City views from The Domain, Sydney, May 2021, 02

Sydney is well endowed with open spaces and has many natural areas. Many of these exist even within the compact city centre. These include the Chinese Garden of Friendship and Hyde Park (which is named after

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's Hyde Park). The metropolitan area contains several national parks, including the

Royal National Park The Royal National Park is a protected national park that is located in Sutherland Shire in the Australian state of New South Wales, just south of Sydney. The national park is about south of the Sydney central business district near the loca ...

, the second oldest national park in the world (after

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), which occupies an area of . Completing Sydney's wide array of green spaces, the leader is the Royal Botanical Gardens, with its large amount of green spaces, lush plants and colourful flowers. Although Sydney developed organically after the arrival of the First Fleet, the city parks and open spaces were a part of early town planning to provide relief from the bustle and monotony of the city streets. Hyde Park is the oldest park in the city. Lover's Walk, Hyde Park, Sydney (transparency) - a variety of Sydney and country scenes - (8446992740)

Lover's Walk, Hyde Park, Sydney (transparency) - a variety of Sydney and country scenes - (8446992740)

Largest parks in Sydney metropolitan area

Largest parks in the City of Sydney area

Parks and reserves

The following is an incomplete list of parks and reserves in Sydney: * Alexandria Park *

Anderson Park, Neutral Bay Anderson Park is an urban recreation park located in the Sydney suburb of , New South Wales, Australia. The park is located on the shore of the bay in Sydney Harbour from which the suburb is named. Anderson Park is built on land reclaimed from ...

Angophora Reserve Angophora Reserve is a nature preserve located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales. It was once two adjacent reserves formally known as Hudson Park and Angophora Reserve, however the two were merged and are ...

* Arthur McElhone Reserve *

Auburn Botanical Gardens The Auburn Botanic Gardens are a botanical garden located in Auburn (a suburb of Sydney), New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1977 and covers an area of . There are two lakes, a waterfall and bridges. Duck River winds through t ...

Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan is a botanical garden located in a hilly area of the southwestern Sydney suburb of , between Campbelltown and Camden, New South Wales. It is the largest botanical garden in Australia, specializing in ...

* Badangi Reserve * Balfour Street Park * Ballast Point *

Balls Head Reserve The Balls Head Reserve is a forested headland nature reserve situated on Balls Head in Sydney. The headland is in Port Jackson, west of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, between Berrys Bay to the east and Balls Head Bay to the west. It is named a ...

* Barangaroo Reserve * Beare Park * Bede Spillane Gardens *

Belmore Park Belmore Park is a public park at the southern end of the Sydney central business district in the Australian state of New South Wales. Adjacent to the Central railway station, the park is bounded by Hay Street, Eddy Avenue, Elizabeth Stree ...

* Ben Buckler Gun Battery * Bents Basin State Conservation Area * Berowra Valley Regional Park * Berry Island Reserve * Bicentennial Park ** Brickpit Ring Walk **

Louise Sauvage Pathway Located alongside the suburb of Newington, New South Wales, and named in honour of Australian paralympic wheelchair racer Louise Sauvage, the Pathway is the longest continuous section of pathway in Sydney Olympic Park. As such, the pathway is ...

Bicentennial Square Centenary Square, formerly known as Bicentennial Square, is a civic square located in the heart of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. It faces the 1883 Parramatta Town Hall and St John's Cathedral. The square was listed on the Parramatta ...

Birchgrove Park Birchgrove Park is an urban park and sports ground located in Birchgrove, Inner West Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the waterfront of Sydney Harbour. It is also the location of Birchgrove Oval, the headquarters of the Sydney C ...

Botany Bay National Park The Kamay Botany Bay National Park is a heritage-listed protected national park that is located in the Sydney metropolitan region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately south-east of the ...

* Bradley's Head * Brenan Park * Brightmore reserve *

Burwood Park Burwood Park is an historic private estate located in Hersham, Surrey, England. Spanning six miles of road, Burwood Park is situated in a former deer park that belonged to Henry VIII. The 360 acre estate is known both for its extensive wildli ...

* Carss Cottage * Centenary Park *

Centennial Parklands Centennial Parklands is the name given to a group of three urban parklands located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Comprising approximately , the lands encompass Centennial Park, Moore Park and Queen's Park ...

** Centennial Park ** Moore Park ** Queens Park *

Central Gardens Nature Reserve The Central Gardens Nature Reserve, also called Central Gardens, is a protected nature reserve located in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1976, the reserve, garden and fauna and wildlife park is situa ...

* Chinese Garden of Friendship * Cremorne Point Reserve **Robertsons Point *

Chipping Norton Lake Chipping Norton Lake is a artificial lake and regional park located in the Sydney suburb of , New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Georges River system. Chipping Norton Lake is managed by City of Liverpool (New South Wales), Liverpool ...

* Cooks River/Castlereagh Ironbark ecological community * The Domain * Fagan Park * Fairfield Park Precinct * Ferndale Park * First Fleet Park, * Fred Hollows Reserve * Frog Hollow Reserve, *

Garawarra State Conservation Area The Garawarra State Conservation Area is a protected conservation area that is located on the southern suburban fringe of Greater Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve abuts the Royal National Park and is ...

Garigal National Park The Garigal National Park is a protected national park that is located within the North Shore and Forest District regions of Sydney, New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately north of the Sydney cen ...

* Garrison Point * George Kendall Riverside Park * Georges River National Park *

The Goods Line The Goods Line is an linear park and shared pedestrian pathway and cycleway in the suburb of Ultimo, in the City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The corridor connects Railway Square to Darling Harbour in the south and passes both the U ...

* Green Park,

Darlinghurst Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Darlinghurst is located immediately east of the Sydney central business district (CBD) and Hyde Park, within the local government area of the City of Sydney. ...

* Harmony Park, *

Heathcote National Park Heathcote National Park is a protected national park that is located in the southern region of Sydney, New South Wales in eastern Australia, and is situated on Dharawal country. The national park is situated approximately southwest of the ...

* Hyde Park * Iloura Reserve * Jessie Street Gardens *

Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve, Kareela Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve is one of the few specialised gardens in Sydney to focus entirely on Australian native plants. Located at Kareela in Sutherland Shire and established in 1970 as a tribute to Joseph Banks, the landscaped garden ...

Kellys Bush Park The Kellys Bush Park is a heritage-listed bushland, partly on the former site of smelting works, at Nelson Parade, Hunters Hill in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Weil ...

Koala Park Sanctuary The Koala Park Sanctuary is a privately owned and run wildlife park located at West Pennant Hills in Sydney, Australia. The park is known for its collection of koalas and other animals and is set in a rainforest-like park. History Constructio ...

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a national park on the northern side of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The park is north of the Sydney central business district and generally comprises the land east of the M1 Pacific Motorway, sout ...

* Lake Parramatta Reserve *

Lane Cove Bushland Park ''Lane Cove Bushland Park'' is located in suburban Lane Cove, 5 kilometres from the centre of Sydney, Australia. It is regarded as one of the more interesting areas of fungi in the country. In the year 2000, Bushland Park was placed on the Re ...

Lane Cove National Park The Lane Cove National Park is a protected national park that is located within metropolitan Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. The national park is situated about north-west of the Sydney central business district and features various ve ...

* Leacock Regional Park * Lower Prospect Canal Reserve * Macquarie Place Park *

Magdala Park Magdala Park is a recreational area. The park is adjacent to Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. The park also has forest areas, where recreational activities are taken up. The football field playing surfaces are maintained by the City of Ryde C ...

* McKell Park * McLeod Reserve * Moore Reserve *

Moore Reserve, Oatley Moore Reserve is a 14.2 hectare park surrounded by the Sydney suburbs of Oatley, Mortdale and Hurstville Grove. It is the second largest public space in the Municipality of Kogarah. Originally part of the north west arm, Moore Reserve was cr ...

* Mortdale Memorial Park * Neild Park *

Nielsen Park Nielsen may refer to: Business * Nielsen Gallery, an American commercial art gallery * Nielsen Holdings, global information, data, and measurement company ** Nielsen Corporation, a marketing research firm ** Nielsen Audio, formerly Arbitron, whic ...

* Nurragingy Reserve * Oatley Park *

Oatley Pleasure Grounds Oatley Pleasure Grounds is a bush park located in Oatley, New South Wales. The whole park is . History A private park was started by Harry Linmark before 1934. A band, weekly on Sunday, previously held entertaining shows at the park. Chinese Ne ...

Oatley Point Reserve Oatley Point Reserve is a reserve located in the Sydney suburb of Oatley. It has panoramic views of Georges River and Oatley Bay, as well as some of the highest quality remnant coastal forest in the Municipality of Kogarah. It is home to a c ...

Observatory Park, Sydney Observatory Park is located in the heart of the Sydney central business district, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is near the Harbour Bridge and is bounded by Kent Street, Watson Road, Upper Fort Street and Bradfield Highway, Mill ...

* Oxford Falls Peace Park *

Paddington Reservoir The Paddington Reservoir is a heritage-listed public park located at 255a Oxford Street in the inner eastern Sydney suburb of Paddington in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Edward Bell ...

* Parramatta River Regional Park * Penrith Lakes Regional Park * Prince Alfred Park *

Prince Alfred Square Prince Alfred Square is a park on the northern side of the Parramatta River in the central business district of Parramatta. It is one of the oldest public parks in New South Wales and is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register. St ...

* Prospect Hill * Prospect Nature Reserve * Pyrmont Point Park * Queen Elizabeth Park * Redfern Park * Rockdale Bicentennial Park * Rofe Park * Rosford Street Reserve * Rouse Hill Regional Park * Royal Botanical Gardens * Rushcutters Bay Park * Smoothey Park * St Leonards Park * St Leonards Park * St Thomas Rest Park * Sydney Cove West Archaeological Precinct * Sydney Harbour National Park *

Sydney Park Sydney Park is a recreational area in the inner-city area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The parkland is located in the suburb of Alexandria, sitting along the borders with Newtown and Erskineville. Sydney Park is the third largest ...

* Sydney Zoo * Tania Park *

Taronga Zoo Sydney Taronga Zoo is a zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. The opening hours are between 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Taronga is an Aboriginal word meaning 'beautiful water view'. It ...

Terry Lamb Complex The Terry Lamb Complex is a series of grass sporting fields located on the corner of Waldron and Miller Roads, , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The complex is the home ground of the Chester Hill Hornets who compete in the Canterbury-Banksto ...

Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...

, Camperdown * Wadim (Bill) Jegorow Reserve * Wallumatta Nature Reserve *

Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator, Willoughby The Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator is a heritage-listed former incinerator and now art gallery, artists studios and public recreation area at 2 Small Street, Willoughby, City of Willoughby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was des ...

Waverley Cemetery The Waverley Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Opened in 1877 and built by R. Watkins (cemetery lodge, 1878) and P. Beddie (cemetery office, 1915), ...

* Waverley Park *

Wentworth Park Wentworth Park is a park near the suburbs of Glebe and Ultimo in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The park contains several muti-purpose sporting pitches, cricket nets and a number of fitness installations. There is a playground in the s ...

Western Sydney Parklands The Western Sydney Parklands is an urban park system and a nature reserve located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The NSW government has spent around $400 million for the park. The park is governed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife ...

Wetherill Park Nature Reserve Wetherill Park Nature Reserve, also called Wetherill Park Reserve, is an urban park and a nature reserve situated in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The reserve contains an open woodland and bushland which feature n ...

* Wild Life Sydney * William Howe Regional Park * Wolli Creek Regional Park *

Wynyard Park, Sydney Wynyard Park is a urban park in the Sydney central business district, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Wynyard Park is bounded by York, Carrington, Margaret and Wynyard Streets. Surrounded by modern high-rise buildings it is one of the mo ...

Yellomundee Regional Park The Yellomundee Regional Park is a protected regional park that is located on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales in eastern Australia. The regional park is situated approximately north-west of and south- ...

* Yurulbin Park

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Parks and reserves

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