Best BBQ and picnic parks in Concord
Bayview Park is the top pick for a barbecue in Concord, with two barbecues and six picnic tables under huts beside the water. What separates the parks is how each one suits a lunch. Some have covered shelters and room for a crowd, others have a single table on the grass. Each pick below names its best use, and the table shows what every park has.
Quick picks
- Best by the water: Bayview Park has two barbecues and six picnic tables beside its netted swimming beach.
- Best for a crowd: Queen Elizabeth Park has barbecue areas with picnic shelters across from its sports fields.
- Best on the open grass: Henley Park has barbecue facilities and picnic areas beside its inclusive playground, plus a shelter.
- Best for a picnic with no barbecue: Edwards Park has one covered table, beside a fully fenced play area.
Bayview Park: barbecues by the swimming beach
- BBQs
- Covered shelter
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Playground
- Parking
Bayview Park is the park to pick if you want a barbecue beside the water. The park's two barbecues sit by a pair of 240-litre bins, and power doesn't reach either one. Six picnic tables sit close by, each with a hut, and undercover areas and a shelter cover the picnic spot. It is the only one of these parks with a netted swimming beach, so a lunch can end in the water. The park sits at the end of Burwood Road, and paid parking runs around the clock, though street spots fill up at busy times. Weekdays and early mornings are the quiet choice, since the park gets busier in the evenings and at weekends.
Best for: Families and friends who want a barbecue lunch and a swim on the same visit
Queen Elizabeth Park: barbecues, shelters and room to spread out
- BBQs
- Covered shelter
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Playground
- Parking
Queen Elizabeth Park is the largest of the Concord picks, at 10 hectares. Its barbecue areas sit with picnic shelters and picnic tables, opposite the playground and across from the sports fields, so a family lunch can run alongside a match without sharing the same patch of lawn. The toilets sit on the car park side, near the sports fields, and an accessible set is included. The open grassy area is big enough for picnics, ball games and kite flying all at once. Parking costs nothing, and the car park is reached from Broughton Street. Bayview has the water, but this park has the room.
Best for: Groups who want space for a barbecue, a game and a shelter in one visit
Henley Park: barbecues across the open grass
- BBQs
- Covered shelter
- Toilets
- Playground
- Parking
Henley Park spreads its barbecue facilities and picnic areas across a large open grass space, beside the inclusive playground. A shelter is there as well, so a group can eat out of the sun or the rain. The park also has toilets, and parking is on hand. Dogs can run off the lead across most of the grass, which suits a picnic where the dog comes too. Compared with Bayview, Henley has more open lawn and no beach, so it works better for a party with a lot of room than for a swim and a barbecue.
Best for: Birthday parties and loose groups who want open grass for a barbecue
Edwards Park: a covered table beside the playground
- Covered shelter
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Playground
- Parking
Edwards Park has no barbecues, but it is the Concord park for a picnic beside a fully fenced playground. A covered table stands just outside the playground fence, and a toilet block is a few metres from the play area. Brewer Street has plenty of free spots right by the play area. Open lawn runs right up to the play equipment, so you can keep an eye on the kids while you eat. If you need a barbecue, choose one of the other picks.
Best for: Families with young children who want to eat within sight of the play equipment
How the parks compare
By area
Every BBQ and picnic park in and near Concord
The table below lists every Concord park with a barbecue or picnic facility, with what each park's own page says about it.
| Park | BBQs | Shelter | Tables | Toilets | Playground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Bayview Park | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2.Queen Elizabeth Park | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3.Henley Park | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4.Edwards Park | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5.Goddard Park | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 6.Shaw Reserve | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Nearby, outside Concord | |||||
| Prince Edward Park · Cabarita | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kendall Reserve · Cabarita | – | – | – | ✗ | ✓ |
| Charles Heath Reserve · Five Dock | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Breakfast Point Village Green · Breakfast Point | – | – | – | ✓ | – |
How we picked
The picks come from a count of barbecues, shelter, tables, toilets, a playground and the size of each park, with the parks that have the most of these ranked first. A park needs enough known detail to write a section that says something. Where a park's own page is silent on a barbecue or shelter, the table shows a dash, never a guess, so a blank cell means unknown rather than missing.
FAQ
Which parks in Concord have barbecues?
Bayview Park, Queen Elizabeth Park and Henley Park all have barbecues. Bayview's two barbecues have no power connection, while Queen Elizabeth Park has barbecue areas with picnic shelters. Henley Park's barbecue facilities sit across its open grass, beside the playground.
Is there a covered shelter for a picnic in Concord?
Yes, at Queen Elizabeth Park, Bayview Park and Henley Park. Queen Elizabeth Park has picnic shelters, Bayview has undercover areas and a shelter, and Henley Park has a shelter beside its open grass. Edwards Park has a covered table just outside its playground fence.
Can you have a barbecue at Edwards Park in Concord?
No, Edwards Park has no barbecues. Its one table is covered and sits beside the fence of the play area, and a toilet block is a few metres away. Parking on Brewer Street is free.
Which Concord picnic parks have toilets?
Bayview Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, Henley Park and Edwards Park all have toilets. Queen Elizabeth Park also includes an accessible set, and Edwards Park's block is a few metres from its playground.