1 / 3Parrs Park Playground
π Glen Eden, Auckland
Parrs Park in Glen Eden is a free outdoor playground with a giant climbing tower, two slides, interactive water courses, sandpits, a skate/scooter track, and basketball courts. Free parking, change rooms, and pram access on site.
Awesome park! Heaps of toys and games to play. Extensive football fields, small skate / scooter course track, sand pits, water courses and different types of swings. You can have bbq, play basketball and run in the surroundings. There are also a swimming school and cage to practice cricket. There is an official football field for the football school. In the shade, there are exercise sets of various kinds. Water fountains and clean toilets make this place ideal to bring kids.
π Family Action Verdict
Reviewers love the interactive water features β kids spend long stretches activating the manual controls. The split-level slide tower keeps different age groups engaged on the same structure, and the skate track adds another layer for older kids.
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π¬ What Families Are Saying
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Mauricio Kimura
4 years ago
βAwesome park! Heaps of toys and games to play. Extensive football fields, small skate / scooter course track, sand pits, water courses and different types of swings. You can have bbq, play basketball and run in the surroundings. There are also a swimming school and cage to practice cricket. There is an official football field for the football school. In the shade, there are exercise sets of various kinds. Water fountains and clean toilets make this place ideal to bring kids.β
Rusty Reviews
6 years ago
βGreat playground for kids! Giant tower to climb and two different slides - one half way up for younger kids, and one from the top. A nice water play feature and big sports fields to run around.β
Aaron Falkner
2 years ago
βGreat fun lots to do, nice water π¦ features for the kids to play with - different manually activated/controlled devices to make the water flow from one side of the park to the other - helps build team work as you see the water flow with help from 4+ people. Nice talk climbing structure (canβt climb outside only inside) with 2 different slides coming off. Cool swings that can go in circles too - canβt fit 4 kids in easy - just watch that others donβt walk into the swing in motion can wipe out anyone! :-Dβ
Angela Day
6 years ago
βWe visited Parrs Park and Playground today. Day overcast with a slight breeze and felt quite exposed. Flat tracks around the park - which is great for little tots and bikes (but also had an array of walkers/runners and dogs). Playground itself felt to cater for older kids. It had a water play area as well as sand. The main climbing area went high and had two slides - neither of which would be suitable for a pre-school age kid. A few other activity areas, but less inviting than other playgrounds we've frequented.β
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Overview
Parrs Park in Glen Eden is a comprehensive free playground with a giant climbing tower featuring two slides β one mid-height for younger kids, one from the top for older children. Interactive water courses use manually activated devices kids control themselves. A skate/scooter track, football fields, basketball courts, and sandpits round out the space. Free parking, change rooms, toddler zones, and pram access on site.






