Best Playgrounds for Flying Fox Fun in Perth
All kids love a flying fox! And secretly, so do the adults – including us! That feeling of freedom as you’re whizzing along with the wind in your hair is hard to beat! We have put together a list of the best playgrounds with a flying fox for you to check out and enjoy as much as we have.
Playgrounds with Flying Foxes – North of Perth
Luminous Park, Bennett Springs
Luminous Park is a bright, modern playground with plenty to love, including a double flying fox that lets kids zip along side-by-side. The eye-catching climbing tower, scooter track, sand play, nature elements and in-ground trampolines make it a fantastic all-rounder for toddlers through to tweens. It’s especially handy for families with multiple kids who all want something a little different, and the flying fox is usually one of the first things they make a beeline for. Read more in the Buggybuddys review.
Jo Wheatley All Abilities Playspace, Dalkeith
The Jo Wheatley All Abilities Play Space is a brilliant park purpose built for all ages and abilities. Carefully built around and under existing trees, covering 10,000sq m with wheelchair access throughout, a sensory garden, flying fox, climbing obstacles, slides, swings, picnic areas, water play, toilet facilities and it’s fully fenced too. It certainly ticks all the boxes! Read the Buggybuddys review.
Vale Adventure Park, Aveley
Vale Adventure Park is walking distance to local cafes, perfect for a coffee in the park. Children will be all smiles when they see the dual flying fox, perfect for racing each other. There are also two slides, a small tunnel slide, a roller slide, a large sandpit where you’ll find 3 wooden spring rockers, a wooden snake carving and dinosaur fossils hidden beneath the sand; and wooden maze, stepping and balancing logs, rocks to climb, and a tunnel to crawl through. Lots to keep little people busy! Read the Buggybuddys review.
Wellington Square Playground, East Perth
If your kids judge a playground by the flying fox first, Wellington Square absolutely delivers. This huge inner-city play space in East Perth has an accessible flying fox seat, alongside giant tube slides, water play, climbing towers, trampolines and loads of room to run wild. It’s the kind of destination playground where you can easily spend a whole morning, especially with older kids keen to tackle the parkour-style obstacles, skate area and sports courts too. Read more in the Buggybuddys review.
Sandy Beach Playspace, Bassendean
Set right by the Swan River, Sandy Beach Playspace is a playground that makes a proper family outing, and the double flying fox is a big reason why. Kids can race side-by-side before heading off to explore the towering timber play structures, huge slides, water and sand play, tunnels and balancing elements scattered through the nature-based design. With shady trees, picnic spots and riverside views, this is a gorgeous place to settle in for a few hours while the kids burn through their energy. Read more in the Buggybuddys review.
Lake Monger South West Adventure Playground, Galup Reserve
If you’ve got older kids who love a bit of speed and challenge, Lake Monger South West Adventure Playground deserves a spot on the list. Its 25-metre double flying fox is a major drawcard, with kids (or Kellie!) racing each other towards the lake before heading back for another turn. Add in the ninja-style rope course, bump slide, water play and beautiful natural setting, and this park is perfect for adventurous school-aged kids who have outgrown the little playgrounds. Read more in the Buggybuddys review.
Wembley Sports Pavilion Playground, Wembley
Wembley Sports Pavilion Playground combines a great mix of nature play and traditional play equipment. The main attraction for kids at this playground are the big double zip line, which includes a seat with a harness for smaller children or those with mobility issues, and the double in-ground trampolines. Adjacent to these are some balancing beams made of logs leading down to the barbecue area, and around to some stepping stones, and a twisty race track pathway winds around the all play equipment. Perfect for bikes, scooters or skates. Read the Buggybuddys review here.
Livvi’s Place Playground, Whiteman Edge
Livvi’s Place Playground a unique all-inclusive playground which was a partnership between Stockland and the Touched By Olivia Foundation. The play equipment has been designed specifically to cater for autism spectrum disorders, physical, visual, hearing and mobility impairments. Livvi’s Place playground is well spread out and is fully fenced. The centrepiece of the playground is a huge slide accessed via a large rope bridge or climbing net catering for the older kids. Always a big hit with kids is the double flying fox. One side is the traditional pole structure, which can be sat or stood on, and the other features a bucket seat which kids can be strapped into. Read the Buggybuddys review here.
Foreshore Playground, Upper Swan
Foreshore Playground in Upper Swan might be on the smaller side, but it still earns its place on a flying fox list thanks to its fun double flying fox where kids (or parents *wink*) can race each other side-by-side (which is very fun, I can tell you!). This colourful little park, in citrus shades, also has climbing walls, stepping logs, giant pipes for imaginative play and a grassy hill perfect for a roll or runaround. It’s a nice one to add to your list if you’re heading to the Swan Valley and want an easy play stop with a bit of extra zip. Read more in the Buggybuddys review.
Playgrounds with Flying Foxes – South of Perth
Harbour Playground, Secret Harbour
The Harbour Playground is a fully fenced, inclusive play space located on the Secret Harbour foreshore designed for all ages, all abilities and all levels of adventure. The ocean-themed Harbour Playground is dominated by a soft fall giant octopus where climbing up the brightly coloured tentacles is one of the many ways to reach the top! One of the favourite bits equipment at Harbour Playground is the unique inclusive flying fox. Multiple kids can go on it and move up and down with their feet or have someone else push them along. It was lots of fun and something we haven’t come across before. Read the Buggybuddys review.
Optus Stadium Sensory Playground, Burswood
Optus Stadium Sensory Playground is a great little pick for families chasing a flying fox in a fully fenced setting. The double flying fox is the star attraction here, with one standard seat and one inclusive high-backed seat with a harness, so more kids can join in the fun side-by-side. Add in climbing nets, trampolines, sand play and an accessible roundabout, and it’s an easy spot to keep a range of ages happy, especially if you turn it into a bigger outing around the stadium precinct. Read more in the Buggybuddys review.
Ridge Park and Playground, Byford
Ridge Park Byford includes two separate playgrounds, including a nature playground surrounded by mature trees. The first part of the playground is perfect for younger kids, featuring train-themed equipment, each carriage of the train offers different imaginative play experiences. Ridge Park Byford has a wooden lookout structure with a rope net, ladder and rock climbing wall – the handles are in the shapes of different animals. There is also a double flying fox. Kids will have a great time racing each to the end. Featuring one pommel seat and one all-abilities harness seat, toddlers and kids will limited mobility can also to have a turn. Read the Buggybuddys review.
The Hales Park, Forrestfield
The Hales Park is nature-based, the main play structure is a 9 metre tall wooden tower that features a huge tunnel slide. Kids will LOVE racing down the 14 metre slide! The wooden structure features a bridge – on one side of the bridge is the tower to the slide, on the other side there is a cargo net ladder, wooden ladder and fireman’s pole. On ground level, there is a double flying fox with one pommel seat and one all-abilities harness seat, some balancing beams and wooden poles to weave between, and a swing set. Read more in the Buggybuddys review.
Long Park, Carlisle to Beckenham
Long Park is a seriously impressive adventure stretch, with a double flying fox at the Carlisle Station Playground making it a standout for zipline-loving kids. Running for seven kilometres under the elevated train line, this epic community space links multiple playgrounds, youth plazas, nature play areas and riding paths, so there’s plenty to explore before and after a flying fox race. It’s a great pick for families with mixed ages, especially if you’re after a day out that combines play, scooting and a bit of discovering along the way. Read more in the Buggybuddys review.
Shipwreck Park, Sienna Wood
Ahoy Sailors! Shipwreck Park is a nautical-themed playground, featuring a 30 metre shipwreck surrounded by rocks, sand and shipping cargo. The shipwreck is easily accessible for children of all ages and abilities, from stairs or ramps to ladders and ropes. The water play area is a definite highlight for the most the kids, as well as two swing sets, a tripod swing, and the dual flying fox, possibly one of the fastest our Buggybuddys kid bloggers have ridden! The flying fox also has an all-abilities harnessed seat. Read more in the Buggybuddys review.
Bibra Lake Regional Playground, Bibra Lake
The Bibra Lake Regional Playground is packed with unique features designed to promote inclusivity and celebrate diversity for people of all ages and abilities. You’ll find a double flying fox that includes rubber path access to the landing and a hoist seat with a seat belt was very popular. It is also very easy for younger/smaller kids to pull back up to the top of the landing. The tree-top aerial rope walk was a first of its kind in WA, and the darkness inside the covered slide adds to the excitement! This playground also includes water play elements, fossils to hunt, an assault course to climb, and loads more! Read the Buggybuddys review here.
Woodbridge Riverside Play Space, Woodbridge
Woodbridge Riverside Play Space is located on the river in Woodbridge, near Guildford. This is a fully fenced park with safety latch gates at the main entrance. Best known for its pirate boat play equipment and its nature and sensory play, this playground also features a flying fox with an accessible seat and one pommel style to suit all abilities. Read the Buggybuddys review here.
Mills Park, Beckenham
The Mills Park nature play space is a super fun playground suitable for children of all ages. The play space is nicely set out over a large area with plenty of space for families to throw down a picnic rug and spend the day. The play space is a climbers delight, with nets and timber apparatus in abundance, as well as water play and fantastic riding paths for bikes and scooters. In addition to all this, there is a huge flying fox for kids of all ages. Read the Buggybuddys review here.
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Hi! Which is closest to Perth CBD pls? We are visiting in May and my 7 year old loves flying fox.