25 FREE Water Parks in Sydney For Summer Splashing

We are so lucky to be blessed with so much warm weather here in Sydney, and so many fun ways to cool off! Apart from our beautiful beaches, there are fantastic water parks in Sydney with epic water features for FREE fun in the sun - splash-tastic!

So, if you're looking for free fun with the kids this weekend, grab your swimmers and head to these awesome and free water parks in Sydney - don't forget to slip, slop, slap!

25 FREE Water Parks in Sydney For Summer Splashing

1. Campbelltown Billabong Parklands 

Having only opened in June 2024, Campbelltown Billabong is one of the newest free water parks that you might not have even tried yet!

Along with a mega swimming lagoon, cool rock pools, expansive green spaces, and plenty of picnic facilities, the Billabong has a cool free kids' water play space with a range of interactive water elements.

Water play opening hours: The 2024/2025 swimming season kicks off on 31 August 2024. Families can visit the Parklands for FREE but you'll need to book a ticket first. 

Location: The Pkwy, Bradbury 

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2. Greenacre Splash Park

Another relatively new free water park in Sydney, Greenacre Splash Park opened at the start of 2023 and is a huge hit amongst the Canterbury-Bankstown locals.

Located at Roberts Park, Greenacre Splash Park pulls off double duty as both a water park and a dry playground for kids of all ages and abilities to enjoy. Our favourite feature is the Mega Splash 4-dump Bucket - check it out!

Opening hours: Greenacre Splash Park is opening for the season in October 2024. The water is usually on from 10 am to 6 pm.

Location: Roberts Park, 105 Waterloo Rd, Greenacre

3. Water Play, Darling Quarter

For adventure in and out of the water, the huge children's play area at Darling Quarter Playground is an absolute must!

Surrounded by the hustle and bustle of Darling Harbour, this impressive play space is a kids' oasis, right in the city. The vibrant playground is a wonderland of balance ropes, giant swings, a jumbo ring, a big slide and slide hill, a flying fox, an octonet and sand pits with diggers.

After tackling that terrain, the kids will need to cool down, and the fabulous 'Water Works' aquatic play area is the place to do it. It's a masterful maze of waterways where kids control the flow via switches, gates, a water wheel and an Archimedes water screw! There are also pump stations and water squirts.

Water play opening hours: Open daily

Location: 1-25 Harbour St, Sydney

4. Blaxland Riverside Park, Homebush

Blaxland Riverside Park is a unique play space with a diverse range of activities and challenges for kids of all ages and abilities – and it's home to the largest outdoor water play facility in NSW! 

The water park boasts a double flying fox, mega-swing, tunnel slides, scramble wall, spinning play disk, Viking swing, and a multi-level tree house, plus a range of spraying water fountains and jets, all spread over three hectares of parkland along the Parramatta River.

With its amazing architectural equipment and bright, cheerful colours, this spectacular waterside park is a world away from your average playground. 

Water play opening hours: Open daily

Location: Jamieson St, Sydney Olympic Park 

5. Pirrama Park, Pyrmont

The award-winning, multi-million dollar Pirrama Park is one of the most thoughtfully designed water parks in Sydney. 

Kids have a blast immersing themselves in the aquatic play space while parents sit back and soak up the stunning surroundings. The unique adventure playground has fun water play features like sprinklers and fountains, which are a hit on a hot summer's day. There is also a big sandpit, climbing structures, slippery dips, swings and musical play equipment to keep little adventurers entertained.

There's plenty of room to ride a bike, kick a ball or have a picnic!

Opening hours: Water play is open from 8 am to 6 pm every day except Tuesdays.

Location: Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont

6. Livvi's Place, Elara

Livvi's Place Elara in Marsden Park is an expansive kids playground featuring a water play zone, a flying fox, slides, swings, climbing nets, a carousel, a fun glider, a trampoline loop, a basketball half-court, and a really cool bike track. Spend the whole day here in the good weather! 

Water play opening hours: Open daily

Location: Elara Blvd, Marsden Park

7. Steel Park, Marrickville

Steel Park in the inner west suburb of Marrickville has a lovely water playground with equipment to suit both the little ones and older children, surrounded by plenty of space, lots of grass, poplar trees providing great shade, and a great view of the Cooks River. And even after all that, its Waterplay Park is still the main drawcard.

The interesting series of water features include interactive fountains, jets, sprinklers, and misty spray elements designed to encapsulate the total water cycle. The 'source', 'rills' and 'estuary' features demonstrate the environmental process in action. It's safe, creative, and lots of fun.

Opening hours: Open daily

Location: 531-565 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville

8. Ian Potter Children's WILD PLAY Garden

 

The gorgeous Ian Potter WILD PLAY Garden is a family oasis within Centennial Park with one of Sydney's best aquatic areas.

Surrounded by unique rock formations, the artesian water park has flowing jets with plenty of space for children to run through. The surrounding natural wonderland also includes a bamboo forest, Banksia Scrub tunnels, rope bridge access to a climbing tower, a cubby house with a super slide, teepees, a swamp area, and dry creek beds.

Opening hours: The water feature is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm but is closed for annual maintenance from 1 July to 1 September.

Location: Off Grand Dr, Centennial Park

9. Putney Park, Putney

Right on the waterfront, beautiful Putney Park is an expanse of lush lawn and natural wonder.

The fantastic main playground boasts a huge tube slippery dip, a large climbing net, a lookout tower, and combination equipment. Plus, it's heaven on a hot day with its large water feature – two shaded paddling pools linked by a little stream for hours of splashing fun.

For the older kids, there's another playground near the river with a huge spider rope climbing frame suspended over a big sandpit. There is also a smaller playground at the southern end of the park with equipment suitable for young children.

Opening hours: Open daily

Location: Pellisier Rd, Putney

10. Nurragingy Reserve Water Park, Doonside

The free water park at Nurragingy Reserve is a huge gem for kids in Sydney's west where temps can soar.

This free aquatic park facility features a number of fountains, hoses and waterfalls to help you cool off while having fun in the picturesque Western Sydney Parklands. There is also a huge playground alongside the water play area with sandstone, jarrah logs, river stones, recycled timber sleepers, and shipping ropes. 

Opening hours: The water park is open daily from 10 am to 3.30 pm during spring and autumn, while hours will be extended to 9 am to 6.30 pm in summer. The water park is closed in winter.

Location: Knox Rd, Doonside

11. James Ruse Reserve Water Playground, Parramatta

James Ruse Reserve has a delightful shaded water park with a variety of interactive water features like water jets, fountains, tipping buckets, and sprays. Kids of all ages will love getting into the aquatic action during the warmer months of the year.

Opening hours: The season runs from September to May when the water playground is open from 9 am to 8 pm. It closes from June to August. The dry playground is open year-round.

Location: 109 Harris St, Parramatta

12. Cathy Freeman Park, Sydney Olympic Park

Our favourite feature of Cathy Freeman Park is the gigantic Olympic Cauldron with cascading water that the kids just love splashing in. There is a large grassy area perfect for picnics. You also have your choice of playgrounds nearby along with a variety of cafes. There is also an outdoor chessboard.

Opening hours: Open daily

Location: Next to ANZ Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park

13. Blacktown Showground Precinct, Blacktown

Francis Park at the Blacktown Showground Precinct has a fun free water park that features a sheltered area with varying-sized water troughs, a hand wheel water pump, a concrete water maze, and spurts and sprays coming from all over – just perfect for the kids (and adults) on a warm, sunny day.

There is also a junior playground for little ones featuring an activity unit, swings, a rotating ball, play tables, balance beams, rubber mushrooms, and more! The big kids' playground boasts a flying fox, balance cable and beams, climbing units, slides, and more.

Opening hours: Water play is available during spring, summer, and autumn.

Location: Richmond Rd, Blacktown

14. Curry Reserve Water Play Park, Elderslie

Curry Reserve playground on Camden Valley Way features three play zones for all ages including a toddler zone, 36 play features including a toddlers' 'discovery stream', a capacity for 176 users, shade sails covering two-thirds of the water play area and zero-depth water.

The water will be heated too so you can splash around well into the cooler months!

Opening hours: The water play season starts on 2 September 2024 until April. Open daily from 10 am to 7 pm.

Location: 24 Camden Valley Way, Elderslie

15. Dawson-Damer Park, Oran Park

Dawson-Damer Park in the sprawling Oran Park is a mega and refreshing oasis for families. 

The free water park offers 30 water features, including a large dump bucket, water slides, water spinners, and more. 

Opening hours: Splash play is open from September to April from 10 am to 7 pm.

Location: Dick Johnson Drive, Oran Park

16. Philip Ruddock Water Playground, Dundas Valley

The Philip Ruddock Waterpark was an initiative of Parramatta Council's 'Cool Parramatta' campaign to give Western Sydney a reprieve from the sweltering summer sun.

Water features are integrated into fun playground equipment for hours of cooling off. There is also a playground with a fort structure, a slide, swings, and nearby BBQs and picnic shelters for the whole family to enjoy.

Opening hours: 9 am to 8 pm from September to May. 

Location: Yates Ave, Dundas Valley

17. Mary O'Brien Reserve, Zetland

Mary O'Brien Reserve boasts an expansive lush green area for picnics and running around, two awesome age-appropriate playgrounds with lots of interweaving structures to climb, and a water play area! Jets shoot water skywards on blue spongy flooring - perfect for a splash around on a hot day.

Opening hours: Open daily

Location: 8 Tilford St, Zetland

18. Plough And Harrow East, Western Sydney Parklands

Plough And Harrow East Playground has a hamster wheel, a flying fox, a five-way swing, climbing structures, a pentagonal swing set, a spinning ring, a little cubby house with a slide, and lots of things to climb. 

Of course, there is also a water park with a few pumps and turnpikes that get released into a little mini dam that kids can direct the flow of by moving the rocks around. 

Opening hours: Open daily

Location: Elizabeth Dr, Abbotsbury

19. Lizard Log, Abbotsbury

Voted the number one playground in NSW and the ACT, Lizard Log is a natural wonderland with a bushland feel that encourages nature play at its finest.

It has all kinds of play equipment including a double flying fox, giant swings, a climbing wall and slide, sand diggers, and balancing beams - all made from recycled timbers and trees that died onsite. The cool water play area has a deck with a pump where kids can watch the water cascade through a series of wooden channels down to a final waterfall created by naturally occurring rocks and bushes.

Opening hours: Open daily

Location: The Horsley Dr and Cowpasture Rd, Abbotsbury

20. Bigge Park, Liverpool

Hours of refreshing fun is on the agenda at Bigge Park in Liverpool. The kids will have endless hours of fun running through sprayers, mini water buckets and the hero of the playground, the giant water bucket! Bigge Park has shade sails for sun protection.

Opening hours: Open from 10 am to 7 pm from October to March; 11 am to 4 pm from April to September.

Location: 124 Bigge St, Liverpool

21. Werrington Lakes Playground, Werrington

After children exhaust themselves running and playing in the expansive park and multi-age play equipment at Werrington Lakes Park playground, they can head over to the splash pad where jets will shoot up and soak them on a hot day.

This Penrith venue is well worth a visit, boasting a duck pond and BBQ area - everything you need for a family day out.

Opening hours: Open daily

Location: Burton St, Werrington 

22. Ollie Webb Reserve

One of our favourite all-abilities playgrounds is also one of our favourite free water parks.

Ollie Webb Reserve in Parramatta is fun for all ages at all times of the year with a dry playground for the winter months and fun splash features during spring and summer. The kids will have a ball running through the water jets tunnel in between jumping on the trampolines and playing in the mega tower. 

Opening hours: Open from 9 am to 8 pm from September to May. Closed during winter.

Location: 37A Glebe St, Parramatta

23. Deerbush Park, Prariewood

Another all-abilities playground that also offers water play, Deerbush Park in Prariewood is the place to be when the summer temps start to soar.  

The water play section of the playground features 13 above-ground squirters and numerous ground-level bubblers for all ages and abilities. 

Opening hours: Water play is available from 10 am to 6 pm during spring and summer, and from 11 am to 4 pm in winter. 

Location: Deerbush Park, Prariewood

24. Meadowbank Regional Playground

The super-fun Meadowbank Regional Playground opened in 2022 and has since become many families' go-to spot for year-round fun in the sun and splashtastic adventures during the warmer months.

There are so many things for kids to do at Meadowbank, including the fun water play area, music zone, sand pit, slides, sensory zones, cars, bridge, and plenty more. We also love that there are shade sails to filter UV rays while the kids are running amok. 

Opening hours: Water play is available from 9 am to 8 pm from October to April; 9 am to 5 pm on weekends only from May to September.

Location: Constitution Rd, Meadowbank

25. Symbio Wildlife Park

Ok, so Symbio Wildlife Park isn't exactly free entry, but their awesome splash park is free when you visit the park - cool!

This spot is the perfect cool down after checking out all the adorable animals at the park, and it offers plenty of splishers, splashes and an epic water bomb the kids will love! There's also plenty of shade and seating available. 

Opening hours: The Splash Park is open daily from September and is free to use with your zoo entry. 

Location: 7-11 Lawrence Hargrave Dr, Helensburgh

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