Best places: Nature preserves in Forrestfield, Australia

Kids' adventure park with boardwalks, aerial walkways & water features, plus an education zone.

Leafy reservoir home to waterbirds like swans & pelicans, with trails, lookout spots & a playground.

👍 Great park, dog park. it's got lots of fun activities and well kept facilities

Diving, swimming & surfing are popular at this nature preserve with many animals & penguins.

👍👍 Big beautiful lake with an abundance of birdlife to watch. Nice and easy walk path circling the lake with some limestone tracks in between to cut through if you prefer a shorter walk. Plus grassed areas by the lake to sit and enjoy the scenery. Great to bring your pooch for walks, as you can let the...

Natural area straddling a river with canoeing, grills & dual-use trails for walking & cycling.

Large urban wilderness with lakes & trails, sheltering bats, possums, kookaburras & kingfishers.

👍👍 A lovely spot to chill, enjoy the view. Suitable for kids of all ages and dogs on lead. Not a great fishing spot. BBQ facilities. Toilets aren't the cleanest

👍👍 Delightful area with playground and grass for kids. Magical light displays all with views across the river mouth

50,000-ha. forested park with hiking/biking trails, campgrounds & a river for boating & fishing.

👍 Could do with better signage when doing the 1.3km loop walk. Otherwise, it was pretty cool literally. Whilst it was stifling hot outside, it was a welcome relief entering the cave where the temperature was so nice. Make sure you bring a torch as your phone light isn't sufficient enough.

This wetland reserve features a pathway with a boardwalk along the swamp for wildlife viewing.

👍👍 Amazing area to live and a very safe park. Beautiful scenery with many native birds to look at. A very good place to walk dogs and take kids to also.

Nature preserve for viewing rare & native birds & wildlife in a scenic, family-friendly setting.

👍👍 Free bushlands like this are part of what makes Perth such a beautiful place. The only real "parking" for this runs along Arnott St to the West, but mounting the curb isn't an impossible task. One can choose to walk in and out of here in 10 minutes, or spend more than an hour exploring all of the...

👍👍 Roley Pools is accessible from an easy walking trail leading from a small car park off Soldiers road before the bridge to the left. The trail takes you along a creek/river bed and has lovely crossings which are easily negotiable for average fitness levels. Some beautiful impressive rock formations a...

👍 Very peaceful park with exercising benches basketball court, badminton Court and a big middle patch where many activities can be done. Many people are always here running and walking their dogs. Overall a great place to either relax or exercise.

👍👍 Come here to spot the endangered black cockatoos, really cool that local council has put in water sources for the birds.

👍👍 Seriously loved this beachside site! We were at site 7 which was huge, could easily fit three cars plus full set ups and it still be spacious. Beautiful views of the ocean from the site with access onto the beach which was crystal clear. Definitely lower your tyres, it took us about 20-30 minutes fr...

👍👍 Outstanding accommodation and fantastic hosts Joy and Simon, with the best close up wildlife experience, and a luxurious open air spa to watch the stars at night. Chalets are generously spacious and well heated for extra comfort in chilly winter days. The surrounding bushland is absolutely beautifu...