Greenways Esplanade Park in Parkinson

Greenways Esplanade Park offers plenty of enjoyment for active Brisbane Kids, whether you want to have fun on the play equipment, play with a ball or bring your wheels and whizz about the cycle tracks.

Greenways Esplanade Park playground

Greenways Esplanade Park is a large, open, essentially flat park with two shade-sail-covered playgrounds featuring swings, a slide and a climbing structure with a great wobbly bridge.

A second, more stable bridge set on the ground is fantastic for younger Brisbane Kids. Although it is uncovered, the massive climbing net is another popular feature of this park.

For older Brisbane Kids, there is a new fenced basketball court, rebound wall, cricket nets, and concrete table tennis table. The gym workout area and small BMX track will provide hours of entertainment.

There’s convenient bench seating near the playground, small tables and chairs on the cycle track, and many upgraded covered shelters with tables and BBQs.

Dogs are also well-catered for with two play areas set aside for them, both fully fenced. One is a well-sized off-leash open area; the other contains small obstacles and agility play equipment.

Biking at Greenways Esplanade Park

An engaging cycle track within the generously spaced and well-equipped Greenways Esplanade makes this spot an impressive location for hours of outdoor fun for the whole family.

The 200m long concrete track is suitable for both scooters and bike riders and swerves and loops gracefully past an abundance of fun Brisbane landmarks and features along the way. Kids can pass over a miniature Gateway Bridge, survey a meandering Brisbane River beneath it as they do, and head into and park at a CBD precinct.

The bike paths here offer children a great way to learn to adhere to specific road rules; the tracks are two-way (stay to the left, kids!) and come complete with traffic signage, intersections, roundabouts and crossings. There is even a bike maintenance area where busy riders can either pretend or genuinely tune their vehicle of choice with air pumps, allen keys, screwdrivers and spanners.

Imagination Factor at Greenways Esplanade Park

You can’t go past the cycle park as a fantastic, imaginative play environment for your kids. Children can pretend they are going on a great adventure as they travel the streets of Brisbane, meet up with friends or head ‘off road’ to the motor-cross jumps all in one day.

The expansive, open green spaces would also be ideal for anyone keen to fly a kite – if they can draw themselves away from all the other options the park offers families.

Accessibility at Greenways Esplanade Park

Greenways Esplanade Park has accessible toilets and baby changing facilities. There are some great flat concrete paths around the outside of the park, so navigating with a wheelchair would be possible.

The playground is unfenced, and many wide concrete paths lead to the different play areas.

Greenways Esplanade Park features

Two unfenced playgrounds with shade sails
Soft fall bark base and rubber under swings
Swings
Rockers
Climbing station
Accessible toilets
200m Cycle Track including traffic signage, landmarks and bike repair station
Concrete table tennis table
Basketball court (fenced)
Seperate basketball half-court
Rebound wall
Cricket nets
BMX track
Dog off-leash area and obstacle course
Picnic shelters
BBQs – electric and wood fuelled
Bike path nearby
Carpark and street parking

While You Are in the Area

For some extra time outdoors enjoy the nearby Warril Parklands in Larapinta. This nature-based play area features a fort with a tunnel slide, wetlands and a water play section.

Another nearby Brisbane Playground is cool Calamvale District Park which boasts an 8m-high netting structure, adventure playground and bike paths.

What We Thought of Greenways Esplanade Park

We thought this was an amazing park for families with kids spanning a range of ages. We had a great time whizzing around the bike track on scooters, especially over the humps.

We were very impressed with the range of options available and thought this would be a wonderful park for an outdoor play date or party.