NearMeBest BBQ and picnic parks in Campbelltown
Last updatedKoshigaya Park leads for a BBQ in Campbelltown: communal barbecues, sheltered tables and toilets sit beside a fenced playground. Marsden Park is the choice for a longer day, with several BBQ areas and a water landscape to walk around. Mawson Park works as a quick stop in the city centre, with undercover benches but no BBQ noted.
Quick picks
- Best all-round BBQ park: Koshigaya Park has communal barbecues, sheltered tables and a fenced playground in one park.
- Best for a full family day: Marsden Park has several BBQ areas, picnic tables and a gated play area beside its wetlands.
- Best city-centre picnic: Mawson Park has undercover picnic benches near its lawns and toilets near the corner entrance.
Koshigaya Park: communal BBQs under shelter and a fenced playground
- BBQs
- Covered shelter
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Playground
- Parking
Koshigaya Park's communal barbecues are open to anyone, first come, first served. Sheltered picnic tables and shaded picnic areas sit beside them, and shade cloths cover the fenced playground next door. Charcoal barbecues are usually restricted, while gas barbecues you bring yourself are allowed if someone supervises them the whole time. Public toilets, including accessible unisex toilets, are on site, though an access key is needed after hours. Parking is in a car park entered separately from 20 Camden Road. Marsden Park has several BBQ areas, but Koshigaya is the better pick when shelter and a fenced play area matter most.
Marsden Park: several BBQ areas and a water landscape to walk around
- BBQs
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Playground
- Parking
Marsden Park has several BBQ areas and picnic tables, so a group can cook at one and eat at another. The children's playground is gated, and its climbing frame and flying fox sit inside the fence. A water play area and the wetlands, ponds and cascades give older kids something to look at after lunch. Restrooms and drinking water are in the park, and there is an on-site car park, though parking is described as not great, so arriving early helps. Unlike Koshigaya, no sheltered tables are listed here, so bring an umbrella on a hot day.
Mawson Park: undercover picnic benches in the city centre
- Covered shelter
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Playground
Mawson Park has undercover picnic benches and shaded seats close to the lawns, on the corner of Queen and Cordeaux Streets. No BBQ is noted, so this is a picnic stop rather than a cook-up. Public toilets sit near the corner entrance, including an accessible unisex toilet, and they need no key from 6am to 8pm. The sandstone War Memorial and the floral gardens make the park a pleasant place to sit. A bus stop is directly beside it on Queen Street, so it suits a picnic between errands in the city.
How the parks compare
By area
Every BBQ and picnic park in and near Campbelltown
Every park's barbecues, shelters, tables, toilets, play areas and parking appear in the table below, so you can match a park to the visit you have in mind.
| Park | BBQs | Shelter | Tables | Toilets | Playground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Koshigaya Park | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2.Marsden Park | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3.Mawson Park | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4.Waminda Oval | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5.Robinson Park | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Nearby, outside Campbelltown | |||||
| Campbelltown Billabong Parklands · Bradbury | – | – | – | ✓ | – |
| Baden Powell Reserve · Bradbury | – | – | – | – | ✗ |
| Harvey Brown Reserve · Blair Athol | – | – | – | – | – |
How we picked
Covered seating and BBQs carry the most weight in the score, followed by tables, toilets and the play area, with size adding a little more. Anything a park's text doesn't mention shows as a dash, not as a no, so a blank cell means the detail is unconfirmed. Waminda Oval and Robinson Park score lower because fewer of their picnic facilities are confirmed.
FAQ
Which park in Campbelltown has free BBQs?
Koshigaya Park has communal barbecues on a first come, first served basis, and Marsden Park has several BBQ areas. Whether either one costs anything isn't confirmed here, so check the rules on the day.
Are there covered picnic tables in Campbelltown?
Koshigaya Park has sheltered picnic tables beside its barbecues, and Mawson Park has undercover benches in the city centre. Robinson Park also has shaded picnic huts, though no BBQ is noted there.
Which Campbelltown park has toilets near its picnic area?
Koshigaya Park has toilets on site, and one of them is accessible, with an access key needed after hours. Mawson Park's toilets are by its corner entrance and need no key until 8pm.