Townsville Barra Fun Park
Townsville Barra Fun Park
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
Welcome to the Barra Fun Park. Townsville's only theme park. We have a huge inflatable waterpark, slip n slide, Barramundi fishing, stand up paddle boards, banana boat rides, and two inline cable skis for wakeboarders. We are also the home of Australia's largest impounded fish that you can catch for fun. All day all-inclusive passes are $29 each or $99 for a family of four.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Alison M
1 contribution
Nov. 2023 • Family
We celebrated my son's birthday here with family and a few friends. Such a great set up. Excellent water facilities and we all loved the fishing too. Appreciated that you could take your own snacks but there were good lunch options available at the park. Glad we went the all day pass. Kids were entertained for hours and 2 hours would not have been enough. Friendly staff and I thought the entry fees were a good price.
Plenty of shelter to relax in the shade.
Plenty of shelter to relax in the shade.
Written 19 November 2023
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Kylie R
Bowen, Australia1 contribution
Mar. 2023
Great day out.. staff were lovely and very helpful they all seemed to really enjoy being there. Kids and adults had lots of fun. Hot chips and slushies for lunch delish.. Highly recommended 👌
Written 6 April 2023
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Ian B
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Feb. 2023 • Family
Quite a lot of the inflatables were very flat and not easy to climb on. The paddle boards were water logged and wouldn't stay afloat with an adults weight on them.
All in all it was a bit of an underwhelming experience. The place needs a bit of money spent on it and a bit of a fix up.
All in all it was a bit of an underwhelming experience. The place needs a bit of money spent on it and a bit of a fix up.
Written 25 February 2023
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Jackerrah
Howard Springs, Australia125 contributions
Feb. 2023 • Family
Great fun. Lots of exciting options or just hang in the water. Hills in the distance. Great staff. Kiosk.
Written 19 February 2023
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Gre C
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Dec. 2022 • Family
Needs a huge cash injection, bulkies stacked everywhere. Looks like a tip. Not many picnic tables around. Half the equipment is not useable or serviceable. Needs a good cleanup
Written 16 December 2022
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kim w
Ballarat, Australia160 contributions
Dec. 2022 • Family
Firstly everyone had fun..............BUT don't be fooled by the website photo's. We visited today for two reasons, we had family visiting and as they love all things water we thought they'd enjoy it and more importantly we heard the business was for sale and thought we would visit without a real estate agent to see what it was about.
The park is very run down and unkept, the staff (for want of a better word ) are more interested in hanging with their mates and enjoying the equipment than providing any sort of customer service or supervision.
The 'cafe' is a debacle with staff working in bare feet, picking up food with bare hands and quite frankly their attitudes were appalling.
The equipment can't even be described as tired.......it's in a state of disrepair. The slide is actually dangerous with a middle inflatable section damaged allowing sliders to cross lanes crashing into others, again supervising staff were too busy sliding with their friends.
The jumping pillow has clearly not held air for some time, the paddle boards have no grip pads, the cable skiing is ok for banana boat rides but ordinary for wakeboarding.
The grass is far too long, the water edges are scummy and all in all for the quality of everything the entry fee is excessive.
The park is very run down and unkept, the staff (for want of a better word ) are more interested in hanging with their mates and enjoying the equipment than providing any sort of customer service or supervision.
The 'cafe' is a debacle with staff working in bare feet, picking up food with bare hands and quite frankly their attitudes were appalling.
The equipment can't even be described as tired.......it's in a state of disrepair. The slide is actually dangerous with a middle inflatable section damaged allowing sliders to cross lanes crashing into others, again supervising staff were too busy sliding with their friends.
The jumping pillow has clearly not held air for some time, the paddle boards have no grip pads, the cable skiing is ok for banana boat rides but ordinary for wakeboarding.
The grass is far too long, the water edges are scummy and all in all for the quality of everything the entry fee is excessive.
Written 3 December 2022
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leesa s
1 contribution
Sep. 2022 • Family
Great place to visit and enjoy a day with family . Great facilities , BBQ area and shaded seating . Ideal Family fun day experience .
Written 24 September 2022
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CINDY C
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Apr. 2022 • Family
A great day out for all the family. You can spend an hour or a whole day!! So much to do for all age groups. Inflatable course, banana ride, paddle boarding and large slip n slides. We stayed from 10am-4pm and had a ball!!
Have a bbq, bring your own food or purchase food there.
Great facilities, lots of tables and chairs under cover.
The best way to cool off in the hot Townsville weather.
And you are guaranteed to catch a barramundi, with rods and bait supplied, so much fun!
Highly recommended, a must do when you visit Townsville!!
Have a bbq, bring your own food or purchase food there.
Great facilities, lots of tables and chairs under cover.
The best way to cool off in the hot Townsville weather.
And you are guaranteed to catch a barramundi, with rods and bait supplied, so much fun!
Highly recommended, a must do when you visit Townsville!!
Written 13 April 2022
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FamilyPlayer
Townsville, Australia6 contributions
Nov. 2021
Awesome as always. So much for the kids to do. They were non-stop from 10am-4pm (had to be told to get off the inflatables at the end of the day lol). Love that we can bring our own snacks and drinks to the Park, but additional food also available to purchase if necessary. Plenty of undercover shelter from the rain and the sun.
Will defintely be visiting again over the summer break.
Will defintely be visiting again over the summer break.
Written 28 November 2021
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Sammi J
Townsville, Australia1 contribution
Oct. 2021 • Friends
Great spot with amazing fun to be had! Great for all ages with lots to do. Awesome cafe/bar. Friendly happy staff. Highly recommend
Written 10 October 2021
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- Townsville Barra Fun Park is open:
- Sun - Sat 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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