Good for kicking a ball around
Highcliff Road Playground
246 Highcliff Road, Shiel Hill, Dunedin 9013
Access notes
Description states the equipment sits on a mix of bark and artificial surfacing, with no dedicated car park and only on street parking along Highcliff Road.
What's here
Highcliff Road Playground is a small neighbourhood playground in Shiel Hill, a residential suburb on the western end of the Otago Peninsula about 3km southeast of central Dunedin. The equipment is scaled for younger children: a climbing frame with bars, a slide and swings that include an infant seat, on bark and artificial surfacing with seating nearby, and the playground has been built or renewed within the last five years.
Good to know
HistoryOpened within the last 5 years (as of the McNoe 2026 survey).
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteEquipment includes slide, swings (with infant swing), climbing frame, bars.
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteJunior-suitable items include infant swing, slide (suitable for young child with assistance).
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesPlayground surface: artificial, bark.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite amenities include seating.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite size category: 2 Medium.
Source: services1.arcgis.comHandy to knowShade at midday in summer: No shade for play equipment or seating. Some trees around the edge of the park will provide shade at other times during the day for the rest of the park.
Source: services1.arcgis.comHandy to knowParking: on street parking.
Source: services1.arcgis.comHandy to knowCouncil operates a smokefree policy covering this playground.
Source: services1.arcgis.com
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