Norwest business park was started in the late 80's and the developers built this large lake smack…read morein the middle of it with the shopping centre, restaurants, and grassed areas along its shoreline. The lake is great for kids as there are a heap of ducks who live there are jettys along the edge allow the kids to reach out and feed them with bread etc. On the weekend there are often groups of older men racing their radio controlled yachts around the lake which is also great to watch. Or if you just want to relax head to the side closest to the shopping centre and there is a few grassed areas shaded by trees. Theres also a great seafood place in the shopping centre so fish & chips by the lake is a great relaxing arvo!

Coolong Reserve has a great park for both younger kids and older ones. There's play equipment,…read moreswings and a climbing frame and while the park itself isn't shaded, there's shade from trees surrounding it. There are BBQ facilities, and lots of room to kick a ball and ride a bike. The park isn't fenced but it's set back quite a distance from the road.

We were looking for a place to eat our pizza (Pizza Hut, Rouse Hill) since they don't have seating…read more We followed the brown signs to Rouse Hill Regional Park, across Windsor Road. The historic Rouse Hill Estate is located adjacent to the park (guided tours on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday by appointment - (02) 9627 6777) This is a large regional park on land formerly owned by the Rouse family, pioneers of the area. The area was originally inhabited by the Deerubbin Aboriginal people. This area is historic for being the end point of the first and only major convict uprising in Australian history. The last battle was here on Vinegar Hill. Apparently the convicts were disgruntled over whipping conditions. Many of the convicts in this area were Irish persons involved in the 1798 Irish rebellion against the British, and transported to the Colony of New South Wales for their transgressions. Now they hated the English even more than before. Led by Phillip Cunningham, rebel convicts broke into the Government Farm's buildings, taking firearms, ammunition, and other weapons. A group of 685 convicts planned to rally at Castle Hill with about 1,000 convicts led by William Johnston. They planned to march on Parramatta and then march on Port Jackson (Sydney). The convict leaders planned to then commandeer a sailing ship and return to Ireland, the land of Guinness. The rebellion culminated in a battle at Rouse Hill, where the convicts were defeated by the British and many of them subsequently hanged. The 1978 movie Against the Wind tells the story. Rouse Hill Regional Park is pretty big. There are picnic facilities, children's playgrounds, walking tracks, a horse riding circuit, and a 1.6 km paved road for walking or cycling and such. People teach their kids how to ride a bicycle here. There are two large pavilions that can be rented for group functions. Free gas BBQ's and tank water. The main picnic area with shelters overlooks a toddlers' playground, including a maze, swings, slippery dip, and a rope bridge and a flying fox. There is a short trail to Second Ponds Creek. Open daily from 8:00 am to sunset.

More people need to know about this place! Great for family on the weekend or exercise through the…read moreweek - a lovely quiet setting with its own bush tracks, flying fox and playgrounds for the kids, a maze and plenty of picnic areas, some under cover and some not.

An adorable park in The Ponds area. The park has plenty of equipment for the little ones, nice…read moregrassy area to run around and play and a little dock area to spend time with the ducks. The park it's self could do with more shelter and seating area for parents. There's plenty of street parking in the morning however this fills up during the day