Parramatta Park - Main Entrance Macquarie St, Parramatta

Where do you start with Parramatta park?? There is so much to see and do here you could easily spend the day.  There is a fantastic playground, excercise equipment, a duck pond, a fruit bat sanctuary, a cafe, the river, bike/walking tracks, and access to the Parramatta Stadium and Parramatta pools.  There is also an abundance of historical sites that you can view such as Old Government House and Govenor's Observatory remains to name a couple

Toilets:

A few different toilet blocks around the park.

BBQs:

Yes there are BBQs scattered throughout the park in picnic areas.
Bins:
Yes bins are in picnic areas.

Seating:

Lots of seating, including benches and picnic tables.

Shade: There is heaps of natural shading making it a perfect area to spread out the picnic blanket. 

Bike/Walking Tracks:

There are heaps of tracks weaving through the whole park.  There main circuit though that is used by cyclists and walkers/joggers alike is the main road that circles the entire park. 
Playground Equipment:

The playground equipment is great for a variety of ages from 2-12.  There is a small flying fox as seen in the picture, see saws, swings,  and climbing equipment. With the regard to the main playground watch the little ones that love to run off because the duck pond is situated right behind here. There is also another playground closer to the Old Government house site.

Open Spaces:

There is so much open space here for football games, kite flying, cricket you'll find it hard to pick a spot.

Carparking/Accessiblity:

There is ample carparking and accessibility isn't too bad but there aren't many concrete paths through the park itself only around main circuit.

Fenced:
The main body of the park is fenced but the playgrounds aren't.
Gated:
The park is gated, there are two entrances the main entrance in Parramatta is open daily from 6am-6pm (8pm in Daylight savings), the Westmead entrance is open 10am-3pm Mon-Fri.
Entry fee:
No entry fee
Unique Attractions:
There are so many attractions to bring you to this park that I think the best way for you to explore whats on and the facilities is to browse the parks website. In the website you'll find special events that being hosted at the park, a park map, historical features and hours of operation.Click here: http://www.ppt.nsw.gov.au/

Duck pond behind the playground

Exercise equipment along side the playground equipment

Views of the open spaces and a Grey Headed flying fox, that lives in the sanctuary that can be viewed from in the park just before the walkway out towards the stadium.

Walk way linking to the outside of the park.