This park is one of the better parks for a picnic with the family. With its new public toilets and being a none smoking zone .
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Navy Park
cnr, King Edward Street, South Dunedin, Dunedin 9012
Why these ages?
Post-upgrade equipment leans adventurous — flying fox, new climbing tower, inclusive net spinner — with a nature balance trail as the gentler option. Basket swing per council data gives toddlers something, and one review calls it a nice hot-day spot for babies. But a reviewer explicitly notes 'not fenced and beside a busy road' on the King Edward Street corner, which is the parent-attention killer. Older kids and tweens get most out of the flying fox and tower.
Access notes
The description twice states the upgraded equipment sits on a durable artificial surface. One review mentions sharp woodchips, but that likely refers to the separate sensory woodland walk rather than the main play surface, and the description is trusted over the review. No path or accessible parking detail is given.
The week ahead
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Equipment
Navy Park, a medium-sized reserve in South Dunedin, now centres on a flying fox, a new climbing tower, and an inclusive net spinner on a durable artificial surface, the result of a major playground upgrade completed in December 2025 that also added a nature play balance trail.
Equipment
Access and Inclusion
History and Cultural
Getting there
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Spot a problem?
Spotted broken gear, a hazard, or something that needs a fix? Let Dunedin City know. They look after this park.
