- Picnic facilities
- Barbecues
- Drinking fountains
- Seats
- Public toilets (3)
- Sports grounds
- Bowling club
- Tennis courts
- Playgrounds
- Dog off-leash areas
- Bookable spaces for events
Princes Park features several sports and recreation grounds and is headquarters to the Carlton Football Club. Over the years, a variety of community sporting facilities have been created including the two 1938 Art Deco sporting pavilions on Royal Parade. The park has tennis facilities and hosts a variety of sporting clubs including lawn bowls, cricket and soccer.
Other facilities in the park include playgrounds, barbecues, picnic facilities and toilets. It also features significant large trees, including avenues of elms and Moreton Bay fig trees.
Things to do
- Take a walk or jog around the perimeter jogging track, visiting the four outdoor exercise stations along the way.
- Visit the playgrounds on the eastern boundary. The playground on Princes Park Drive has barbecues, picnic facilities and a toilet adjacent.
- Have a picnic by the lake in the north of the park.
- Let your dog run in the designated off-leash areas.
- Visit Ikon Park, the headquarters of the Carlton Football ClubOpens in new tab and watch a game of Australian Rules Football.
- Explore the many sporting clubs including lawn bowls, cricket and tennis.
Children playing soccer on a Saturday morning
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An aerial view of Princes Park showing its proximity to the Melbourne General Cemetery
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The refurbished playground
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It features a climbing unit, basket swing and spinning carousel.
Toddler section of the refurbished playground
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It features red cubby roofs repurposed from the old playground.
'Within Three Worlds' by Loretta Quinn
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A whimsical sculpture beside the pond in the north of the park.
The Northern Sports Pavilion, constructed in 1938
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Detail of the Northern Sports Pavilion, showing its art deco style features
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One of the many sports fields in Princes Park
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Children playing soccer on a Saturday morning
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An aerial view of Princes Park showing its proximity to the Melbourne General Cemetery
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The refurbished playground
It features a climbing unit, basket swing and spinning carousel.
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Toddler section of the refurbished playground
It features red cubby roofs repurposed from the old playground.
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'Within Three Worlds' by Loretta Quinn
A whimsical sculpture beside the pond in the north of the park.
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The Northern Sports Pavilion, constructed in 1938
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Detail of the Northern Sports Pavilion, showing its art deco style features
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One of the many sports fields in Princes Park
Playgrounds
Princes Park North Playground is a small playground featuring rockers, swings and a seesaw.
Princes Park South Playground is larger playground featuring a multi-level platform structure for older kids, sandplay area with cubbies, slides and swings.
For more information, see Playgrounds.
Dog off-leash areas
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Sports grounds
Seasonal sports grounds for hire include cricket, Australian Rules Football, touch football and soccer.
For more information, see Sports grounds and facilities.
Designations, policies and plans
- Princes Park is classified as a Regional Open Space in City of Melbourne's Open Space Strategy.
- Princes Park Master Plan (2012) (PDF 3.4 MB)
How to get there
Take tram 19 or bus 505, which both go along Royal Parade.
See PTV Journey PlannerOpens in new tab for public transport information.
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