# Best Parks in Melbourne

Public gardens and parkland across the City of Melbourne and inner suburbs. · community starter list

6 parks in Melbourne, including Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (South Yarra, Melbourne). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, and the community's votes decide it from here.

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**Updated:** 2026-08-25 14:51:59

1. **[Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria](/e/royal-botanic-gardens-victoria---1238.md)** (park) — 38-hectare gardens founded in 1846 on the Yarra, redesigned by director William Guilfoyle from 1873 in a picturesque style. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Gardens_Victoria, https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/melbourne-gardens/
2. **[Fitzroy Gardens](/e/fitzroy-gardens---1239.md)** (park) — 26-hectare Victorian-era park laid out from the late 1850s by Clement Hodgkinson, home to the relocated 1934 Cooks' Cottage. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00576b.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_Gardens
3. **[Albert Park](/e/albert-park---1240.md)** (park) — 225-hectare park circling Albert Park Lake, reserved as public parkland in the 19th century, that hosts Melbourne's annual Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix circuit. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.savealbertpark.org/background, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Park_and_Lake
4. **[Carlton Gardens](/e/carlton-gardens---1241.md)** (park) — 26-hectare Victorian-era garden reserved from 1839 and laid out from 1856 by Edward La Trobe Bateman, UNESCO-listed with the Royal Exhibition Building. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://citydays.com/places/carlton-gardens/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Gardens
5. **[Princes Park](/e/princes-park---1242.md)** (park) — 38.6-hectare park north of the University of Melbourne, proclaimed in 1873, known for its 3.2km perimeter running track. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/things-to-do/princes-park, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_Park,_Carlton
6. **[Edinburgh Gardens](/e/edinburgh-gardens---1243.md)** (park) — 24-hectare park granted in 1862 and laid out by Clement Hodgkinson, with cricket and football ovals and the 1925 Fitzroy Memorial Rotunda. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://thebestmelbourne.com/guide-to-edinburgh-gardens/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Gardens

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