Queens Park

Beautiful park! Lots of trees, a playground and a lake in the middle! There is also a little tea house for afternoon tea! There is also a pool next door. A lovely place to have a picnic and take the kids!

Queens park is lush and green with beautiful gardens to walk through and a large lake to sit near and watch the birds float by. There are two play areas, one on the Mt Alexander Rd side and one on Pascoe Vale Rd side.
There are plenty of walk ways ton which you can take a leisurely stroll or increase the pace to work up a bit of a sweat. There is a café (Olivers Garden) in the park and plenty of other options if you want to sit and have a fish and chips picnic on a balmy night or get a pizza and munch away while you sit on the grass.

Queens Park is great for kids! With two playgrounds and a nice long footpath around the lake you can easily ensure that the little ones are nice and tired before you take them home! There is a coffee shop near one of the playgrounds so you can grab and emergency coffee to keep you going. In summer the pool in the north east corner is open to all hours (they open late if the weather is particularly hot)
The local council keeps most things well maintained so everything should be nice and neat and the grass cut nice and low so you can run around like a crazy thing! m Just be sure to read the signs about where dogs can and can’t go.

Ive been going to Queens Park for over 30 years! I used to go there as a little kid with my parents and now Im still going there as a parent with my little kids now!
Queens Park is a beautiful park and is more of a «botanical gardens» than a regular or wooded park. It contains a beautiful lake with 3 man-​made islands and a large water fountain in the lake. Many different species of bird live on the islands including ducks, coots, black swans and others. Turtles can also be spotted. The walk around the lake can be done in 10 minutes but its nicer to amble slowly!
There are 2 playgrounds in the park — on either side of the lake and have different equipment to each other — meaning that the kids get 2 playground experiences rather than one generic one. Parking is also remarkably easy around the perimeter of the park and it is quite normal to see joggers running through the park or newly weds having their wedding photos taken in the lush setting.
The park borders a swimming pool (open in summer) and the Moonee Ponds bowling club and contains a small café near the western side playground.
The park is perfect for a romantic walk around the lake at twilight with your lover (it is well lit with lamp posts and is not dangerous at night) yet is also a perfect place for taking the kids to burn off some of their excess energy in the daytime and is also a great place for a jog or exercise session!

My equal fave nature place in the Northern burbs is Queen’s Park. It’s frequented by families, children, the elderly and fitness fans who take advantage of the many perks about this tranquil park.
There are two playgrounds either side of the lake, walking and bike tracks, a gorgeous pergola/​gazebo complete with white turret roof. Situated right on the lake, this magnificent area is perfect for wedding photos and is quite often used as a place to get married or to have wedding pics taken. When the giant water feature display comes on in the background the beauty of the scene it creates, particularly from the pergola with ferns and lush greenery in the background, truly takes your breath away.
The Queen’s Lake Café is situated on the opposite side of the gazebo next to one of the two playgrounds. They serve up delicious, homely and oh-​so-​worth-​not-​packing-​a-​picnic sort of food. Fresh rolls, focaccia and hot food, as well as perfecto tea and coffee, this is one playground you won’t mind taking the kids to!
Even though it gets busy here and not as big as Coburg Lake it’s always seemed to be more serene and peaceful each time I’ve been.
Seating a plenty, picnic tables, swimming complex, café, playgrounds, free BBQ facilities, walking and biking tracks, peace, wildlife, romantic… The list goes on and on. The best thing to do is come and experience it for yourself, particularly if you live on this side of Melbs.