's best is that the area has plenty of green covering to help you avoid getting sunburned. Connected to the playground is a small and tight skate park with a 4ft quarter pipe, a little fun-box and a selection of blocks and rails of different height to grind. The park itself is a little hard to manoeuvre around and if it gets too busy there's going to be a long wait for you to get a line on. Melrose also has an adjoining concrete basketball court and cricket nets. If you're hungry or thirsty there are shops about 200m up the road.