Bales Park
Bales Park is a public park in Chatswood NSW 2067 with a fully fenced playground whose standout feature is a Proludic choo-choo train. The park also offers BBQ areas, picnic tables and sports grounds beside a large oval, making it suited to family outings.
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About Bales Park
Choo-Choo Train Playground at Bales Park
Bales Park has a fully fenced playground built around a Proludic choo-choo train, which is the play space's best-known highlight. The train has a locomotive with a talking tube and two carriages with little tables inside. Bales Park's playground also has a dual embankment slide, swings including one operated with arm movements alone, a spinner, a climbing frame with monkey bars, a climbing net, a car springer, a trike track and a sandpit with a sand play table. Large, mature trees shade the play space, and the equipment is suited to children from age one upward.
Off-Leash Dog Area at Bales Park
Bales Park has an off-leash area on its lower oval, open to dogs on weekdays before 9am and after 4pm. Dogs are not permitted off-leash at Bales Park at any time on weekends. Owners must bring their own poo bags for their dogs. The lower oval has no lighting for off-leash use, so the area is only suitable for daytime visits and early mornings.
Sports Fields at Bales Park
Bales Park has a junior sports ground that hosts kids' soccer games, particularly on weekends. The Bales Park Centre on the site includes mini and junior soccer pitches and two synthetic cricket grounds. The large oval beside the playground is used for ball games, running around and kite flying. The Bales Park Centre also includes a multi-purpose room and change rooms with showers, supporting organised sport on the grounds.
Facilities at Bales Park
Visitor tips for Bales Park
- ✓Weekends get busy, especially when kids' soccer games are on, so arrive early for a quieter playground visit.
- ✓The toilets sit across the oval, which is a longer walk with young children, so plan a stop before settling into the playground.
Getting to Bales Park
Bales Park is at 55 Stanley Street, Chatswood NSW 2067, with entrances from Stanley Street, Ranelagh Crescent and Sydney Street. A level pathway runs from the Stanley Street entrance to a bus stop on Fry Street about 250 metres away. Parking is available as street parking on Stanley Street and surrounding streets, plus a dedicated on-site car park with the best access off Sydney Street.
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Is Bales Park in Chatswood a good place to take kids?
Yes, the fully fenced playground has a choo-choo train, slide, swings, sandpit and climbing net shaded by mature trees. It is suited to toddlers and older children alike.
Are there off-leash areas for dogs at Bales Park?
Yes, the lower oval is an off-leash area for dogs on weekdays before 9am and after 4pm. Off-leash use is not permitted on weekends.
Does Bales Park have a playground, and what age is it suited for?
Bales Park has a fully fenced playground suited to children from age one upward. Its equipment includes a train, dual embankment slide, swings and a trike track.
Is there parking near Bales Park in Chatswood?
Yes, there is street parking along Stanley Street and nearby streets. A dedicated on-site car park is also available, with its best access off Sydney Street.
Are there toilets and water fountains at Bales Park?
Public toilets are located in a building across the oval from the playground. A drinking bubbler is also available within the park.