Parks and Gardens in Wagga Wagga, NSW

Finding a park or garden in Wagga Wagga

Public gardens, riverside reserves, playgrounds and picnic grounds, most of them council run rather than managed by a state agency. Albury Botanic Gardens has been going since 1877 across four hectares, and the Wagga Wagga gardens carry a walk through aviary and a miniature railway on Willans Hill. Entry is almost always free. Shade is the scarce thing in January, so mornings beat afternoons, and barbecue and toilet availability varies more than the listings suggest.

Wagga Wagga is the largest inland city in NSW, sitting on the Murrumbidgee with Baylis Street running down to the river and Wagga Beach. The Army recruit training centre at Kapooka and RAAF Base Wagga make defence a major employer alongside health and Charles Sturt University. Bomen, north east of the city, holds the abattoir and freight industry and keeps heavy trades busy.

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