Hawthorne has 3 local parks, 2 public BBQs (electric) ready for weekend cook-ups, 2 playgrounds for the kids.
HARDCASTLE PARK is the BBQ hub here with 1 BBQ.
Families gravitate to HAWTHORNE PARK for the playground-plus-BBQ-plus-toilets combo.
Walkers and runners can use the trails at BARTON ROAD POCKET PARK and 2 other parks.
BBQ weekends: Council BBQs in Hawthorne are free, run on a 30-minute timer and are first-come first-served. Get there before 11am on Saturdays in spring or you'll be queueing.
Heads-up: Only 1 of the 3 parks here has public toilets — worth checking the listing before a longer visit with kids.
BARTON ROAD, HAWTHORNE QLD 4171
View on map →28 GORDON STREET, HAWTHORNE QLD 4171
140 RIDING ROAD, HAWTHORNE QLD 4171
There are 3 public parks listed in Hawthorne on FindMyPark, sourced from Brisbane City Council open data. 2 of these have BBQ facilities and 2 have playgrounds.
Hawthorne has 2 free council BBQs across 2 parks. The biggest BBQ site is HARDCASTLE PARK — check the full list above to pick one near you.