Hyde Park

Hyde Park is a 15-hectare public park located between Perth and Highgate in the City of Vincent, about 2 km north of Perth CBD. Centred on two artificial lakes created from a former natural wetland, it is known for its mature trees, landscaped gardens, and resident waterbirds. Established as a public reserve in 1897, the park is a popular inner-city recreation area for walking, picnics and community events.

Visitors can expect a landscaped inner-city park with two large lakes joined by a central causeway, surrounded by sealed walking paths, lawns, mature Moreton Bay figs, palms and plane trees. The park has waterbirds including swans and ducks, shaded picnic areas, barbecues, a playground, gazebos and open grassed areas. It is a flat, walkable environment suitable for leisurely strolls, jogging, picnics and photography.

Hyde Park occupies the site of Third Swamp, one of a chain of wetlands north of Perth. The area was gazetted as a public reserve in 1897 and progressively landscaped from 1899, with lakes excavated and formal plantings established. Improvements in the 1920s created the two lakes, islands, causeway and avenues of trees that define the park today. It remains a heritage-listed inner-city park within the City of Vincent.

The park is a significant community recreation and gathering place for inner-city Perth, hosting regular community events including the annual Hyde Park Festival. The wetlands are part of the broader Noongar cultural landscape of the Swan Coastal Plain. The park is valued for its historic landscape design and as an urban green space for leisure and social gatherings.