Parks and Gardens of Melbourne - Outer Suburbs

Outer Suburbs

While most attention is paid to parks and gardens in the inner urban area around the CBD, extensive and significant parks and rivers can also be found around the outer suburbs of Melbourne. These include:

  • Brimbank Park on the Maribyrnong River in the north west
  • Westerfolds Park and Yarra Bend Park on the Yarra River
  • Wattle Park in the eastern suburb of Surrey Hills with its historical connection to trams in Melbourne.
  • Cherry Lake, Truganina Coastal Parklands and Altona Coastal Park in the bayside western suburb of Altona.
  • Willamstown Botanic Gardens at the bayside western suburb of Williamstown.
  • Footscray Park in the western suburb of Maribyrnong opposite the Flemington Racecourse on the Maribyrnong River.
  • Blackburn Lake Sanctuary - one of the few remaining areas of natural bushland in suburban Melbourne, located in the eastern suburbs at Blackburn
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, emphasising Australian plants.
  • Other suburban rivers with fantastic trails and reserves and within 20 km of the CBD include Merri Creek, Moonee Ponds Creek, Kororoit Creek, Plenty River, Darebin Creek and Dandenong Creek.
  • Currawong Bush Park in Warrandyte, important remnant native riparian bushland and archaeological site.

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