Jindalee Boat Ramp Park

One of my top 5 places to hang in Jindalee. It helps that it’s right around the corner from where I live.
Having flooded a year ago almost exactly from the January 2011 floods, Jindalee has gone through a lot. I remember driving down to the park and seeing nothing but water. The river swelled so much that most of everything and the houses across the road had been over run by the brown muddy waters of what used to be a higher level.
Flash forward to Dec 25, 2011 just a week ago and the council has made this place better and finished it with a bang. There is an awesome boat ramp with a new platoon, for you to go fishing, take your jetski (if you have one) or dingy or boat or whatever you fancy. They have concreted over the old car park and made it kind of bigger with a one way drive. Next to the car park, there is an enclosed doggy park. It’s not very big and it’s on a big hill which I found a bit weird, but anyway. Your dogs won’t care, it’s a place for them to socialise with the next breed. Hell, it’s a place you can socialise, everyone loves to have a chat there.
Further up the footpath there are benches, and places to have barbeques… and there is what I can only describe as being a Swedish playground. It’s the kind of playground which no one understands, and the play items in the playground look more like structures from the gallery of modern art you’re not allowed to touch. I think this is the only let down of the whole place because the slide is a weird thing you have to stick your legs on either side of, the swings are only for big people. It’s not too friendly for kids, it’s not too friendly for adults and as I saw teens as well. Kids walked around wondering what they were supposed to do (which is a bit weird even for kids) and besides the social aspect (people in Jindalee are really friendly) it’s a puzzle. We might ring the council to say a friendly ‘what the’ as a matter of fact. Because that’s what everyone there was thinking. What the hell is this thing, and couldn’t you just put a normal playground in? Bit of a disappointment for my 2 kids and many other kids.
Definetely worth a visit with the family. Evenings are the best time, bring your frisbee, bring your dog. Bring your social.