Parks & Reserves
Mosman Council manages a variety of parks, reserves and foreshore areas which serve as venues for formal and informal recreation for all age groups in the community.
- Map showing parks, bushland, open space, playgrounds and ovals in Mosman (PDF 267KB)
- Bubbler map - water filling stations in Mosman (PDF 155KB)
Balmoral Foreshore Reserve and Beach
Edwards Bay Road to Balmoral Park, Balmoral
Toilets, shops, island, rotunda, swimming enclosure with sharkproof net, baths, change rooms, swings, fishing, sailing and restaurants. Pay and display parking available at Southern end.
Balmoral Park
South end of the Esplanade, Balmoral
Bicycle track, play equipment, kindergarten, sporting facilities, fitness circuit, recreation and bushland reserve, two playing fields, two synthetic wickets, cricket nets, night lighting on playing fields, carpark, toilets, seating and sailing club. Parking accessible to people with disabilities. Pay and display ticket parking.
Bradley Bushland Reserve
Middle Head Road, Mosman
Nature walkway, wildflower walk and seating. Street parking.
Carroll’s Lookout
Eastern end of Edwards Bay Road, Mosman
Look-out and seat. Street parking.
Chinaman’s Beach
McLean Crescent, Mosman
Children’s playground, bushland reserve, street parking and carpark (pay and display ticket area) large open reserve, toilets, change rooms, beach with no net.
Chowder Head
Morella Road, Mosman
(Sydney Harbour National Park) Remnant bushland, bird watching, spotlighting, foreshore bushwalking track from the Zoo Wharf to Clifton Gardens, views of the city and harbour. Bush regeneration sites.
Clifton Gardens
Adjoining Clifton Gardens Reserve, Morella Road, Mosman
- Please note: new car park gate at the Morella Road entrance to Clifton Gardens Reserve will be locked at 9.30pm and opened at 6am each day. A service for after hours opening of the gate will be available for $88.00 including GST.
Sydney Harbour National Park. Remnant bushland, birdwatching, spotlighting, views of the city and harbour, bushwalking track to Rawson Oval.
Clifton Gardens Reserve
Morella Road, Mosman
- Please note: new car park gate at the Morella Road entrance to Clifton Gardens Reserve will be locked at 9.30pm and opened at 6am each day. A service for after hours opening of the gate will be available for $88.00 including GST.
Adjoining Sydney Harbour National Park. Toilets, lots of trees, large open area, play equipment, two basketball hoops, change rooms, seating, baths and wharf. Parking available (pay and display ticket area).
Countess Park
Cnr Awaba and Countess Streets, Mosman
Street parking, children’s playground, gently sloping tree studded area with seating.
Curraghbeena Park
Raglan Street, Mosman
Street parking, seating, foreshore bushland reserve and play equipment.
Ellery Park
Western side of Spit Road, Mosman
On-site interpretation works and signage relating to the history of the site and the orginal Spit Bridge, seating, viewing deck.
Harnett Park
Mosman Bay
Carpark, foreshore walk, harbour frontage, rest park and bushland area, rowers’ club and marina.
Hunter Park
The Esplanade, Balmoral
Street parking, play equipment, seating, rest and recreation park, scattered trees and lawn area and Hunter Memorial. Disabled access to toilets on opposite side of The Esplanade.
Joel’s Reserve
13 – 15 Julian Street, Mosman
Street parking, open grassed area, Heritage feature, walking track to foreshore, bushland restoration works. Joel’s Reserve is the site of a major stormwater treatment project that was completed in late 2006.
Lawry Plunkett Reserve
Beaconsfield Road, Mosman
Street parking, play equipment, seating, rest and recreation park with an open grassed area and Natural and Cultural Heritage Walk.
Little Ashton Park
Whiting Beach Road, Mosman
Bushland, gardens and rock art. Free mulch available on Sundays 9am to 3pm. Limited access (no trailers please).
Little Curraghbeena Reserve
Southern end of Musgrave Street, Mosman
Small amenity reserve with grassed area, seating and harbour views. Fish from the seawall.
Memorial Park
Cnr Gouldsbury Street and The Crescent, Mosman
Street parking, seating and a children’s playground. Toilets at Allan Border Oval.
Memory Park
Cowles Road, Mosman
Street parking, playground, seating, basketball hoop, a flat grassed area, handball court, large trees and a rest area. No alcohol permitted between 7.00pm to 10am 7 days per week.
Mosman Park
The Crescent and Myahgah Road, Mosman
Toilets at Allan Border Oval, memorial gardens, seating and street parking.
Parriwi Lighthouse
Parriwi Road, Mosman
Lighthouse and bushland reserve with seating, lookout with views of Middle Harbour, rest area and street parking.
Parriwi Park
Spit Road, Mosman
Nature and bushland reserve with seating, lookout, bushwalking and street parking.
Quakers Foreshore Reserve
Bay Street, Mosman
Street parking, nature reserve and foreshore reserve.
Quakers Hat Park
Quakers Hat to Pearl Bay, Mosman
Street parking, bushland reserve, Beauty Point Foreshore nature walk that is steep in parts with lookouts, small sheltered beaches. Access from Southern end of Pearl Bay.
Rawson Park
Cross Street, Mosman
Seating, netball courts, toilets and change rooms at Rawson Oval, rest and recreation area, Scottish Cairn, Anderson Memorial, carpark and street parking.
Reid Park
Harnett Avenue, Mosman
Play equipment, sporting facilities, synthetic cricket wickets, Bolivia Bridge, street parking, seating, large open reserve and bushland reserve.
Rosherville Reserve and Chinaman’s Beach
McLean Crescent, Mosman
Children’s playground, bushland reserve, street parking and carpark (pay and display ticket area) large reserve, toilets, change rooms and beach with no net.
Sirius Park and Foreshore
Sirius Cove Road, Mosman
Rest and recreation park with a bushland and foreshore reserve, carpark and street parking, play equipment, fishing, toilets, sailing, change rooms, seating and bushwalking.
Spit West Reserve
The Spit, Mosman
Toilets, children’s playground, synthetic cricket wicket, Lucinda Federation Memorial, parking (pay and display ticket area) and a large grassed area.
Fires & BBQs
Fires are prohibited in Mosman’s parks and reserves. Only gas BBQs are allowed.
No BBQs are allowed during a total fire ban.
You can check if a Total Fire Ban applies by:
- checking the RFS or BOM websites at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au or www.bom.gov.au
- Ringing the RFS Information Line on 1800 679 737
- Monitoring weather reports on the radio, TV and in newspapers
- Contacting Mosman Fire Station
Booking parks & reserves
These reserves, beaches and parks are available on a casual basis. Council bookings are essential for organised events of more than 50 people. See Venues for hire.
Parks and Gardens Policy
A Parks and Gardens Policy has been devised to acknowledge the importance of Parks and Garden reserves and the value placed on them by the community:
- Parks and Gardens Policy (PDF 59KB)
The policy will ensure that these areas are maintained in a holistic manner and kept in the best possible condition for current and future generations.
Crown Land Reserve Trusts
- Crown Land Reserve Trusts (PDF 245KB)
The map identifies all Crown Land in Mosman over which Council has been appointed Reserve Trust Manager.
