Playgrounds

Hamilton has more than 80 playgrounds on parks across the city. Most are neighbourhood playgrounds for the local community. We also have eight destination playgrounds, which are larger and have different themes.

We regularly renew and upgrade our playgrounds.

Find out more about these projects at hamilton.govt.nz/playgroundupgrades

Find Your Playground

Destination Playgrounds

Hamilton Lake Domain	This destination playground includes a fenced junior unit and large senior unit, sand and water play, slides and swings. Accessible equipment disability friendly.
Parana Park	The Potter Children's Garden at Parana Park features a Kowhai slide and other creative play equipment. The playground is particularly popular in summer with a large water feature and Tui theme which includes a water feature, swings and aviary.
Claudelands Park	This destination playground includes a flying fox, climbing net, junior and senior units, and disability-friendly equipment.
Tauhara Park	Destination playground, mouse wheel, modular fitness equipment, swings, slides, flying fox, roktopus, climbing nets, space net, monkey bars, hand trolley and seesaws. Disability friendly.
Minogue Park	Double flying fox, sand and water play, in ground trampolines and scooter track.
Dominion Park	The Dominion Park destination playground has an ecological theme reflecting Hamilton's environment. Te oko o Kirikiriroa playground includes towers and climbing equipment, sand and water play, BBQ, toilet and car parking facilities. Disability friendly.
Hamilton Gardens	The playground features and stage for performances, treehouse, earthworm slide, swinging and rocking equipment. The garden themed playground located near Gate 2 of the Hamilton Gardens provides for imagination and games.
Hare Puke Park	Opened in July 2018, the Destination Playground at Hare Puke Park includes a wide range of modern and colourful playground equipment, toilets, sand play area, scooter track and extensive landscaping. The playground's theme is hinaki (eel net) and tuna (eel), reflecting the cultural heritage of area and its significance to iwi.

Beerescourt

Bolmuir Park	Basic modular unit, swings and seesaw and slide unit.
Vardon Park	Swings and seesaw.

Chartwell

Donny Park	Swings and seesaws.
Greenhill Park	On the northeastern outskirts of the city, the playground at Greenhill Park features a large climbing frame, swings, seesaws and timber equipment designed to help younger children develop physical skills.
Porritt Stadium	Seesaws and swings.

Chedworth

Chedworth Park	Small skateboard bowl, basic modular unit, dizzy disc, swings and seesaws.
Hillary Park	Swings and see saws.
Hukanui Oaks	Multi unit fitness equipment and swing and seesaws.

Claudelands

Union Park

Petanque, table tennis, swings, adventure unit.

Dinsdale

Bremworth Park	Basic modular unit, swings and seesaw
Caernarvon Park	Basic modular unit.
Kahikatea Park	Small junior unit, swings, seesaw and mini scooter track.
Pygmalion Park	Basic modular unit and swings
Wake Park	Old style western climbing unit with slide. Seesaw and swings.

Enderley

Enderley Park	Swings, seesaw and basic modular unit.
Pountney Park	Basic modular unit and swings.

Fairfield

Fairfield Park	Skateboard bowl, basic modular unit, senior modular unit and swings.
Ranfurly Park	Swings and seesaws.

Fairview Downs

Carrs Park	Swings and seesaws.
Northolt Park	Large modular unit and swings.
Raymond Park	Basic modular unit and swings.

Flagstaff

Discovery Park	Basic modular unit and swings
Farringdon Ave Reserve	Basic Modular unit, seesaws, swings.
Flagstaff Park	Basic modular unit and rockers and swing set.
Te Huia Reserve Playground	Opened in June 2018, Te Huia Reserve Playground features a mini scooter track, large climbing frame, slide and swings and is nestled on the corner of Wisteria Ln and Te Huia Dr.

Forest Lake

Minogue Park

Double flying fox, sand and water play, in-ground trampolines and scooter track..

Frankton

Swarbrick Park

Basic modular unit and swings.

Glenview

Fitzroy Park	Basic modular unit and swings, seesaw and spinner.
Deanwell Park	Large modular senior unit, swings, seesaws, spinning and climbing equipment. Sand play area, This playground is for use by Deanwell School and the community, please respect all users.
Glenview Park	Swings, seesaw and small wooden unit.
Resthills Park	Roktopus, swings and seesaws.

Hamilton East

Clyde Park	Swings.
Galloway Park	Basic modular unit.
Hayes Paddock	Fitness trail and swings.
Steele Park	Swings and seesaw.

Hamilton Lake

Gower Park	See-saws and swings.
Innes Common	Swings, seesaws, roktopus and spinner.
Tawa Park	Basic play unit, swings and seesaws.

Hillcrest

Jansen Park	Swings, slide and see-saws.
Hammond Park	Swings
Hillcrest Park	Swings, slide, timber play with climbing and balance equipment.
Hillcrest Stadium	Located on Cambridge Rd this playground offers something for the whole family. Featuring a basketball court, multiuse pump track, junior bike skills area, swings, double mouse house and balance equipment.

Melville

Jansen Park	Swings, slide and seesaws.
Mahoe Park	Swings and seesaws.
Melville Park	Currently under development. When completed this park will feature a skateboard park, basketball court, swings and climbing equipment.
Sandford Park	Multi activity play site

Nawton

Brymer Glen Reserve	Basic modular unit, swings and seesaw.
Crawshaw Park	Adult fitness equipment, swings and slide.
Derby Park	Basic modular unit
Derek Heather Park	Basic modular unit, roundabout spinner
Elliot Park	Skatepark, basic modular unit and swings.
Mooney Park	Tower unit, swings and seesaws.
Nawton Domain	Basic modular unit and slide.
Te Kootii Park	Basic modular unit.

Pukete

Ashurst Park	Scooter track around the whole playground. Flying fox, roktopus, climbing net, rockers and a playhouse for younger children.
Cullimore Park	Swings, seesaw and modular unit.
Pukete Park	Swings, slide and see saws.

Queenwood

Chartwell Park	Basic modular unit and swings.
Chequers Avenue Reserve	Swings and seesaw.

Rototuna

Eden Park Reserve	Play play unit.
Mangaiti Park – Azure Place	Play unit, slide, seesaws.
Mangaiti Park – Darjon Drive	This playground features a scooter track, tee pee themed play unit, swings and rockers.
Moonlight Drive Reserve	Climbing nets, climbing walls, platforms, monkey bars and a hand trolley. A smaller junior unit has its own small slide, binoculars and puzzles. There is also sand play with a digger.
Rototuna Park	Play unit, swings and seesaws.
Te Awa O Katapaki Esplanade	Play unit.
Te Toe Toe Reserve	Basic play unit.
Wiltshire Drive Reserve	Play unit, swings and seesaws

Silverdale

Chelmsford Park	Seesaws and basic modular unit.
Edinburgh Park	Seesaw and swings.

St Andrews

Heath Park	Basic modular unit and swings.
Waiwherowhero Park	Basic modular unit.

Templeview

Templeview Reserve	Basic modular unit, roktopus and swings.
Wade Lane Reserve	Swings.

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