Parks & reserves in Blacksmiths NSW

Blacksmiths has 15 parks within reach, spread across 14 streets. The closest sits 300 m north of the suburb centre, the furthest 2.8 km south-west, with a typical trip of about 1.5 km. At the 1,881 residents counted here in 2021, that is roughly one for every 125 people. The suburb sits in Lake Macquarie.

Most of them are on Pacific Highway (2), Karoburra Street, Ungala Road, Makoro Street, Soldiers Road.

• Dobinson Reserve
  Pacific Highway · 300 m north of the centre
• Aitchison Reserve
  Karoburra Street · 500 m north-west of the centre · in Pelican
• Boat Rowers Reserve
  Ungala Road · 550 m south of the centre
• Pelican Foreshore Reserve
  Makoro Street · 1.1 km north-west of the centre · in Pelican
• Memorial Park
  Soldiers Road · 1.2 km north-west of the centre · in Pelican
• Humphreys Reserve
  Dobinson Drive · 1.4 km west of the centre · in Swansea
• Eddie Charlton Reserve
  Peel Street · 1.5 km south-west of the centre · in Swansea
• Reids Reserve
  Lambton Parade · 1.5 km south-east of the centre · in Swansea Heads
• Talbot Park
  Pacific Highway · 1.9 km south-west of the centre · in Swansea
• Toby Park
  Albert Street · 2 km south-west of the centre · in Swansea
• Illawong Park
  Hamilton Street · 2.1 km south of the centre · in Swansea Heads
• Kindaimanna Reserve
  Swan Street · 2.2 km north of the centre · in Marks Point
• Ron Ferry Park
  Village Bay Close · 2.5 km north of the centre · in Marks Point
• Parbury Park
  The Esplanade · 2.7 km south-west of the centre · in Swansea
• Richards Road Reserve
  Richards Road · 2.8 km south-west of the centre · in Swansea