Maritime Cove Community Park Playground — Attraction in Melbourne

Lots of maritime themed structures for kids to play on, the whole thing built in a coarse sand pit with sand tubes, sand hoists, channels and fixed kids diggers all over the place. Water play, a hand operated pump etc also in some areas. Climbing, Bouldering on a sea buoy! Lots of fun. Also has public gym/exercise machines all in very good condition. There are some shade shelters. Close to the beach and has free parking but be advised the free parking area appears to be often full - I suspect it's taken advantage of by those who leave their car there all day and go elsewhere - the park was empty except for us - we had to park in a small bay next to the surf life saving club with a half hour limit. Nearby roads are also residents only, so...

Nice place to hang out. Lots of places to sit, drink taps and shelter but no toilets. The is also plenty of car parking (just don't come between 11pm and 5am- but then why would you? as there is no parking allowed between these times). Nice walking path (not paved) down to the observation tower which looks over onto Hobsons Bay. Plenty of climbing facilities and some water play for those hot summer's days ☀️. The playground is a clever example of upcycling old things as most of it is old (but restored) maritime objects from Port Phillip Bay. For those that are interested in the topic, there is an information sign explaining this and welcoming you...

It's a nice park with a playground area for kids and a separate area with exercise equipment for adults. There's a wooden boardwalk that runs through the park to protect the natural vegetation. Unfortunately there is very limited shaded areas in the park which can be a serious issue for young children on hot summer days. A number of shade sails should be installed. There is also limited seating. There is quite a large car park on the northern edge of the park however it's almost always full with cars even when there is virtually no one...