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Sir Joseph Banks Park

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Updated 12 May 2026

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Sir Joseph Banks Park is a dog-friendly park in Botany. Just 250m away, Botany Bay Foreshore is a great nearby beach to visit with your dog.

Dog rules

Dogs are permitted on-leash under the NSW Companion Animals Act. Dogs must be under effective control at all times. This venue is not listed on the Bayside Council off-leash dog areas page; off-leash use is not authorised here.

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Tupia St, Botany NSW 2019
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Before you go

  • 💧No confirmed drinking water — bring your own to be safe.
  • 🌳No shade confirmed — take it easy on warmer days.
  • 🗑Poo bags not confirmed — best to bring your own.

What people say

NANilusha A.
Google Maps
★★★★★1 year ago

Sir Joseph Banks Park is a fantastic local park! It boasts excellent playgrounds for kids of all ages, great picnic and BBQ facilities, and even a fenced off-leash area for dogs. The paved paths are perfect for walking and biking, and the connection to the Botany foreshore offers lovely water views and plane spotting. While you might notice some airport noise, it's a really enjoyable and well-maintained community space.

TLThanh L.
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★★★★★11 months ago

We had such a fun time at Sir Joseph Banks Park! The playground is incredible – one of the best we’ve been to. It’s got a great mix of climbing structures, nature play, and sensory elements that kept the kids entertained for ages. The whole area is beautifully designed and so spacious. We also wandered through the bush tracks and spotted a few ducks by the wetlands, which was such a nice, peaceful break from the city. There’s plenty of grassy space for a picnic, and the BBQ areas looked great too. After all the running around, we popped over to the Sir Joseph Banks Hotel for lunch – their beer garden was the perfect spot to relax and recharge. Definitely one of our new favourite family-friendly spots!

WSWahyu S.
Google Maps
★★★★★1 year ago

I love visiting park hereee, so beautiful, best for kids, couple, parents and many more, free barbeque tools so you can bring your own meats, sauce, ingredients to have bbq there. There is also playground for kids.

RSRei S.
Google Maps
★★★★★2 years ago

What a great park for family! A huge space has a lot of playground equipment and entertaining facilities such as sandpits, flying fox, cycling road, big slide, monkey bars, trampolines, swings, BBQ space and so much more. Easily could spend a few hours to a whole day!😊 +) brand new beautiful and well designed equipment. Has a nature around. -) the active kids can possibly get lost because of huse space, the pond can be dangerous for little active one, toilet is too far from top playground and so dirty, no cafe around.

MKMichael K.
Google Maps
★★★★★1 year ago

Beautiful park. Full of flies and birds and other creatures. Nice open spaces. Good barbecue areas and plenty of space for child play. Fun little playground for the kids too. Highly recommended. Just bring fly spray.

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Tupia St, Botany NSW 2019
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