Blaxland Riverside Park

Great place. Love the water park area. Kids have a great time running around. Big open spaces… Only issue is not many ways to hide from the sun on hot days…
Take plenty of sun screen

Drawn in by the potential of the Armory Wharf Café (review
) I found my self driving a bit out of my way to give it a go. Not knowing a great deal about this park, when I arrived I was amazed to see the play area with the shiny slippery slides, climbing areas and massive swings. This is an awesome park.
While some parts of it still seem under development, and there is a real lack of shade areas, this has to be one of the best play areas I have seen in Sydney. If your kids can not have fun here they are simply not trying hard enough. While it appeared there was a tonne of parking available, on the weekend you are going to find it challenging.
As for what to bring when you come, if you have a bike, bring it as there is a huge bike track to check out. If you don’t have one, you can rent one (
).
Of course if you want to chill out and relax, perhaps with a coffee, then head to either the Armory Wharf Café or the Armory Wharf Canteen (
— which is only open on weekends and public holidays). Alternatively you could grab one of the benches near the free BBQ hot plates and cook up a couple of snags.
If you are looking for the perfect place to have a kids birthday party, this might be it! You just might not want to do it on the weekend…