Apart from the lake itself, other attractions include sporting facilities, ovals, playgrounds, restaurants and a 5km walking and running track. Sporting facilities include a golf driving range, gymnasium and the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

Please note:

• Swimming, diving or wading in Albert Park Lake is prohibited.
• No power assisted bicycles or scooters (above 200 watts) are allowed on the paths, both sealed or unsealed.
• Liquid and gas barbecues are allowed on grassed areas (excluding formal sports fields).

Water activities

• Sailing boats, rowing sculls, rowing boats, canoes, kayaks, peddle boats, stand-up paddleboards, fishing float tubes and model yachts are only allowed on Albert Park Lake from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset.
• Vessels must be launched, landed, loaded and unloaded from landings, pontoons and boat ramps. 
• Speed restrictions in boating zones must be followed.
• Access to Mud Island, Gunn Island or the storm water treatment ponds is prohibited.

Respect wildlife

• Please don't feed the swans. Feeding birds bread and food scraps is harmful to the birds and can lead to deformities. Several young swans at Albert Park now have stunted wings, likely due to being fed by visitors when they were babies.
• Give them space. Wildlife is wild so keep your distance from wild animals.

Visiting a park can be more of a challenge for people with disabilities, however in Victoria there are a wide range of facilities to help people of all abilities enjoy our wonderful parks around the state.

Swan, Coot, Cormorant and Grebe picnic grounds, Aquatic Drive, the Ampitheatre, the Community Playground, Ross Gregory Drive and the Powerhouse, were assessed for accessibility in February 2021, providing information about the accessibility of the picnic facilities, toilets, parking and paths in these areas, and photos.

To make it easier for people with limited mobility to see the all abilities access and experiences on offer at Albert Park, Parks Victoria has released this video - produced and narrated by accessibility advocate Ryan Smith, who uses a wheelchair.

Assistance dogs are welcome in Parks Victoria parks and reserves. Entry requirements apply for parks and reserves that are usually dog prohibited, such as national parks.

Located only three kilometres from the central business district of Melbourne, Albert Park Reserve is one of Australia’s premier recreational parks. The constant motion of walkers, joggers, cyclists, yachts and rowers are all part of the Albert Park scene. As per the Crown Land (Reserves) (Metropolitan and Regional Parks) Regulations 2023, areas of Albert Park are set aside for the activities specified or the prohibition or restriction of access, in accordance with the conditions, as indicated in the Set Asides. Please refer to the Set Aside(s) for Albert Park Reserve and Albert Reserve.

Albert Park Upgrades

Home to more than 40 clubs, with 6,000 members, across 16 different land and water sports – Melbourne’s Albert Park is a hub for the local area’s growing community sports clubs. We’re delivering a range of projects across the park to improve facilities for the local community. Visit the Albert Park Upgrades project page for more information.

Albert Park Master Plan

Victorians love Albert Park, with over 6 million visits made each year. Since 1876, the park has provided for a range of amateur sports and for casual get-togethers. Many generations have enjoyed a walk around the lake or a barbecue in one of the many picnic areas.

A master plan has been developed to set a 25-year vision for Albert Park to guide it through the next stage of its history and to maximise its contribution to the health and wellbeing of the Victorian community.

Following the release of the draft Albert Park Master Plan in November 2017, feedback from more than 2000 individual responses, from a range of stakeholders, sporting clubs and community groups was received. Through consultation with a broad range of local residents, park visitors, sports clubs and stakeholders, we have heard that the park is much loved and that the underlying layout is working well, but there are some key areas for improvement.

The master plan provides a series of interventions to improve the quality of experiences available for visitors, in large part by improving the park environment through increased planting and by improving access to the park.

The Albert Park Master Plan will guide improvements to the park over the next 25 years, ensuring it meets the diverse and changing needs of visitors, while enhancing the health and wellbeing of the visitor to the park and quality of the park landscape.

Shrine to Sea Masterplan Implementation

The implementation of the Shrine to Sea Masterplan will create a new 3km boulevard for Melbourne connecting Anzac Station to the Kerferd Rd Pier. Once complete, the area will be transformed with useable open spaces that include new seating areas, paths and woody meadow planting. Interpretation elements will be incorporated within the design to celebrate local and aboriginal history. Visit the Shrine to Sea Masterplan Implementation project page for more information.