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Shaping better parks & public spaces

Council is developing a Placemaking Strategy to improve the planning, design, development and activation of the region’s parks and public space network.

Council’s aim is to re-imagine the public realm in partnership with communities to deliver spaces that are:

Public spaces

The Region’s recreation park framework

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  • City Wide Recreation Parks

    • Centenary Lakes, Freshwater, Edge Hill
    • Centenary Lakes, Saltwater, Edgehill
    • Esplanade Foreshore, Cairns City
    • Flecker Botanic Gardens, Edgehill
    • Munro Martin Park, Cairns City
    • North Cairns Reserve, Cairns North

  • Destination Parks

    • Cattana Wetlands Environmental Park, Smithfield
    • Crystal Cascades Park, Redlynch
    • Holloways Beach Esplanade Reserve
    • Mount Whitfield Conservation Park
    • Sugarworld Parklands, Edmonton
    • The Boulders, Babinda
    • Trinity Beach Foreshore
    • Williams Esplanade Res, Palm Cove
    • Goomboora Park, Brinsmead
    • Greenpatch Reserve, Gordonvale
    • Yorkeys Knob Foreshore Park
    • Rotary Park, Babinda
    • Goldfinch Park, Palm Cove
    • Possum Street Park, Trinity Beach

  • District Recreation Parks

    • Anzac Park
    • Barrine Court Park
    • Barron Waters Park/Burrawungal Park
    • Clifton Stinger Net Park
    • Coastwatcher Park
    • Down Park
    • Forest Gardens- The Lakes Park
    • Glenoma Park
    • Harald Falge Park
    • Henleys Hill Park
    • Impey Reserve
    • Lake Placid Recreation Park
    • Lions Park
    • Loridan Drive Park
    • Norman Park
    • Pelican Park Esplanade Reserve
    • Pyramid Parklands Gujura
    • Rainy Mountain Park
    • Ravizza Park
    • Ryan Weare Park
    • Tenni Park (Redlynch Skate Park)
    • The Rocks Reserve
    • Todd Park
    • Tom Murray Park

  • Local Recreation Parks

    • Over 250+

Regional parks map

Regional Parks Map