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The Queenstown Gardens are located just outside the town center, on the banks of Lake Wakatipu.
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You can easily reach the gardens on foot from downtown, but there is free parking available if you come by car. The gardens are open every day and entry is free.
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Since 1867 the gardens have been a central feature of the town, and provide a tranquil break from the busy streets. Visit the gardens to see historic, heritage-listed trees, marvel at the views of The Remarkables mountain range, or enjoy sporting and leisure activities.
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Some of the facilities in the Garden include Tennis, Lawn Bowls, Skate Boarding, BMX Biking, Skating, Disc Golf and Ice Skating/Ice Hockey.
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The most unusual of the leisure activities in the Queenstown Gardens is also its most popular. Disc golf, or Frisbee golf, has been played in the gardens since the early 1980s and today you will find a complete 18-hole course.
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The first two trees planted at the garden were English oaks in 1866 by the first Mayor of Queenstown to commemorate the incorporation of the borough, but it wasn't until 1867 that the gardens were officially opened and the major planting began.
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The most visible large tree species in the garden is that of the Douglas fir of which there are many large specimens.
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This tree also forms a protective forest that surrounds much of the gardens.
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There is a variety of trails in the garden with views of the surrounding mountains and of Lake Wakatipu and the Frankton Arm as well as Queenstown itself.
