Ninja Warrior Parks

It is no secret that TV shows influence us in more ways than one. With the screening of ‘Australian Ninja Warrior’, we have seen a rapid rise in children (and adults) leaping, scurrying, climbing and swinging in the lounge room, backyard and playgrounds. If you want your Brisbane Kid to develop their ‘ninja’ skills, then head to one of the following playgrounds.

Note: Many ninja courses are designed for the older Brisbane Kids and, as such, caution should be exercised when younger children are using the following facilities.

GUYATT PARK

Touted as Brisbane’s first free outdoor ninja warrior course, Guyatt Park contains 11 obstacles which are designed to be completed in sequence without touching the ground. As an added incentive, there is a QR code available to time your race and compare it to others who have completed the course.

Facilities

11 obstacles Playgrounds BBQs and picnic tables Table tennis Toilets

Location

19 Hiron Street (off Sir Fred Schonell Dr), St Lucia

SPRING MOUNTAIN RESERVE

Set within the bushland estate of Spring Mountain, this play area contains an obstacle course, great bike paths, picnic areas and plenty of greenspace for the kids to run around.

Facilities

Obstacle course Playground Over 2km of paths Basketball half-court Picnic facilities Toilets

Location

78 Tully Connection Road, Greenbank

REDCLIFFE PARKOUR PARK

You won’t find a more picturesque waterside ninja park! Whilst this park is coined as a ‘parkour park’, there are certainly many elements your little ninja can practise on.

Facilities

Parkour/Ninja equipment Playground BBQs Picnic tables Table tennis Toilets

Location

Hornibrook Esplanade (end of Victoria Ave), Woody Point

HERCULES STREET PARK

The climbing and scaling opportunities at Hercules Street Park are endless! We especially love the long tunnels of pure netting and challenging the kids to keep their feet off the ground.

Facilities

Parkour/Ninja equipment Epic playground BBQs Limited parking Toilets

Location

REDBANK PLAINS RECREATION RESERVE

Features a parkour-style obstacle course with a moving climbing wall and other climbing opportunities to test agility and balance.

Facilities

Epic playground with 9-metre tower and slide BBQs Skatepark Toilets

Location

Cedar Road at the intersection of Redbank Plains Road, Redbank Plains

OTHER PARKS THAT OFFER OBSTACLES AND PARKOUR OR NINJA FEATURES: Frew Park, Milton

The cement play structure has huge slides, ledges for climbing and parkour.

Dawn Andrews Park, Caboolture

Parkour-style climbing cubes, tricky, but not too tricky!

Wynnum Skate Park and Playground

Almost didn’t make the list, except their ramps are known for kids experimenting with parkour.

Pine Rivers Park, Strathpine

Modular net obstacles, climbing nets and frames and multi-level stepping stones.

Aura Frog Park, Caloundra

Has a purpose-built ninja-style playground course. If you are after a more formalised ninja course, then perhaps you could check out the following Brisbane businesses:

Urban Xtreme — Hendra Crank Indoor Climbing — MacGregor Obstacle Obsession — Mount Cotton Bounce Inc — Tingalpa My First Gym — multiple locations Ninja Central — Springfield