James Park — Attraction in Sydney

Perfect place for running and experiencing. It has everything: parking space, oval for running, grass field, cricket cages, a basketball hoop, a swing for kids, some good exercise "machines" (you know? Those kind of gym stuff like standing bicycles, seat up benches which are in the parks). But it has few cons: the grass field is not really flat and makes running a bit problematic especially if you wanna play soccer (for cricket and oval-ball games should be fine). There is just one basketball ring which you can swith with a netball one and is always occupied... why just one in such a big place. There is an electric BBQ which no one use and few artistic/scientific stuff which have no attraction or use but wasting space. Btw I spend at least 3 hours every month here, it would be much more if there were more space...

Really nice outdoor oval/park. I walk my dogs here regularly and has nice facilities including a swing set, exercise station around the oval, enclosed cricket pitches for training, main cricket pitch for games, benches, picnic seating and BBQ, toilets (male, female and disabled) half a basketball court, netball hoop and marked walking path that tells you meters (a whole lap is 411 metres) A really nice place to burn energy, walk dogs and exercise. Nicest atmosphere at around sunset on the weekends, as heaps of people are there and a...

It depends what you're after, but as parks go, this isn't my top pick. It's basically a rough sports ground that doubles as Hornsby Hospital's helipad. It's great for kids to ride their scores or bikes around the oval, there are free BBQs and a shelter, cricket nets, a few swings, a ping pong table and there, but there is very limited shade, is often very windy, and there's not really much to do for the...