Snakes and Ladders Park is a playground at 194 Fisher Parade in Farm Cove, Manukau City, Auckland, rated 4.6 from 419 reviews. Reviewers love the waterside setting, the snake-like slides and ladders built around the theme, and the swings, picnic area and beach beside it.
Playgrounds by the water reward good timing: at low tide the day stretches onto the sand and into the shallows, while a high-tide visit works better as a play-and-picnic outing. Themed equipment — snakes instead of poles, ladders to cross instead of stairs — tends to hold children's attention longer than a standard climbing frame, because the structure itself becomes the game. Regulars weighing up a playground also look for sightlines from the seats to the gear, room for toddlers and bigger kids to play at once, and a picnic spot close enough to supervise from.
On the Farm Cove shorefront, with the beach at the gate, this is a park worth packing lunch for.