Free onsite parking is available at the main entry off Herston Road.
Metered street parking is available on Herston Road, Gilchrist Avenue and Gregory Terrace. Check street signs for parking conditions.
Explore the events, activities and facilities at Victoria Park / Barrambin. Book a space for an outdoor activity or event.
Victoria Park / Barrambin is an impressive parkland with rolling green hills and expansive city views.
Spanning 64 hectares of open space, the park is a natural retreat for adventure, discovery and reconnection.
Plan your visit and choose from a wide range of activities, events and facilities. You’ll find plenty to see and do at the park.
Open 24 hours.
Commercial facilities, such as the driving range and bistro, have their own operating hours.
Free onsite parking is available at the main entry off Herston Road.
Metered street parking is available on Herston Road, Gilchrist Avenue and Gregory Terrace. Check street signs for parking conditions.
Access the park via:
Use the pathways from the north side of the city, as shown in the map.
Victoria Park / Barrambin is well-serviced by Brisbane Metro and buses via the Inner Northern Busway. Nearest stops are Herston and QUT Kelvin Grove.
Plan your trip with Translink’s Journey Planner.
Plan your ride using our bike paths map.
While away the hours exploring the parkland or find family-friendly activities and opportunities for outdoor adventures.
Beginner and intermediate riders can use the urban pump track to practice and expand on their riding skills.
The area includes a multi-use space with skateable elements, along with picnic shelter and seating, amenities block, drinking fountains, bike racks, 16-space car park and a fully accessible pathway connecting to the rest of the park.
The pump track is located at the north-west corner of the park.
Take a moment to reflect and relax with our ‘Go Slow for a Mo’ interactive wellness trails.
They encourage you to slow down and connect with your natural surroundings. You can experience 4 rejuvenation zones:
Scan the QR code on the zone’s welcome sign to access a short sensory exercise designed to support your physical and mental health.
Victoria Park / Barrambin is packed with picnic spots.
Need some ideas?
Victoria Park / Barrambin has more than 10 kilometres of paths and tracks to walk with your furry friend.
You can also let them off the leash at the dog park behind Centenary Pool, on the Spring Hill side of the park.
Entertain your friends, family and kids by:
Catch up with friends, refine your skills and get a workout at the sporting facilities in Victoria Park / Barrambin.
They include bikeways, tennis courts, walking and running trails, and the heritage-listed Centenary Pool.
Victoria Park / Barrambin has a variety of green spaces to hire for private and public events.
Book a space for an event or activity, including concerts, outdoor movies, sporting activations and festivals.
You can enquire about events online.
You'll need to provide:
Visitors are welcome to use the green spaces within the parkland, provided your group complies with the conditions of entry.
If you are unsure if your plans meet these normal conditions of entry, submit an event enquiry and a member of the team will contact you to discuss further.
For general enquiries, email City Parklands.
Attend a community event, outdoor movie screening or workshop. Keep an eye out for seasonal events like Park Play and Park Vibes, which offer hours of free fun for the entire family.
For the safety of all visitors, local residents and the parklands, you must follow these conditions when visiting Victoria Park / Barrambin.
City Parklands Services implements and enforces these rules.
When visiting the parklands:
You can carry out these activities at the park with permission:
To apply for permission or enquire about your activity, email City Parklands.
When visiting the parklands, you can’t:
We may report the incident and ask you to leave the parkland if you carry out any of these activities.
Victoria Park / Barrambin has many child-friendly activities, events and facilities, including the pump track on the north-west corner of the park in Herston and children’s playground on the Spring Hill side.
Find family-friendly activities and more things to see and do at Victoria Park / Barrambin.
Yes, dogs are allowed in Victoria Park / Barrambin.
The parkland has more than 10 kilometres of paths and tracks to walk with your leashed dog.
You can also let your dog run free at the off-leash area on the Spring Hill side of the park.
Visit the pump track, ideal for beginner and intermediate riders, on the north-west corner of the park, off Herston Road, for a dedicated facility for scooters, bicycles, skateboards and other non-motorised wheeled craft.
You can only ride your skateboard or scooter on the internal pathways in the park. You must give way to pedestrians.
You can’t skateboard or ride your scooter on any park furniture, including steps, benches and walls.
In 2008, the name of the park was changed to Victoria Park / Barrambin, following engagement with the local Turrbal people. Barrambin (meaning ‘windy place’) comprised the areas now known as Herston and Bowen Hills.
Barrambin were meeting and gathering places for groups travelling to and from other parts of South East Queensland. They were also dance and corroboree sites, and hunting and fishing lands for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The Victoria Park golf course closed in 2021, before the greenspace opened as public parkland. The driving range, putt putt area, function centre and bistro remain open.
Yes, part of Victoria Park / Barrambin was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 December 2007.
It’s also listed as a Local Heritage Place under Brisbane City Plan 2014.