Scarborough Terrace Reserve, Dover Gardens

Featured in:: 7 Days in Marion
Location:: Scarborough Terrace
Playground suitability:: 0-3 years, 3-5 years, 5-12 years, 12+
Park facilities: Playground
BBQ
Drinking taps or fountain
Lighting
Picnic tables
Seating
Shelter
Dog bag station
Parking | Disabled
Parking | Off-street
Hard surface paths
Reserve Fencing | Partially fenced
Toilets (daylight hours)
Toilets | Disabled access
Toilets | Sharps container
Toilets | Sanitary disposal
Playground Equipment: Accessible play
Accessible play (Multi-station with ramp)
Active play
Active play (Grass kick-about area)
Interactive
Interactive (Bead Panel)
Rocking
Rocking (Single springer)
Sliding/moving
Sliding/moving (Multistation with slide)
Swings
Swings (Baby swing)
Swings (Standard swing)
Playground fencing | Fully fenced
Shade | Sails
Bark chip softfall
Rubber softfall
Sports: Cricket Net
Cricket Pitch
Fitness Equipment | Dynamic
Oval
Walking

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This is an off-leash park where dogs can exercise off-leash, except within 5 metres of a playground, at a wetland or when organised sport is being played.

Playground and Reserve Upgrade

Scarborough Terrace Reserve in Dover Gardens is scheduled for an upgrade in 2025/26.

Help shape this space!

The City of Marion is currently planning and upgrade to this playground, and we want your help to shape the space. The feedback will help guide our final design.

An onsite community consultation will be held here on Tuesday 21 January, from 4 pm to 6 pm.

Visit makingmarion.com.au/scarborough for more information and to fill in the survey.

Consultation 2024/25
Construction 2025/26

Sports

This reserve features a large oval with cricket pitch and two cricket nets.

Around the perimeter of the oval is a rubber running track and 8 fitness stations (starting near the picnic facilities):

Warm up station
Rider station
Sit up / vertical push up station
Leg press station
Chin up / pull up station
Stepper station
Push pull station
Step station

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Panorama 1

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Fitness Equipment Station 2 Rider Station

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Fitness Equipment Station 3 Sit Up Vertical Push Up Station 1

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Fitness Equipment Station 4 Leg Press Station 1

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Fitness Equipment Station 7 Push Pull Station 1

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Fitness Equipment Station 6 Stepper Station 2

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Fitness Equipment Station 8 Step Station 1

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Fitness Equipment Station 1 Warm Up Station

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Sports Cricket Nets 2

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Sports Cricket Nets 1

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Sports Cricket Pitch 2

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Sports Running Track 2

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Sports Running Track 3

Scarborough Terrace Reserve 20190107 Sports Running Track 6

Facilities

This reserve has a toilet and picnic facilities so you can stay and exercise and play all day. Bring some lunch or dinner to cook on the BBQs and eat at the sheltered picnic tables. A drinking fountain is available, with dog bowl.

Bicycle stands are situated near the picnic area.

Disabled car parking is available on the Clacton Road side of the reserve.

A combination of low-height chain and wooden fencing surrounds the reserve.