Melbourne Parks and Gardens
Melbourne parks and gardens can be found throughout the greater metropolitan area. Melbourne is considered to be Australia’s garden city, and Victoria as the Garden State. The City of Melbourne boasts an impressive 480 hectares of world-renowned parks and gardens? These green spaces are not only beautiful, but also provide a variety of benefits such as promoting physical activity, improving air quality, and supporting biodiversity. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, be sure to explore these stunning natural areas and soak up all that they have to offer.
Imagine having access to a plethora of open spaces, recreational activities, and top-notch facilities right in your own community! That’s exactly what you’ll find with these offerings. Whether you’re looking to get outside and enjoy nature, engage in some friendly competition, or simply relax and unwind, there’s something for everyone here. So why not take advantage of all that this community has to offer? Discover the beauty and tranquility of the Melbourne parks and gardens on offer!
Melbourne parks, gardens and open spaces are diverse in size and character, and range from classic 19th. Century heritage gardens to the 170-hectare Royal Park with its unique bushland landscape and wetlands habitat.
Discover the many Melbourne Parks & Gardens. Take a break from the city and enjoy floral displays, manicured lawns, ancient elms, cooling fountains and heritage architecture. Facilities in our parks include sports grounds, BBQs, toilets and playgrounds.
Popular Gardens
Royal Park is the largest of Melbourne’s inner city parks (181 hectares). It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) north of Melbourne Central Business District. This is also where you’ll find Melbourne Zoo.
Birrurung Marr, an inner-city park between the central business district and the Yarra River. The name means ‘river of mists’ and ‘river bank’ in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, the Indigenous inhabitants at the time of European settlement of the Melbourne area.
Carlton Gardens is a World Heritage Site located on the north-eastern edge of the Central Business District in the suburb of Carlton. The 26 hectare (64 acre) site contains the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Museum and Imax Cinema, tennis courts and an award winning children’s playground. The gardens are an outstanding example of Victorian landscape design with sweeping lawns and varied European and Australian tree plantings consisting of deciduous English oaks, White Poplar, Plane trees, Elms, Conifers, Cedars, Turkey Oaks, Araucarias and evergreens such as Moreton Bay Figs, combined with flower beds of annuals and shrubs.
Fitzroy Gardens are 26 hectares (64 acres) located on the south-eastern side of the central business district, and are one of the major Victorian era landscaped gardens in Australia. They add to Melbourne’s claim to being the garden city of Australia.
Domain Parklands, directly south-east of the city, between St. Kilda Road and the Yarra River, is a large area of parkland divided into several well-known gardens. These are the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kings Domain, Alexandra Gardens and Queen Victoria Gardens.
Melbourne Parks and Gardens Beyond The City
Then there are the smaller suburban reserves, ovals and gardens. There are hundreds of them scattered throughout the suburbs and neighbourhoods. Open any map of the city and you’ll see green spaces scattered everywhere. These green areas are filled with native plants and trees. They are tranquil areas full of greenery, and pleasant areas for a walk. Many of them provide homes for possums and a variety of birds, including parrots.
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