Facilities and Features
There are nine separate picnic areas, most with barbecues, shelters and toilets. There is a vast network of sealed and unsealed, shared pedestrian/bicycle paths, centred around a main route that circles the lake. There are several playgrounds of varying sizes, the park also hosts many large sporting facilities, including:
- Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre - International class swimming and sports facilities.
- Bob Jane Stadium - Home ground of the South Melbourne FC.
- Albert Park Public Golf Course - including a golf driving range on the opposite side of the lake.
- Junction Oval - historic sporting ground.
- Several boating and sailing clubs - located on the north and eastern sides of the lake.
- Restaurants and Function Centres - including the Powerhouse, the Point and Carousel.
- Various sporting grounds/ovals - including Harry Trott Oval, Holdsworth Pavilion, Ross Gregory Oval, Stuart King Pavilion, Ian Johnson Oval, and several smaller bowls clubs, tennis courts, cricket ovals, soccer and rugby fields located in the south western side of the park.
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