Wigley Reserve Playground

Right on the waterfront in Glenelg, this playground gets the setting exactly right — you’re watching boats in the marina while the kids wear themselves out on the climbing structure. The equipment is modern and solid, the kind that actually keeps older kids interested too, not just toddlers. Pack a cooler because the BBQ area and shaded seating make it genuinely worth staying a few hours. There’s a big open grass field if someone needs to kick a ball around, and the toilets are actually decent. Local families know this one well, and once you’ve been once, you’ll get why.