# Best Parks in Sydney

Green spaces within Sydney's inner suburbs, ranging from the colonial-era Royal Botanic Garden to newer harbourside and reclaimed-industrial parkland. · community starter list

6 parks in Sydney, including Royal Botanic Garden Sydney (The Domain, Sydney). No votes cast yet — entries are ordered as added, and the community's votes will decide the order from here — last updated Aug 20, 2026.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Australia](/australia.md) / Sydney
**Updated:** 2026-08-20 06:07:51

1. **[Royal Botanic Garden Sydney](/e/1003.md)** (park) — 30-hectare garden at Farm Cove founded in 1816, Australia's oldest scientific institution, free entry and open daily from 7am. — score 0
2. **[Hyde Park](/e/1004.md)** (park) — 16.2-hectare park reserved by Governor Macquarie in 1810 as Australia's first public open space, on the eastern edge of the CBD. — score 0
3. **[Centennial Park](/e/1005.md)** (park) — 189-hectare park opened 1888 by NSW Premier Henry Parkes, later the site of the 1901 inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia. — score 0
4. **[Sydney Park](/e/1006.md)** (park) — Park on former Bedford Brickworks land in St Peters, with restored wetlands built from old clay pits that later served as a municipal tip. — score 0
5. **[Nielsen Park](/e/1007.md)** (park) — Harbourside picnic ground in Sydney Harbour National Park, resumed from the Vaucluse Estate from 1910; Shark Beach's swim net is removed each winter. — score 0
6. **[Barangaroo Reserve](/e/1008.md)** (park) — Six-hectare car-free harbour foreshore park built on a former container terminal, planted with over 75,000 native trees and shrubs. — score 0

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### Same topic, elsewhere
- [Best Parks in London](/united-kingdom-london/best-parks.md) — London
- [Best Parks in Paris](/france-paris/best-parks.md) — Paris
- [Best Parks in Toronto](/canada-toronto/best-parks.md) — Toronto

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