List of Adelaide parks and gardens refers to parks and gardens within the metropolitan area in South Australia known as Adelaide.
The South Australian government region known as Northern Adelaide and which occupies the northern end of the Adelaide metropolitan area consists of the following local government areas: the City of Playford, the City of Salisbury, the City of Tea Tree Gully and the east half of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. [1]
The South Australian government region known as Western Adelaide and which occupies the area in the Adelaide metropolitan area located to the north-west of the Adelaide city centre consists of the following local government areas: the City of Charles Sturt, the City of West Torrens and the western half of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. [5]
The South Australian government region known as Eastern Adelaide and which occupies the area to the immediate north, east and south of the Adelaide city centre consists of the following local government areas: the City of Adelaide, the City of Burnside, the City of Campbelltown, the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, the City of Prospect, the City of Unley and the Town of Walkerville. [54]
| Park/garden | Park number | Locality |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Botanic Garden | Park 11 | North Terrace (east) |
| Adelaide Golf Links | Park 1 | War Memorial Drive (north) |
| Angas Gardens | Park 12 | War Memorial Drive & King William Road |
| Barr Smith Walk | Park 26 (SW) | River Torrens |
| Bonython Park | Park 27 (NW) | Port Road (east) |
| Botanic Park | Park 11 | Hackney Road |
| Brougham Gardens | Park 29 | Brougham Place |
| Bush Magic Play Park | Park 2 (NW) | Fitzroy Terrace |
| City Sk8 Park* | Park 27 (SE) | North Terrace (west) |
| Creswell Gardens | Park 26 | War Memorial Drive & King William Road |
| Cross of Sacrifice | Park 12 (NW) | Sir Edwin Smith Avenue & King William Road |
| Dame Roma Mitchell Gardens | Park 27 | Within the walls of the Old Adelaide Gaol |
| Deceased Workers Memorial Forest | Park 27 | near Bonython Park [55] |
| Edwards Park | Park 23 (SE) | West Terrace |
| Elder Park | Park 26 | King William Road |
| Ellis Park | Park 24 | West Terrace |
| Esther Lipman Gardens | Park 12 (W) | King William Road & Victoria Drive |
| Frome Park / Nellie Raminyemmerin Park | Park 11 (W) | Frome Road [56] |
| Glover Playgrounds | Park 6 (W) | LeFevre Terrace opposite Tynte Street |
| Glover Playgrounds | Park 15 (SW) | East Terrace & Wakefield Street |
| Glover Playgrounds | Park 20 | South Terrace |
| Grundy Gardens | Park 12 (E) | Frome Road & Victoria Drive |
| Helen Mayo Park | Park 27 (SE) | Montefiore Road & River Torrens |
| Adelaide Himeji Garden | Park 18 | South Terrace (east) |
| John E Brown Park | Park 27 (N) | River Torrens |
| Kate Cocks Park | Park 27 (SW) | Port Road (east) |
| Kingston Gardens | Park 23 (NE) | West Terrace |
| Light's Vision | Park 26 (NW) | Montefiore Hill |
| Lundie Gardens | Park 21W | South Terrace (west) |
| Mary Lee Park | Park 27 (N) | Park Terrace |
| Nellie Raminyemmerin Park / Frome Park | Park 11 (W) | Frome Road [56] |
| Osmond Gardens | Park 18 | South Terrace (east) |
| Palmer Gardens | Park 28 | Palmer Place, North Adelaide |
| Peace Park | Park 12 (NE) | Sir Edwin Smith Avenue |
| Pennington Gardens | Park 26 (NE) | Pennington Terrace & King William Road |
| Pinky Flat | Park 26 | War Memorial Drive |
| Pioneer Women's Memorial Gardens | Park 12 (W) | King William Road |
| Prince Henry Gardens | Park 12 (S) | North Terrace |
| Rundle Park | Park 13 | East Terrace |
| Rymill Park | Park 14 | East Terrace |
| Stella Bowen Park | Park 26 (NW) | Pennington Terrace & Montefiore Road |
| University Oval | Park 12 | War Memorial Drive |
| Veale Gardens | Park 21 | South Terrace |
| Victoria Park | Park 16 | East Terrace |
| Wirranendi | Park 23 (NW) | Sir Donald Bradman Drive |
The South Australian government region known as Southern Adelaide which occupies the southern end of the Adelaide metropolitan area consists of the following local government areas: the City of Holdfast Bay, the City of Marion, the City of Mitcham and the City of Onkaparinga. [57]
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE), located across inner north and north-western suburbs of Adelaide, is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. It was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield.
Osborne is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Lefevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide about 21 kilometres north-west of the Adelaide city centre.
The Adelaide Park Lands comprise the figure-eight configuration of land, spanning both banks of the River Torrens between Hackney and Thebarton, which encloses and separates the City of Adelaide area from the surrounding suburbia of greater metropolitan Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. They were laid out by Colonel William Light in his design for the city, and originally consisted of 2,300 acres (930 ha) "exclusive of 32 acres (13 ha) for a public cemetery". One copy of Light's plan shows areas for a cemetery and a Post and Telegraph Store on West Terrace, a small Government Domain and Barracks on the central part of North Terrace, a hospital on East Terrace, a Botanical Garden on the River Torrens west of North Adelaide, and a school and a storehouse south-west of North Adelaide.
Alberton is a metropolitan suburb in the west of Adelaide, South Australia, about 20 minutes drive from the city. Part of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, it is bordered by the suburbs of Rosewater, Queenstown, Cheltenham and Port Adelaide.
Taperoo is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia, located on the Lefevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of the Adelaide city centre.
Prospect is the seat of the City of Prospect and an inner northern suburb of greater Adelaide. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Adelaide's centre.
Blair Athol is located about 6 km (4 mi) north of the Adelaide CBD, South Australia. Blair Athol borders the suburbs of Gepps Cross, Enfield, Prospect and Kilburn. The suburb is rectangular, stretching from Grand Junction Road in the north to Angwin Avenue in the south between Prospect Road on the west and Main North Road on the east. Blair Athol's main and longest street is Florence Avenue.
Enfield is a suburb in Adelaide, Australia. The suburb is about a 10-minute drive north from Adelaide city centre. The suburb is bordered by Gepps Cross to the north, Blair Athol to the west, Clearview to the east, and Prospect, Sefton Park and Broadview to the south.
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Outer Harbor is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located at the northern tip of the Lefevre Peninsula about 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of the Adelaide city centre.
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Largs North is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Lefevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of the Adelaide city centre.
Largs Bay is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Lefevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northwest of the Adelaide city centre.
Ethelton is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 13 km (8.1 mi) from the CBD, on the Lefevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia. It is a residential suburb within the local government area of City of Port Adelaide Enfield, adjacent to the suburbs of Semaphore, Semaphore South, Glanville and New Port. It is bounded to the north by Hart Street, to the south by Bower Road and in the west by Swan Terrace and in the east by Causeway Road.
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Port Adelaide is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Named after Port Adelaide, which it surrounds, it is a 118.8 km2 suburban and industrial electorate on Adelaide's Lefevre Peninsula, and stretches east toward Adelaide's northern suburbs. It contains a mix of seaside residential areas, wasteland and industrial regions. In addition to its namesake suburb of Port Adelaide, the district includes the suburbs of Birkenhead, Bolivar, Cavan, Dry Creek, Ethelton, Exeter, Garden Island, Gepps Cross, Gillman, Glanville, Globe Derby Park, Largs Bay, Largs North, New Port, North Haven, Osborne, Ottoway, Outer Harbor, Peterhead, Semaphore, Semaphore South, St Kilda, Taperoo, Torrens Island, Wingfield, as well as part of Rosewater.
The Lefevre Peninsula is a peninsula located in the Australian state of South Australia located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the Adelaide city centre. It is a narrow sand spit of about 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi) running north from its connection to the mainland.
Buses in Adelaide are the most extensive service of the South Australian capital's public transport system, the Adelaide Metro. A large fleet of diesel, hybrid diesel-electric, and natural gas powered buses operate services which typically terminate in the city-centre or at a suburban interchange. Buses get priority on many roads and intersections, with dedicated bus lanes and 'B'-light bus only phases at many traffic lights.
