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Bolton Point Park is situated on the western side of Lake Macquarie, lined with pine trees & a fantastic view of the lake.  

There is a small unfenced playground on woodchips within the park with a variety of play equipment including slides, swings & roundabouts.

There are four picnic tables dotted across the park and one sheltered picnic area with 2 tables and electric BBQ in the middle.  The park also has a court with a netball & basketball hoop & sealed path that leads through the path ending at the edge of the park changing into an unsealed walking trail.  Follow the trail for a five-minute walk  across a little bridge to arrive at Bolton Point Cricket Oval and Tennis Courts. There is one picnic table at the Oval.

There is a a boat ramp and jetty at the park with beautiful views of Fennel Bay bridge and across to Toronto.  

There are regular public toilets within the park, closest accessible ones can be found at Bay Road Park.  There is a sealed path from carpark to the toilets, hall, jetty and sheltered area. There are no sealed paths to the playground.  A water fountain can be found at the public toilets.

There is a hall at the park that can be hired for parties and events. It has wheelchair access ramp to the inside of the hall and is right next to the playground. Phone Lake Macquarie City Council (02) 4921 0333 for more information. 

Bolton Point Park

Wangi Foreshore Playground Reserve is located in front of Wangi Workers Club & has a small playground with lake views & set on woodchips.  

The park offers easy & challenging climbing options, twin slide, spring bouncie & outside fitness park.  There is an easy roll cycleway pathway following Wangi Wangi Bay all the way to heart of Wangi shops & RSL.  There are benches along the way & picnic tables.  You can grab a coffee from Market Street Cafe with sheltered cafe tables & four outdoor tables beside the playground.  

There is disabled parking available & sealed pathes to the playground & toilets.  

Wangi Foreshore Playground Reserve

Dobell Park is a large open park in Wangi Wangi with uninterupted views of Lake Macquarie.  

There is vast grassy area all the way down to the water's edge with a shoreline consisting of small pebbles.  There is a small playground on woodchips, shaded by large gum trees.  The playground offers a range of climbing equipment, slides, spinning sticks, swings, noughts & crosses game & monkey bars.

The park has sheltered picnic tables, BBQs along with further picnic tables & benches throughout the park.  There is ample parking available at the playground, jetty, boat ramp & a six boat trailer parking bays along with fish cleaning bay & outdoor shower.  

Accessible toilets can be found at Lake View Park, Wangi Deck Cafe, Kent Place & Wangi RSL Club.

Dobell Park

Arcadia Vale Reserve offers a nice & open playground with water views, disabled parking & sealed pathways.

The easy climb low level slide & soft fall flooring is perfect for toddlers.  There is a swing set including, baby swing & group circular swing, spining roundabout, seesaw,  music fun station & climbing hill.   

The playground is not fenced but is surrounded by a wide flat path for easy rolling.  The path also leads from the carpark to the accessible toilets.  There are sandstone seats, lots of shaded grassland, picnic tables, scattered benches, covered electric BBQ & public jetty with ladders into the water.  

The closest Cafe can be found at Wangi or Rathmines.

Arcadia Reserve Playground

This beautiful walk starts at Dobinson Drive in Swansea near Swansea Lakeside Holiday Park, around 800 metres and takes about 15 – 20 minutes.

It’s an easy yet stunning walk with easy roll pathways, flat and suitable for prams and wheelchairs. It also has amazing views of Lake Macquarie, Swansea Channel and Elizabeth Island.

There is a parking area with picnic area complete with tables and BBQ facilities.  From here, follow the paved path. It soon become gravel but it’s still easy to push strollers and wheelchairs.

There are marshlands along the way along with a little lakeside cove with a gravel path, lake views onto an accessible viewing platform with amazing views of the lake.  

At this viewing point, you’ll then see the start of the boardwalk. There are two steps at the front and a ramp on the right-hand side.  At this viewing point, you’ll then see the start of the boardwalk. There are two steps at the front and a ramp on the right-hand side.  The 230-metre wide accessible boardwalk, winds through the mangroves.

If you don’t want to a long walk or cannot, you can do a variation on the walk but just drive to Pirrita Island carpark.  From there you can just walk along the boardwalk and back and you don’t need to walk along the gravel path. It’s a much shorter walk.  There is interpretative signage is installed along the boardwalk which will describe the history of Pirrita Island as well as the flora and fauna that you’ll find here. 

At start of walk, there is a BBQ and picnic tables. If you need toilets, you’ll have to drive to them. There’s a sign for public toilets but the closest toilets are actually near the Swansea boat ramp. At the end of the walk, there are toilets and picnic tables at Pirrita Island carpark.

Accessible toilets can be found at Coon Island Reserve, Thomas Humphreys Reserve & Lakeview Parade.  

You can start the walk at either the parking lot by the white bridge or Pirrita Island Carpark.

Pirrita Island Nature Reserve Boardwalk

Thomas H Halton Park at Croudace Bay offer an all-abilities, full fenced, lakeside playground with so many to do.  

With a giant pirate ship as it's centrepiece featuring slides, climbing wall, frame, ladders, ramps, bridges, nets, rope tunnels, portholes there is plenty for the kids to entertain themselves.

To the west of the pirate ship is the toddler area..Covered by a sail shade this timber-themed area features swings, rocker, balancing logs, beams & a small fishing boat.  Next to here is the musical area with steel drums & xylophone.  Then onto larger timeber forts with climbing wall, nets , slide, rope tunnel, shaky log bridge & timber seating.

There is a water play area with three water pumps, swing sets, net climbing spinner & accessible roundabout on softfall flooring.

Thomas H Halton is classified as an all-abilities park. This means it’s designed to accommodate the physical and intellectual needs of children and parents.  There are no steps just a wide path throughout the playground providing access.  The pirate ship has a wide ramp to access yhe top deck & the water play is concrete & level along with the roundabout.

An accessible toilet can be found in the park to the left of the toilet block, just outside of the playground behind the pirate ship, along with baby change facilities.  There are BBQs, sheltered picnic tables, water fountains, park benches dotted around.  

Parking can be found at Bareki Road in Croudace Bay, there is also a car park located just north by the Croudace Bay boat ramp.

As well as the playground is a hit-ball wall and half basketball court 350 metres north of the playground & skate park is located 300 metres south. It’s designed as a street plaza style skate park with quarter pipe, flatbanks, hubbas, downrails and manual pad.

Thomas H Halton Park

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Kilaben Bay Reserve is a tranquil park with views over Lake Macquarie.  The park features a playground, picnic spots, driking fountain, beautiful garden and a public jetty for swimming with two ladders, also fishing and kayaking.

The medium-sized playground includes stepping stones, spring rockers, a bridge, double slide, monkey bars, climbing nets, swing, toddler swing and a circular swing.

The playground is on woodchips and surrounded by lush grass but is unfenced, however it is situated back from the water’s edge.

Kilaben Park is a popular picnic spot with many tall gum trees creating ample shade over large flat grass areas.   There are also four picnic tables and BBQ under a covered shelter closer to the water’s edge.

There are gardens at the top of the park via a short walking trail.  Accessible toilets can be found at the park via sealed pathway along with the car park & jetty.  There are no sealed paths to the playground.

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