Summer has well and truly started, and there are two free award-winning water parks for families in Camden to enjoy and cool off from now to 27 April 2025.

The water parks will be on every day from 10am - 7pm, except for Christmas Day, at Curry Reserve in Elderslie and Dawson-Damer Park in Oran Park. Dawson-Damer Park is Macarthur region's largest water play space and there’s a range of interactive water features.

Located on the corner of Dick Johnson Drive and O'Toole Avenue in Oran Park, Dawson-Damer Park is an inclusive facility and wet play wheelchairs are available for hire. These wheelchairs will provide and improve access to the water play area for children and people living with a disability.

The child and adult-size-all terrain wheelchairs were designed by a team of specialist paramedics and tested and approved by people with restricted mobility.

As part of Council’s overall strategy to encourage and improve accessibility and inclusiveness for people with a disability, Council provides temporary and permanent access codes for people with a disability to access the adult change facilities at Dawson-Damer Park and Curry Reserve.

The accredited Changing Places Facilities feature an adjustable adult-size change table, hoist, toilet, shower and space for two carers to support a person with a disability.

Curry Reserve Water Play Space, at Camden Valley Way, Elderslie boasts a large splash pad with 36 play features for children of all ages. The award-winning water place space is also an inclusive facility with wet play wheelchairs for hire and an accessible accredited public toilet and adult change facility.

Don’t forget we also have three pools in the Camden LGA, including Camden War Memorial Pool, Mount Annan Leisure Centre and Oran Park Leisure Centre.

Mayor of Camden, Cr Ashleigh Cagney, said “It’s great to see the community cooling off at one of our free water play spaces. Sometimes I take my own children along to splash about, and they absolutely love it.”

“We know it’s expected to be an extremely hot summer, so don’t forget to apply lots of sunscreen, wear a hat and drink plenty of water,” Mayor Cagney said.