Sylvia Gibbs Park Playground

If you’re in Everton Hills with little ones, this one’s worth knowing about. The climbing tower is the real drawcard — it keeps toddlers and young kids busy with multiple slides coming off it, plus swings and a rope bridge that always seem to have a queue. The rubber and bark ground cover is genuinely good, the kind that makes you feel okay stepping away for a minute without hovering. Shaded seating and picnic tables sit close by, so you can actually sit down and eat something instead of just chasing kids around. It’s a solid local park that does exactly what it needs to do.