Maroondah Reservoir Park features gardens with stands of native and exotic trees, native animals and birds and walking tracks. Its playground, lawns and cool summer shade make it a popular picnic destination in warmer months.

Park in the lower car park gives easy access to the bottom of the Dam wall.  Toilets are located conveniently throughout the reserve.  There is a children’s playground with small buildings like a little town and a sandpit.  Take a change of clothes as the kids can play in the creek away from the Dam Wall.  There a walks through the bush to the top of the Dam Wall and a look out as well as. A walk to  Donnelley Creek Weir is  round trip of 3-4 hours beside the aqueduct.

Photograph the historic Rose Stairway which is at its best in Autumn. Enjoy azaleas and rhododendrons in full bloom in spring. During the wetter months experience the awesome force of the water tumbling over the spillway.