Stillwater Park, which Auckland Council calls Stillwater Reserve, holds the playground, a basketball half-court and the community hall for Stillwater, the small estuary village on the Weiti River just south of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula in Auckland.1 It is a large reserve of open lawn and bush, and reviewers describe it as peaceful, with plenty of room for a picnic.
Equipment
The council lists a playground and a basketball half-court inside the reserve.1 Reviewers call it a nice little park for kids, and one parent wished there was more for younger children, so it suits school-age kids better than toddlers. We have no clear photo of the play equipment yet, so check the visitor photos before you promise anyone a particular slide.
Practical Info
There is a car park and on-street parking off Duck Creek Road, and a walkway in from the end of Cockle Place for anyone on foot.1 Paths link the entrances and facilities, and a reviewer notes wheelchair parking and access.1 Picnic tables and seating are spread around the lawn.1 The toilet and changing block gets mixed notes: some reviewers find it clean, another says it could do with an update. The bookable Stillwater Hall also stands in the reserve, a community meeting place the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board had delivered by 2015.12
History and Cultural
Stillwater grew out of the McPike brothers' 1950 farm subdivision and took its name in 1958.3 Visitor photos from the area show gravel tracks under tall gums and a honeycombed sandstone rock platform on the estuary at low tide, good for a beachcomb after the playground. For a second stop, Brandon Reserve is the nearest other playground we list, just under 2 km away as the crow flies.
