Tempe Recreation Reserve

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Updated 12 May 2026

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Tempe Recreation Reserve is a dog-friendly park in Tempe with plenty of shade. Just 450m away, Rowers On Cooks River is a nearby spot to stop in after your walk.

Dog rules

Inner West Council's "Dog exercise areas" page states: "By law, dogs must be on a leash in public places unless the area is a designated off-leash area." Inner West Council publishes a list of gazetted off-leash areas; this venue is not on that list, so the council's general on-leash rule applies under the NSW Companion Animals Act 1998. (Source: Inner West Council — "Dog exercise areas" page, innerwest.nsw.gov.au.)

At a glance

Shade availableFrom reviews
Grassy areaFrom reviews
Parking nearbyFrom reviews
Toilets nearbyFrom reviews
Walking pathAdmin team verified
Seating availableAdmin team verified
BBQsFrom reviews
Holbeach Ave, Tempe NSW 2044

Before you go

  • 💧No confirmed drinking water — bring your own to be safe.
  • 🗑Poo bags not confirmed — best to bring your own.

What people say

Gaith B.
Google Maps
★★★★1 year ago

A nicely laid versatile field with a combination of natural and artificial turfs. A cricket field and batting training area. A footy area, which is the artificial turf. There is plenty of parking around it and a walking trail around it too, in addition to a cycling path. There's public toilets, but they are very basic; not very clean and smelly , but there's toilet paper, which is always a plus. A few small covered benches but otherwise not a lot of shade if it's a sunny day unless you go under the trees on one side but they are setup in a way that doesn't lend them well to sit under them. There's at least one drinking fountain I spotteded and the signs indicate you can bring your dogs here, but they need to stay on a leash. Overall, it's a good and well maintained field.

FitPM A.
Google Maps
★★★★★8 months ago

Wonderful place for all family. Big playground, tables, big parking 🅿️ , basketball courts, Football Fields

Yun Z.
Google Maps
★★★★4 months ago

My little one loves to watching the airplanes, so we came to here and parked our car in there. Three hour’s limit but it was enough. We followed the pathway and walked to The Canal, it took about 15mins to walk, a good spot to watch the airplanes to take off and landing.

Alex A.
Google Maps
★★★★5 months ago

This reserve is great man. It's got everything you could need and even more. The highlight is main field which is done really well with the synthetic grass. Lots of free space for other sports. Bit of an aesthetic vibe when U got the airport close by and all planes flying over. Overall a great field U can't find anywhere else 🙌❤️

Ryan N.
Google Maps
★★★★1 year ago

Great synthetic pitch and many grass fields in the area. Also an indoor sport centre (Robyn Webster) to play different sports alongside netball courts. It has cricket nets too! Flood lights are available to enjoy sports at night! There are many barbecue facilities around the area too in addition to small playground for kids. Proximity to airport makes it nice to watch planes right after taking off and before landing if you enjoy plane spotting!

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