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Macintosh Island Park

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👍👍 A quiet park at the rear of Main Beach. Plenty of picnic areas with barbecues. Green space with shade trees & walking paths. Also a still water creek with a bridge. Lovely spot to get away from the hustle of Surfers People often mention park, birds, peacocks, picnic, walking, beach, water, Nice, kids, nice,


Address

Main Beach Parade, Main Beach QLD 4217, Australia

Website

www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au

Contact

+61 415 986 923

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (690 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: Open 24 hours
  • Monday: Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday: Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: park (52) birds (22) peacocks (20) picnic (16) walking (14) beach (14) water (12) Nice (12) kids (10) nice (10)
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  • 5/5 Diana W. 1 year ago on Google
    A quiet park at the rear of Main Beach. Plenty of picnic areas with barbecues. Green space with shade trees & walking paths. Also a still water creek with a bridge. Lovely spot to get away from the hustle of Surfers
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angela T. 2 years ago on Google
    This park is so tranquil and peaceful. We visited on an extremely hot day but it was a few degrees cooler because of all the big shady trees. All the birds are so beautiful and we saw a number of peacocks. Easy access, plenty of parking and disability access also. Very tidy and well maintained park. And great playgrounds for kids. Big foots cave is pretty cool too
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ben W. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely relaxing Park, with plenty of benches and tables. Lots of birds and wildlife. Great walking paths. Have been walking the dog here for many years and it's always relaxing.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 L T. 2 years ago on Google
    Peaceful park worth strolling from Surfers Paradise to Tedder Ave, Main Beach. Found a lake and some beautiful bird life.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alen 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice park .. good location enough cars park .. near beach
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daria W. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing little park amongst all the action. It is full of birds of all different kinds. The first park I saw the peacocks walking around!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 M S (. 3 months ago on Google • 399 reviews New
    My favourite park. This is one of the best park on the Gold Cost. Beautiful place and nice facilities, two playgrounds, two public toilets, BBQ, lots of benches and shades. Lots of car parking space too. It's so nice place for walking around and picnic!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Wesley L. 1 month ago on Google • 781 reviews New
    During my time in Australia, I felt that Australia is really a country where humans, nature, ecology and animals live in harmony. Today opened my eyes again. I woke up at 6 o'clock in the morning and wanted to take a walk along the beach trail. It was around 6 o'clock in the morning, the sky was slightly bright, and there were more people exercising on the trail than I expected. I walked along the trail to Macintach Island Park, which is quite a large park. The park has big trees, turf, children's recreation areas, and ecological pools. The deeper we walked, the more and more types and numbers of birds we found. What surprised me most was that in the ecological pond and river, there were dusky moohen (a kind of water chicken) nesting there, and the newly hatched chicks were right in front of me. The father and mother birds were feeding. The distance was really close. I stood and watched them for a long time, but they were not afraid at all and even swam by my feet. Going a little further, I saw peacocks again. I went to the zoo to see peacocks in Taiwan, and I went to the park to see peacocks in Australia. The peacocks were not afraid of people and walked past me looking for food. There were also various other birds in the park, even if I When they came to them, they walked away silently without haste. It can be seen that these animals are very accustomed to living with humans, so water chickens are so bold to build nests and raise their babies in open places, because they know Humans will not hurt them and they feel safe. The water fountains in the park are equipped with special water outlets for pets, and there are signboards on the roads saying that bird ecology is frequent and drive carefully. Australians' attitude towards nature and animals speaks for itself.

  • 5/5 Thushini G. 11 months ago on Google • 116 reviews
    I simply loved this place. The highlight for me was getting an opportunity to feed the birds and interact with them! There are quite a variety of birds, including peacocks, water birds, and of course, pigeons whom you could feed out of your hand! The beach is a stones throw away, which you can reach by simply crossing the bridge. Lovely place to visit with family and friends. Free parking is available on site.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 hashem a. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Is one of the Gold Coast public gardens and can spend time to enjoy with parents and children, and some of the children's games Kalzlaiqa and also a small marine lake (Original) هي إحدى حدائق قولد كوست العامه وتستطيع قضاء الوقت بها للاستمتاع مع الاهل والأطفال وبها بعض العاب الاطفال كالزحليقة وايضا بها بحيرة بحرية صغيره
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stuart H. 5 years ago on Google
    Beautiful park with plenty of space. Nice walking paths, a cool bridge (leading to the beach) playgrounds, picnic spots (including barbecues). In the middle is a small lake with a bird (and bat) sanctuary in the middle. We like to go early evening and watch the bats swooping between the trees.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tania L. 1 year ago on Google
    Went for GC 500 but intend on coming back to park with family. Lovely park
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Courtney M. 3 years ago on Google
    My 4yo sons favourite park. Peacocks are in full glory September/October and during the week you can go see the park rangers feeding them. Absolutely beautiful, with beach, playground, BBQ facilities, walking/ riding tracks and water courses for the kids to explore!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alice M. 10 months ago on Google
    Very lovely park for seeing birds, picnics, playgrounds and rest. I even saw peacocks!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Monalisa Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Very clean and well maintained deffinatly take the kids their again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Khaled E. 3 months ago on Google • 356 reviews New
    Nice Park

  • 5/5 Emmy T. 2 months ago on Google • 183 reviews New
    My kid love it here :) so much enjoy running around. Two playgrounds in the park. Pond and waterfall, very shady

  • 4/5 Ben C. 4 months ago on Google • 167 reviews
    This is a good place for a stroll, with plenty of opportunities to take pictures and relax with a meal or friends. I saw a few people out walking their dogs, having picnics or going for a run. There's a bird sanctuary here too, so I got to see some of the local wildlife (and a peacock). There were toilet facilities and drinking fountains available. A nice way to spend some time that isn't part of the usual tourist fare.

  • 5/5 Rocket 5 months ago on Google • 139 reviews
    Bird life is extraordinary here. Highlighted by free ranging Peacocks. Park playground, public BBQ, small beach on the riverside. Worth a visit 👍

  • 5/5 Jenisha P. 3 months ago on Google • 77 reviews New
    Beautiful place. Serene and cool with beautiful birds around. Lots of shades, good for picnic.

  • 5/5 maliheh k. 1 year ago on Google • 49 reviews
    stunning park with play ground in heart of our beautiful Gold Coast. many birds around as well as peacocks. give your self the joy of walking along with peacocks and enjoy

  • 5/5 Nick M. 1 month ago on Google • 47 reviews New
    Great place for a walk ,

  • 5/5 Darren D. 1 year ago on Google • 33 reviews
    Macintosh Island Park is a wonderful oasis of a park close to Main Beach, Narrowneck and Surfers Paradise. With plenty of shade amongst the trees, there is a lake, plenty of birdlife (such as peacocks), a play area, picnic tables, all in a peaceful and tranquil location just a short walk from the hustle and bustle of Main Beach and Surfers Paradise. A wonderful place to escape the crowds for an hour or two.

  • 4/5 IRENE D. 3 months ago on Google • 33 reviews New
    A quiet park without any hustle. The beach is just a bridge walk from the park. Best for kids. It has lots of birds. Nice place for a picnic. Has toilets as well. Nice and shady place. After a swim at the beach one can just come here to rest in the shade.

  • 5/5 Anne C. 1 month ago on Google • 27 reviews New
    Great environment with animals, BBQ areas, and restrooms. Great spot for catch ups and children friendly with playgrounds

  • 5/5 MO S. 3 months ago on Google • 25 reviews New
    Nice place

  • 5/5 MzFallen1 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely large park and grounds! Small water features and hidden big foot cave! The swans had 3 babies and there is so many birds- peacocks, Geese and natives. Heaps of walking if you want- if not several nice picnic areas or shaded grass at thr mini beach.

  • 4/5 Alexander S. 4 years ago on Google
    Great park, lots of wildlife

  • 4/5 Paweł F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A small park in the city center. In its center there is a tiny stream on which ducks and a tiny playground float. One for one hour. (Original) Niewielki park w centrum miasta. Na jego środku malutki potok po którym pływają kaczki i malutki plac zabaw. Taki na jedną godzinę.

  • 5/5 Mane E. 4 years ago on Google
    2 playgrounds with a relaxing atmosphere not far from the beach

  • 5/5 Lisa L. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely small park with all the facilities All sorts of birds for kids to watch. The shallow beach is perfect for your little one

  • 5/5 James B. 2 months ago on Google • 5 reviews New
    One of the best places to run and go for picnics in the coast, it's well lit during the night, spent a lot of weekends there as a child. Beautiful place to go to for a couple hours for families.

  • 5/5 Gavin N. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautifuly landscaped park with BBQ covered areas places for kids to play, big paths for riding bikes, skateboards etc. Well maintained great for birthday parties for the kids & close to Narrowneck beach. Been going there for over 30years👍

  • 5/5 James B. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautifully landscaped park with freely roaming peacocks and some interesting water birds. We only stopped by to see the peacocks and it was drizzling so couldn't enjoy the park more unfortunately. But would be a fantastic spot for a picnic one day.

  • 5/5 Shane I. 9 months ago on Google
    I always feel relaxed walking or riding through here .you can hang out with Big Foot lol

  • 5/5 Paul T. 1 year ago on Google
    We are so spoiled on the Gold Coast for picnic spots. Macintosh Island Park is just one more. With plenty of seats and picnic tables, children's playground walking tracks & toilet facilities this idyllic area has something for everyone. Another fantastic amenity provided by the council.

  • 5/5 Leon Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Quiet and beautiful park. Peacocks can be seen here. Pls don’t feed them

  • 5/5 Naomi B. 1 year ago on Google
    One of my favourite places to have a lovely walk or to sit and have a cuppa or read. The park has a bird refuge and streams running through it. A flock of peacocks. Many shaded areas, picnic tables, a few whimsical things to look at. Just over the road is Main beach, Surfers is a little south.

  • 5/5 L 7 months ago on Google
    Animals free and well cared for, clean and beautiful place! ♥️

  • 3/5 Craig W. 8 months ago on Google
    Cute little park with lots of wild birds, nice little walk

  • 5/5 Glenn M. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice park with two playgrounds and a big foot. Kids loved it.

  • 3/5 Carl H. 3 years ago on Google
    Uncrowded and plenty of shady places.

  • 4/5 Denise G. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice park.

  • 5/5 George M. 3 years ago on Google
    Good park for the kids

  • 4/5 Else L. 3 years ago on Google
    Had a lovely afternoon there with my family at the weekend, I don't want to praise it too much as its perfect how it is, without any crowds ;) We was originally going to meet up the road at Broadwater, but found this park and decided on here instead, we're all glad we did, cannot fault it really, it may not have the glitz or glamour of Parklands, but we enjoyed it just as much and will return. :)

  • 5/5 Rich J. 3 years ago on Google
    Birds fountains and bridges!

  • 5/5 Anna J. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place! Bring mosquito spray and birds food 😊

  • 4/5 Carolyn H. 3 years ago on Google
    Lots of restoration going on but the birds don't seem to mind

  • 5/5 Shyam R. 3 years ago on Google
    Very nice

  • 5/5 Miranda F. 3 years ago on Google
    Clean park, nice play areas. Kids loved the Bigfoot Cave.

  • 4/5 Robbo J. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place few sandflies around 4pm but great place for kids, a walk even a fish for the littlies.

  • 5/5 Mark D. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place great wild life

  • 5/5 Jasmine H. 5 years ago on Google
    I love this spot! If you have a spare hour or two, check it out and enjoy the scenic walking path as it follows a creek with so much bird life in it. Keep an eye out for the many peacocks that live there, as well as the curlews, geese and bats. Relax and take in the nature and bird sounds that surround you, enjoy.

  • 5/5 PAPER P. 3 years ago on Google
    It was hollowen and the big foot statur in the park freaked me out lol

  • 5/5 Syed Umer S. 3 years ago on Google
    Had a great fun, nice place to bring family.

  • 4/5 Peter G. 3 years ago on Google
    Enjoyed the picnic by the water. Never been before. Like to walk around the park next time.

  • 5/5 William Allison E. 3 years ago on Google
    Always love this beautiful space and gardens though it could do with a garden Cafe put into the amphitheatre in the grounds Tom Tate 😁 so love this parklands with its birds peacocks & water running wildlife sanctuary for the birds nestled alongside the canal across the bridge to the Ocean perfect for family BBQ with children park water courses of fun to be had around this parklands with good parking running & cycling 🏃‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ a simple great spot to be

  • 5/5 Douglas L. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place to go, Good for families!🙏

  • 5/5 Etann V. 3 years ago on Google
    Do not go to Macintosh park

  • 5/5 Ben W. 5 years ago on Google
    Great place to meet friends for a picnic, relax by the river (bring insect replant), jog through as part of your circuit and even watch the touring cars when they arrive each year. Easy parking and easy access via sealed concrete footpaths. A wide variety of wildlife call this place home with their own private secluded island right In the middle of the park.

  • 3/5 Diwakar D. 4 years ago on Google
    It good and nice

  • 5/5 G.W. H. 4 years ago on Google
    A besutiful park. BBQ and some other facilities, equipment to play on, toilets, too. You can see a lots of birds, including peacocks and gees.

  • 5/5 Sue M. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent place for picnic or BBQ, facilities were immaculate. Well done Gold Coast Council ground staff.

  • 5/5 Peter B. 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely spot with a bird sanctuary. Ground is a bit dirty from the birds but it’s a beautiful spot to sit and watch the peacocks and other bird species that make this place their home. Multiple playgrounds and bbq areas for people to enjoy. But perhaps after lockdowns have been lifted.

  • 5/5 Sascha G R. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful

  • 5/5 Peter C. 3 years ago on Google
    Fun place too skateboard around walk the dogs picnic BBQ etc bring the kids plenty of swings main beach across the road for a swim love this place.

  • 4/5 Marwan B. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice and relaxing

  • 5/5 Michelle 4 years ago on Google
    Awesome place

  • 5/5 Dan A. 3 years ago on Google
    Bit smelly

  • 4/5 Chris 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place for the family. There is bbq area and some playground.

  • 5/5 Aleks Z. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place. After walking through the park first round we haven't found any peacocks, but on the second round we were happy that they appeared from somewhere. We counted 4 males and 5 females. We are still guessing where they were hiding 😏

  • 4/5 nour b. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice little park,and amazing views

  • 5/5 PETER R. 3 years ago on Google
    Its great

  • 4/5 Alex A. 3 years ago on Google
    Great park. Children would like the wild life , waterfalls , big foot cave and park. The only item was the smell at the big pond otherwise 5 star

  • 4/5 willis u. 3 years ago on Google
    Good for children

  • 4/5 Elizabeth E. 3 years ago on Google
    Macintosh Park was cool and breezy...I always take my chair as can b busy on Sundays...Also in really hot weather can b warm underneath picnic areas...great spot in our city


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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