Sporting and leisure facilities
Phone 4044 3309 or contact via email sportrecreation@cairns.qld.gov.au
Council provides a range of sport and leisure facilities for Cairns residents to get outdoors and be active. We maintain 520 parks and reserves, 200 playgrounds, and over 500km of walking paths and cycleways. We also provide support and facilities for around 400 sports and recreational clubs across Cairns.
- Aquatic facilities/ public swimming pools
- Barlow Park multi-sports facility
- Walking tracks - Arrow Tracks/Mt Whitfield
- Cycling and walking routes
- Camping grounds and caravan parks
- Lifeguard services at beaches and the Esplanade Lagoon
- Leisure Centres
- Public parks
- Sports fields
- Skate and BMX parks
Green Gyms are exercise stations usually installed in a green environment, like a park.
The variety of green gyms we have available in Cairns is quite vast. Cairns is becoming a healthy and more active city, so to meet the needs of the community the green gyms have been popping up all over the suburbs, not just along the Cairns Esplanade.
The green gyms will be visible in your area from the road, so you will see them as you drive around your streets. This clear line of sight will make you feel safe when using them.
Please see the instruction panels on how to use each piece of equipment to avoid injury. Happy exercising!
Find a green gym
Green Gyms are located at the following parks and reserves. You can search for your nearest green gym using the free My Cairns app. Open the 'Things to do' tab and use the 'free fitness' filter to see all our green gyms on an interactive map.
North
Clifton Beach: on the foreshore
Palm Cove: Silver Crescent Park
Smithfield: Munburra Parade Draining Reserve
Trinity Beach: foreshore and Coastwatcher Park
Yorkeys' Knob: foreshore
Central
Brinsmead: Brinsmead Park Reserve
Cairns: Cairns Esplanade (3 locations)
Kanimbla: Bassett Street Park
Manunda: Woodward Park Reserve
Redlynch: Salli & John Mitchell Park
Redlynch Valley: Gamburra Drive Park
Whitfield: Engineers Park
South
Babinda: Bill Wakeham Park
Edmonton: Down Park and Ravizza Park
Gordonvale: Norman Park
Mt Peter: Mamum Park
Mt Sheridan: Bill Mills Park and Tom Murray Park
Woree: Husssey Park
Go Clubs
Go Clubs is your one-stop-shop for community club support within the Cairns region! This Council initiative guides community clubs through a professionally-managed club development program. It links existing programs from various agencies and provides professional assistance for all aspects of running a successful local community organisation, including:
- Support from Club Development Officers
- Information on the latest grants and assistance with grant applications
- Templates and resources
Register at cairns.qld.gov.au/goclubs or visit the Go Clubs website
Active Living Program - free fitness program
Our Active Living program offers free exercise and well being classes in different locations across Cairns.
All classes are delivered by qualified trainers. In addition to our well-established Esplanade program we are now also offering classes in Brinsmead, Edmonton, Gordonvale, Mooroobool, Redlynch, Trinity Beach and Yorkeys Knob - proudly brought to you by Cairns Regional Council and PHN.
- Visit the Active Living web page for a listing of upcoming classes
- Follow the Cairns Esplanade’s Facebook page to stay updated on program changes and events.
