This article will give you the most up to date guide, of the best Brisbane Water Parks!
Slides, fountains, toddler pools and more. These water parks in Brisbane are just what your family needs to burn off some energy, keep cool and most importantly have fun!
If you’re looking for something a little wilder than your standard public swimming pool, you don’t need to travel far to find a great Brisbane water park. We’ve compiled a list of the best hot spots for cool fun – local style! We’ve included not only some Brisbane locations but also sites in the Moreton, Logan & Redlands areas too! We have shown you wish ones are free and which have a fee attached.
- If you are looking for water parks on the Sunshine Coast click here.
- Perhaps you are heading to a water park on the Gold Coast, click here.
- If you would like to find a water park in Ipswich, we know that too!
Water parks in Brisbane locations
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Chermside Aquatic Centre: Chermside
- Address: 375 Hamilton Road, Chermside
- Cost:
- Family Pass (1 adult, 2 children): $55
- Family pass (1 adult, 3 children): $65
- Family pass (2 adults, 2 children): $65
- Additional child to immediate family: $12.50
Home to Brisbane’s largest waterpark, featuring more than 200m of twisty water slides, shotguns attractions and a splash lagoon, Chermside Aquatic Centre is a popular destination for a family day out, birthday party or group event. The waterpark is only open weekends and school holidays, September to April from 10am to 5pm.
Best water park for: Tweens and Teens
Newmarket pool
- Address: 71 Alderson Street, Newmarket
- Cost:
- Family (2 adults, 2 children): $20
- Family (1 adult, 2 children): $14.30
- Additional child: $4.30
- Giant slide (in addition to pool entry): $3 per person
Newmarket Pool has an Olympic-sized 50m outdoor pool, a covered and heated outdoor 25m pool and an indoor heated programs pool. Children will love the animal-themed splash pad with water-drop buckets and fountains, the twisty slides and giant slides, and the wading pool with mushroom features.
If you want to make a day of it there are barbecues and picnic tables on site next to the playground and lawn area, a snack kiosk, and merry-go-round, or you could even indulge in some quiet relaxation on your own when you drop your children at the air-conditioned crèche!
Best water park for: Children 6-10 years
Sandgate Aquatic Centre
- Address: 231 Flinders Parade, Sandgate QLD 4017
- Cost:
- Family (2 adults, 2 children): $20.30
- Family (1 adult, 2 children): $14.30
- Additional child: $4.30
Sandgate Aquatic Centre has a heated outdoor and indoor pool. Your young children will be thrilled by the wading pool and underwater-themed water play areas.
For those watchful parents, there is a coffee kiosk available on the site.
Best water park for: Toddlers and Children
Acacia Ridge Leisure Centre
- Address: 1391 Beaudesert Road, Acacia Ridge QLD 4110
- Cost:
- Family (2 adults, 2 children): $20.30
- Family (1 adult, 2 children): $14.30
- Additional child: $4.30
The Acacia Ridge Leisure Centre offers plenty for the whole family to enjoy! With a heated 25m 6 lane pool, a learn to swim pool, and a lagoon pool and toddler area for water play!
Best water park for: Children aged 3-6
Hibiscus Sports Complex
- Address: 90 Klumpp Road, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122
- Cost:
- Family (2 adults, 2 children): $20.30
- Family (1 adult, 2 children): $14.30
- Additional child: $4.30
Hibiscus Sports Complex boasts a 50m heated pool, two indoor heated pools, a kids play pool and a new 20m twisting water slide! There is also a cafe available on site for you to grab a quick coffee or a cheeky snack!
Best water park for: Children 5-12 years
Jindalee Pool
- Address: 11 Yallambee Road, Jindalee QLD 4074
- Cost:
- Family (2 adults, 2 children): $20.30
- Family (1 adult, 2 children): $14.30
- Additional child: $4.30
The Jindalee Pool features a 50m heated outdoor pool, a learn to swim pool and a kids water play area. The site also includes a shaded leisure area and a cafe!
Best water park for: Toddlers
The Plantation Aquatic Centre: Gumdale
- Address: 1204 New Cleveland Road, Gumdale
- Cost:
- Adult: $6
- Child (age 3 – 17): $4
- Child under 2 years: Free (with full paying adult)
The Plantation Aquatic Centre boasts a large catalogue of things to do, including an activities pool, slides, pirate ship, play frames, toddler pool and a playground. Their kiosk provides both foods and drinks, and there is access to free electric BBQ’s for your picnic needs.
Best water park for: Children 3-10 years
Rocks Riverside Park: Seventeen Mile Rocks
- Address: 531 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road, Seventeen Mile Rocks (best entrance for parking is off Counihan Road.)
- Cost: Free
Rocks Riverside Park features water pools that are perfect for younger kids. Water flows between rock pools and is sure to fascinate the little ones. For those slightly more active kids, there is an area of pop up fountains where they can run around to their hearts’ content. There is also a paddling pool (0.3m depth) so they can really get wet!
Best water park for: Children 3-10 years
Streets Beach: South Bank
- Address: South Bank Parklands, South Bank
- Cost: Free
Streets Beach South Bank is an iconic Brisbane venue right in the heart of the city. Where else in the world would you find a beach in the city?! Patrolled beach, different depth pools, interactive splash-n-play area, tipping buckets, fountains, interactive water jets, and water puzzles.
Best water park for: Families
Wynnum Whale Park: Wynnum
- Address: The Esplanade, Wynnum
- Cost: Free
The Wynnum Whale Park is an area of fountains and waterplay, complete with a giant tipping bucket, which the big kids will love. Water is piped up to a large suspended bucket, and when the bucket is full, it tips over spilling water over the kids below. This is a huge hit with big kids!
For smaller kids, canals and water blocks have been built into the ground to allow the water flow and be blocked off by budding engineers. There is also a boat and whale to climb over that are sprayed with water. Parents can sit (dry and shaded!) beside this area on astro turf.
Best water park for: Families
Logan Gardens Water Park
- Address: 2 Civic Parade, Logan Central
- Cost: Free
The Logan Gardens Water Park is the perfect water play space for children of all ages! With water jets, waterfalls, mist sprayers, bubblers, and fountains to entertain your little ones for hours! And best of all, it’s free!
Best water park for: Children of all ages
Moreton Bay Region water parks
As well as having access to some awesome beaches (we wrote about our favourite beaches here), Moreton Bay doesn’t mess around when it comes to delivering some awesome water parks and water play areas for their residents.
Redcliffe Lagoon: Redcliffe
- Address: Settlement Cove, Redcliffe Parade, Redcliffe
- Cost: Free
As well as the large, deep(ish) lagoon at Settlement Cove, there is a very shallow water with water jets, toadstools and happy bugs that squirt water – much to the delight of any child playing with them. The wading pool and nearby high-quality children’s play area, accompanied by shaded seating and eating spots, make this a great place for some manageable time with little ones.
Best water park for: Families
Ferny Grove Aqua Park
- Address: Upper Kedron Road, Keperra
- Cost: Free
The Ferny Grove Aqua Park is a great place for the whole family to enjoy! The park features a level splash pad area which provides access for all with elevated water-play elements including a huge water bucket, small tipping buckets, a spray tunnel, water cannons, and an overhead spray feature.
If you would like to make a day of it, there’s a park and playground next door, where you can relax, play some ball games and have a picnic.
Best water park for: Families
The Mill Park and Waterpark: Petrie
- Address: 1 Moreton Parade, Petrie
- Cost: Free
The Mill Park and Water Park is suitable for children of all ages, there is no ‘pool’ but simply an array of interactive water play equipment delivering cool, fresh water. Here you will find spouts that kids can twirl around to squirt each other, an in-ground ‘river’ for toddlers to follow, and a large tipping bucket for the bigger kids.
The waterpark is mostly well shaded and there is a large purpose-built shade area with seating areas right beside it. There are also benches and seats around the water however not all are shaded.
Best water park for: Families and Tweens
Brisbane water parks – a cool way to have fun in the sun!
Get out and about and beat the heat, Brisbane style, at any of these fabulous family-friendly destinations!
