WA is home to a growing number of accessible playgrounds designed to ensure that every child can experience the joy of play, no matter their abilities.
From sensory-rich play areas to wheelchair-accessible equipment, these inclusive spaces offer a welcoming environment for all children and families.
Whether you’re planning a family outing during the school holidays, a weekend adventure, or just an after-school visit, you’ve come to the right place!
Here, we’ll highlight some of the top accessible playgrounds in WA, where everyone can enjoy outdoor play – all without spending a cent.
Check out the list below to find a playground near you!
Jo Wheatley All Abilities Play Space
Image via City of Nedlands.
The Jo Wheatley All Abilities Play Space is an inclusive accessible playground and covers 10,000sq m with wheelchair access throughout. It also features a sensory garden, flying fox, climbing obstacles, slides, swings, picnic areas, water play, and accessible toilet facilities.
Location: Esplanade, Dalkeith, located in Beaton Park
Livvi’s Place Playground
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Livvi’s Place Playground is a creation brought to life through the collaboration of hundreds of local school children. It features a fully fenced area, double flying fox, sand table, and accessible parking and toilet facilities.
Location: Mayfield Drive, Brabham
Piney Lakes Sensory Play Park
Image via City of Melville.
Piney Lakes Sensory Play Park is an inclusive park where people with disability can play and interact alongside their family, friends, and community. This includes accessible footpaths, an accessible drink fountain (with tap for bottle refill), picnic tables set at different heights central to the water and sand play area overlooking the lake, ACROD parking, and two accessible unisex toilets (fitted with adult change tables and left and right-handed grab rails).
Location: 555 Leach Highway, Winthrop located in Piney Lakes Reserve
Pia’s Place in Whiteman park, Whiteman
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Pia’s Place is designed to allow all children to explore and play in a nature-based inclusive play space. It starts with amenities accessible from the tram stop and ACROD parking bays at the entrance. It also features accessible harness swings on the flying fox, quiet nooks and sand pits.
Location: 223A Drumpellier Drive, Whiteman located in Whiteman Park
Kwinana Adventure Park
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The Kwinana Adventure Park is an enormous adventure play park and has something for the whole family to enjoy. The park is divided into six zones, offering impressive accessibility features. It has a range of sensory play equipment, and its carousel offers two-seated carriages so carers can accompany their loved ones on board. In warmer months, take your loved ones to cool off at the splash pad, including accessible areas.
Location: Walgreen Cresent, Calista
Click here to find out more about accessibility options.
Shipwreck Park
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Shipwreck Park is a nautical-themed playground for children to play and let their imaginations run wild. It features pathways all through the park for wheelchair and walker use, along with a wheelchair-accessible playground. It also features an accessible swing and flying fox, and even a wheelchair-accessible barbeque. There are ACROD parking bays in the car park.
Location: Corner Forrest Road and Eleventh Road, Hilbert
Bibra Lake Regional Playground
The Bibra Lake Regional Playground has several accessible features, including sound and water play for children with visual impairments, wheelchair-accessible barbeques, supportive seats on swings, seesaws, and flying foxes. There are also disabled change facilities that include tracking hoists, height-adjustable adult-sized changing benches, automatic doors, and enough space for two carers.
Location: Located in Bibra Lake Reserve, Bibra Lake
Variety Place
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The Variety Place playground was largely designed and built with accessibility for all children in mind. The playground has wheelchair accessible pathways and toilets, as well as changing facilities for eligible users and their carers who possess a MLAK key.
Location: Picnic area, Saw Avenue located in Kings Park
Woodbridge Riverside Park and Play Space
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The Woodbridge Riverside Park and Play Space is an all abilities play space with accessible equipment and facilities. There are dual ability flying foxes with one seat that has a seat belt and play equipment capable of fitting two wheelchairs in at the same time. There is also a liberty swing, accessible toilets, and ACROD parking available.
Location: First Avenue, Woodbridge
Fantasy Park in Waikiki, Rockingham
Image via City of Rockingham.
Fantasy Park is an accessible adventure park and picnic area. It has a large accessible playground, a sensory garden, a touching panel, large stone animal sculptures designed for interactive play, and accessible toilets.
Location: Rand Avenue, Waikiki
Hyde Park’s Playground
Image via City of Vincent.
Hyde Park’s Playground is an accessible children’s playground with a liberty swing, various ramps for wheelchair users, two climbing nets, an accessible carousel, two sets of swings (one with seats enabling persons with minor mobility issues to access and use with ease), many items of play accessible from ground level, and ACROD parking.
Location: Corner of Glendower and Throssell Street located in Hyde Park, Perth
Magnolia Way Reserve All Abilities Playground
Image via City of Kalamunda.
Magnolia Way Reserve All Abilities Playground has recently opened and features a sensory dome, climbing cubes, hammock, harmony flower posy, and ramps. The playground is easily accessible for children in wheelchairs and has play elements on each level.
Location: Magnolia Playground, Forrestfield
Eyre Park All Abilities Play Space
Image via City of Albany.
Eyre Park All Abilities Play Space features nine pieces of play equipment specifically for all abilities with internal paths and rubber soft fall flooring. Additional play equipment includes a flying fox, swings, climbing ropes, music, sensory, and sand play.
Location: Garden Street, Middleton Beach, Albany
Skyes Foreshore Playspace
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Skyes Foreshore Playspace is surrounded by Play Matta accessible surfacing, and features a giant swing designed to cater to children or adults able to transfer from a mobility aid. Other accessible play elements include rainbow chimes, dice game panel, sea puzzle, tournicoti carousel, and treasure hunt.
Location: 16 Lyons Cove, Bunbury
We hope you’ve discovered an accessible playground where your family can enjoy fun and free outdoor activities together!
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