Best BBQ and picnic parks in Five Dock
Timbrell Park is the Five Dock pick for a barbecue, because its covered picnic and barbecue area keeps a meal in the shade. Five Dock Park and Charles Heath Reserve suit different groups. What separates them is cover and layout: Timbrell has a shelter, Five Dock Park spreads its barbecues across the grounds, and Charles Heath keeps its shaded barbecues beside the playground.
Quick picks
- Cover at the barbecue: Timbrell Park's barbecues sit in a covered area.
- Room to spread out: Five Dock Park has barbecue facilities throughout its grounds.
- Shade by the playground: Charles Heath Reserve has shaded barbecues just outside its fenced playground.
Timbrell Park for a covered barbecue and picnic area
- BBQs
- Covered shelter
- Toilets
- Playground
- Parking
Timbrell Park has a covered picnic and barbecue area, with a shelter listed alongside it, so a meal can stay in the shade. The park itself has soccer and cricket fields and an outdoor fitness gym, and it sits on the Parramatta River. The toilet block by Livvi's Place has change tables for grown-ups and kids. A cafe kiosk sits right beside the all-abilities playground. Spaces on Henley Marine Drive fill fast at weekends, so get there early. Five Dock Park has barbecues across its grounds, while Timbrell has the cover and the cafe.
Best for: Families who want a covered barbecue, with toilets in the same park
Five Dock Park for barbecues across the grounds
- BBQs
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Playground
- Parking
Five Dock Park has barbecue facilities throughout the grounds, rather than in a single area, which suits a group that wants room to spread out. Picnic tables are scattered across the park, though you cross grass to reach a table. The toilets include ones in the grandstand, plus an ambulant accessible toilet. You can park on the streets nearby, and there are disability spaces by the entrances. Timbrell offers the cover, while here the barbecues and tables are spread across the grounds.
Best for: Groups who want barbecues throughout the park, with tables to match
Charles Heath Reserve for shaded barbecues beside the playground
- BBQs
- Picnic tables
- Playground
- Parking
Charles Heath Reserve has shaded picnic spots with barbecues, and its barbecue facilities sit just outside the fenced all-abilities playground, with picnic tables placed nearby. That suits a family who wants the kids close while the meal goes on. The playground is fully enclosed and designed for all abilities, so the barbecues sit beside play equipment built for every child. Timbrell has the cover, while Charles Heath has the shade and the enclosed playground beside its barbecues.
Best for: Parents who want shade over the barbecues, close to a playground
How the parks compare
By area
Every BBQ and picnic park in and near Five Dock
Every park in and near Five Dock is in the table below, with the picks first.
| Park | BBQs | Shelter | Tables | Toilets | Playground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Timbrell Park | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2.Five Dock Park | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3.Charles Heath Reserve | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| 4.Halliday Park | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| 5.Croker Park | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Nearby, outside Five Dock | |||||
| Wadim Bill Jegorow Reserve · Haberfield | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Algie Park · Haberfield | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reg Coady Reserve · Haberfield | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bell Reserve · Croydon | – | – | – | – | – |
How we picked
Barbecues and toilets count for the most in our ordering, with shelter close behind, and tables, a playground, parking and size adding less. Gaps show as a dash in the table, and a dash means we didn't know, not that the park lacks the feature. Each pick needed enough confirmed details to say something useful, and the other parks stay in the table.
FAQ
Where can you have a barbecue in Five Dock?
Five Dock Park has barbecue facilities throughout its grounds, so a group can spread out. Timbrell Park has a covered barbecue and picnic area, and Charles Heath Reserve has barbecues just outside its fenced playground.
Which Five Dock park has a shelter for a picnic?
Timbrell Park has a shelter listed with its covered picnic and barbecue facilities. The cover is for a meal in the shade, and a toilet block sits just outside Livvi's Place.
Are there picnic tables in Five Dock?
Yes, Five Dock Park has tables set off its concrete paths on the grass. Charles Heath Reserve has picnic tables placed near its barbecues, and Halliday Park's tables look out across the water.