Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi

Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi is a 72-hectare public park in the Adelaide Park Lands (Park 16), east of Adelaide city centre between Fullarton Road, Greenhill Road and East Terrace. Part of Colonel William Light's 1837 Park Lands plan, it served as Adelaide's main horse racing venue from 1846 to 2008 and is now a major recreational open space with wetlands, sports ovals, and walking and cycling tracks.

Visitors can expect a large, flat open parkland with expansive grassed ovals, a central constructed wetland and lake, sealed shared-use walking and cycling tracks, and scattered mature trees. The park contains sports fields, fitness stations, barbecue and picnic areas, a playground, and open event spaces. It is an urban recreation area used for jogging, cycling, team sports, picnics and community events, with views across the Adelaide Park Lands to the city skyline.