Parks and Reserves
Frankston City Council provides a variety of reserves which are important to the community. The reserves range from Neighbourhood and Feature Parks, Natural Reserves, Active Reserves and the Frankston and SeafordForeshore. George Pentland Botanic Gardens, Beauty Park and Elizabeth Murdoch Arboretum also have significant features and are worth a visit.
All the reserves provide a unique environment to relax and enjoy the beauty of the natural surrounds, recreational and leisure activities and some have playground facilities and educational pursuits. Following is a brief description of these reserves however, the facilities vary at each reserve so please use the list below to determine which park will suit your needs.
Find out more about your local parks:
A new Rapid Response crew is helping keep Frankston City's popular parks and reserves litter and graffiti-free on weekends. The program complements Council's existing cleaning programs, where parks staff inspect and clean Council reserves on a regular basis during the week.
If you see graffiti in progress, please phone police on 000.
If you notice litter or graffiti in Council parks please report details to 1300 322 322.
Neighbourhood and Feature Parks are open areas suitable for various activities some with playgrounds, BBQ's, picnic tables, walking paths to provide an area to relax, play, picnic.
Frankston Natural Reserves are areas of remnant bushland set aside and managed for their high conservation values, providing a network of natural corridors for native wildlife. Generally they have little in the way of facilities, but provide for passive recreation and educational pursuits, such as bushwalking, bird watching and nature study.
Click on the Friends Groups link for more information about the groups or to join a group.
- Download the Environmental Friends Groups Brochure
Click on the Native Vegetation link for more information and the importance and benefits of Native (indigenous) Vegetation.
Active Reserves i ncludes reserves which have ovals for Football during winter, pitches for Soccer and cricket during summer. There are a couple of reserves which have a softball diamond.
How to be a Good Bushland Neighbour
Frankston City is blessed to have over 50 natural reserves. These remnant areas of bushland are complex living environments that provide food and shelter to support many species of protected flora and fauna. Our precious natural reserves need to be protected from threats to ensure they are there for future generations to enjoy. Download the 'How to be a Good Bushland Neighbour' brochure below.