Four and a half years old, played from the moment we arrived until it was properly dark out. Three or four hours, easily. Had to drag him to the car. Wasn’t planning on staying that long.
Won Queensland’s Best Park and Playground Design award back in 2020, and you can see why walking around it. No rows of identical plastic equipment here, it’s all built around trees, animal sculptures and natural materials, so it feels more like wandering through something than working your way round a standard playground circuit.
The tower
Big netted climbing tower in the middle of the whole park, tallest thing in the suburb apparently. To get to the main slide you actually have to cross a long rope bridge first, up and over, before you get to slide back down from height. Two slide entries built into the tower structure, one’s a tight corkscrew that spits you out the bottom. There’s a sign right on the tunnel slide entrance telling kids not to climb the outside of it. Kids were doing exactly that anyway when we walked past.
Black timber poles everywhere
Whole park’s dotted with these charred black timber poles and logs, well over a hundred of them, some standing up, some lying flat to climb over. Properly black, not just dark wood. Animal sculptures tucked in among them too, kept spotting new ones the further we wandered.
Rope tunnel and bridge
Walked straight through a long rope tunnel without any hesitation. Older kids further along were crossing a rope bridge with wooden slats swinging under them. Felt solid, not flimsy, which mattered given the height some of it’s up at.
Younger kids get their own area
There’s a separate section built for the littler ones, away from the tower and the bigger climbing gear, so it’s not just a park for kids old enough to handle the rope bridge. Made it easy to split up if you’ve got an age gap between siblings.
Koala country
The whole estate backs onto a wildlife corridor that’s part of the local koala habitat, so it’s not impossible to spot one if you wander toward the treeline. Didn’t see one ourselves this time, but it’s the kind of detail that makes the walk feel like more than just a playground loop.
What else is there
Basketball hoop, a ping pong table (bring your own bat and ball), skate ramps for the older kids, picnic shelters with BBQs, and an amphitheatre area for bigger groups. There’s a McDonald’s nearby with its own two-storey indoor play area if the weather turns or you need an indoor backup.
Costco on the way home
Address is 188 Gainsborough Drive, Pimpama. On the way back we swung past Costco in Coomera, a few minutes down the road, and it was noticeably less chaotic than other Costco trips we’ve done, easy parking, no fighting for a trolley.
Would go back
Already planning the next trip. More playground write-ups under our QLD school holidays 2026 page, or our review of Hazelwood Park Playground in Aintree if you’re after more of these nature-play style parks.