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Awesome place to see autumn leaves! 🍁
It is becoming more and more urbanised like any open space in a suburb and slowly losing the natural aspect. Very controlled environment. Dogs are not allowed in anymore. Well maintained toilets and playground. Plenty of benches and tables. Good views of the river. There used to be a little tea/coffee house on a corner that unfortunately caught a fire and wasn't rebuilt. It would be great to have this kind of facility again.
Pleasant and relaxing picnic grounds next to the river. Plenty parking spaces and very clean toilets. Saw staff cleaning and maintaining the BBQ ovens and other facilities. Easy walk to the dam and two hiking trails nearby.
Cotter Avenue Reserve + Cotter Dam
Cotter Avenue, Paddys River ACT 2620
✅Toilets
✅Shade Sail
✅Tree Shade
✅Car Park
❌Signposted No Bins
✅Picnic Areas ✅ with BBQS
✅ Cotter Dam Discovery Trail
✅ Basketball Half Court
Playground is Semi fenced to road side, No Gates
Playground Equipment
• Seesaw beam for 2
• Spinning Surfboard
• Rabbit springer
• 2x Swing Sets
- Standard seat
- Toddler bucket chain seat
• Obstacle Play Structures
- “Teenrager” Fast flying fox with double handle
- Oval monkey bars
- 5 plastic ropes with foot platforms
- Overhead turning circle monkey bar
• Multi Play Structure
- Australian Animals on walls
- Concrete ramp to structure 2
- Flat access for all ramps to structure 2 and to structure 1
Structure 1
- Sliding pole
- 2x steering wheels
- Small metal slide
Structure 2
- shop bench underneath
- Platform steps
- Finger maze wall game
- Medium metal slide
- Access across to Structure 3 via metal suspended bridge
Structure 3
- access back across to Structure 2 via metal suspended bridge
- Small stairs
- Slanted Metal climbing wall with rope support
- Platform steps
- Connecting funky pole obstacle bridge to Structure 4
Structure 4
- noughts and crosses underneath
- Shop bench underneath
- Platform steps
- Sliding pole
- Steering wheel
- Small speed slide poles
Multiple picnic areas with BBQs, some sheltered. Plenty near the playground.
Cotter Avenue, Paddys River ACT 2620
✅Toilets
✅Shade Sail
✅Tree Shade
✅Car Park
❌Signposted No Bins
✅Picnic Areas ✅ with BBQS
✅ Cotter Dam Discovery Trail
✅ Basketball Half Court
Playground is Semi fenced to road side, No Gates
Playground Equipment
• Seesaw beam for 2
• Spinning Surfboard
• Rabbit springer
• 2x Swing Sets
- Standard seat
- Toddler bucket chain seat
• Obstacle Play Structures
- “Teenrager” Fast flying fox with double handle
- Oval monkey bars
- 5 plastic ropes with foot platforms
- Overhead turning circle monkey bar
• Multi Play Structure
- Australian Animals on walls
- Concrete ramp to structure 2
- Flat access for all ramps to structure 2 and to structure 1
Structure 1
- Sliding pole
- 2x steering wheels
- Small metal slide
Structure 2
- shop bench underneath
- Platform steps
- Finger maze wall game
- Medium metal slide
- Access across to Structure 3 via metal suspended bridge
Structure 3
- access back across to Structure 2 via metal suspended bridge
- Small stairs
- Slanted Metal climbing wall with rope support
- Platform steps
- Connecting funky pole obstacle bridge to Structure 4
Structure 4
- noughts and crosses underneath
- Shop bench underneath
- Platform steps
- Sliding pole
- Steering wheel
- Small speed slide poles
Multiple picnic areas with BBQs, some sheltered. Plenty near the playground.
Awesome place for weekend get together. Around 5 BBQ facility. Very calm and quite. No network coverage.
Great location for picnics and parties. Well spaced out. Has kids play ground and walking path along the river to view the dam. Ample parking space.
A delightful place for a family picnic, be sure to walk around to the dam wall while you are there. Take a garbage bag though, you need to take your trash home.
Quite a surreal experience with the dam spilling due to the heavy rain and the water rushing downstream. The amenities for a picnic or a family do are good, great playground for the kids and lots of empty spaces to run around in.