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	This destination playground has recently been upgraded with a large playground module tower with tube slides, half basketball court, mouse wheel, swings, spinner, flying fox, roktopus, climbing nets, picnic tables and shade. It is modern, colourful and 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 a 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	Slide, swings and seesaw.

Chartwell

Donny Park	Small playhouse for younger children, spinner and swings.
Greenhill Park	On the north eastern outskirts of the city, the playground at Capper Crescent in 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	Slides and swing.

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 with slides.
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.

Flagstaff

Discovery Park	Basic modular unit, swings and half basketball court.
Farringdon Ave Reserve	Basic Modular unit, seesaws, swings.
Flagstaff Park	Colourful modular unit, spinner, hammock, slides and swings. Also includes a Book Exchange (in an old red phone box booth)
Te Huia Reserve Playground	Te Huia Reserve Playground features a mini scooter track, large climbing frame, slide and swings and is nestled on the corner of Wisteria Lane and Te Huia Drive.

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 and seesaws.

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	Upgraded with modern and colourful climbing equipment, including swings, a half basketball court and shade.
Resthills Park	Roktopus, swings and seesaws.

Hamilton East

Galloway Park	Basic modular unit.
Hayes Paddock	Upgraded with a modern and colourful climbing unit, timber trail, fitness items along with swings, a spinner, small slide and shade.
Steele Park	Modern and colourful playground with a spinner, in-ground trampolines, swings and seesaw.

Hamilton Lake

Gower Park	Seesaws and swings.
Innes Common	Upgraded colourful playground and Parkour Training area. It includes swings, BBQs, half basketball court and toilets.
Tawa Park	Basic play unit, swings and seesaws.

Hillcrest

Hammond Park	Swings
Hillcrest Park	Swings, slide, timber play with climbing and balance equipment.
Hillcrest Stadium	Located on Cambridge Road 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.

Huntington

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.
Te Toetoe Reserve	Timber play unit, swings and seesaws
Wiltshire Drive Reserve	Play unit, swings and seesaws.

Melville

Mahoe Park	Swings and seesaws.
Melville Park	Melville skatepark. Colourful playground situated alongside includes a basketball court, swings and climbing equipment, next to the skating rink.
Sandford Park	Multi activity play site

Nawton

Crawshaw Park	Adult fitness equipment, mega swings and basketball courts.
Derby Park	Basic modular unit
Elliot Park	Updated Skatepark and playground with a modern modular unit, swings and a half basketball court.
Mooney Park	Tower unit, swings and seesaws.
Nawton Domain	Basic modular unit, swings and slide.

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 seesaws.

Queenwood

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

Rototuna

Eden Park Reserve	Modular play unit, swing and swing basket.
Rototuna Park	Play unit, swings and seesaws.

Silverdale

Chelmsford Park	Seesaws and basic modular unit.
Edinburgh Park	Seesaw and swings.
Jansen Park	Modular unit including slide, swings and seesaws.

St Andrews

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

Templeview

Templeview Reserve	Modular climbing unit, roktopus and swings.
Wade Lane Reserve	Swings.

Western Heights

Brymer Glen Reserve	Basic modular unit, swings and seesaw.
Derek Heather Park	Timber play with climbing and balance equipment, roundabout spinner, swings and a half basketball court.
Te Kootii Park	Modular play with junior climbing unit, swings, seesaw, rockers and mini trampoline.

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