The Lakes
The Lakes is a park in Townsville, Queensland. The Lakes is situated nearby to the dōjō Gracie Barra Townsville, as well as near the shopping center Castletown Shopping Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Townsville Showground and Mater Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
Townsville Showground
Recreation area
Townsville Showground is a heritage-listed showground at 72–104 Ingham Road, West End, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 16 October 2008. Townsville Showground is situated 1 km east of The Lakes.
Mater Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Hospital
Mater Women's and Children's Hospital in Hyde Park, Townsville, Queensland was established in 2007 when the Sisters of Mercy bought the competing private obstetric hospital, the Wesley/Park Haven Hospital. Mater Women’s and Children’s Hospital is situated 1½ km southeast of The Lakes.
Castle Hill
Peak
Photo: Hanek45, Public domain.
Castle Hill is a heritage-listed isolated pink granite monolith in the suburb of Castle Hill, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Its Indigenous name is Cootharinga, sometimes written as Cooderinga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Hill and Townsville City.
Castle Hill
Suburb
Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name.
Townsville City
Suburb
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Townsville City is a coastal suburb at the centre of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,945 people. Townsville City is situated 3 km east of The Lakes.
Rowes Bay
Suburb
Photo: ROxBo, Public domain.
Rowes Bay is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Rowes Bay had a population of 541 people. Rowes Bay is situated 3½ km north of The Lakes.
The Lakes
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-19.268° or 19° 16′ 5″ southLongitude
146.78775° or 146° 47′ 16″ eastOpen location code
5RG8PQJQ+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 584505838OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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