Parks and recreation
The Gold Coast has over 2314 parks covering 16,474 hectares, almost 700 playgrounds, over 380 barbecues and over 200 sports fields scattered across the City.
Explore the links below to find out more about the many beautiful parks and recreational facilities that are available for our community and visitors to enjoy.
Popular facilities
What's on in Gold Coast parks
Sports and leisure activities
More information
Find information about the regulations surrounding park use in our local laws section below.
Related information
- City services
- Dog exercise areas
- Local Law No. 9 (Parks and Reserves) 2008
- Mobile food vending in parks
- Report a problem - City parks and beaches
- Report a problem - Trees, plants and vegetation
- Tourist parks (self-contained villas, caravan and camping sites)
- Libraries
- Media Centre
- Find a park
- Alerts
- Find a waste centre
- Report a problem
- Contact us
- Forms & applications
- Events
- Have your say
- Payments
- Permits and licensing
- Disaster management
- Community Directory



