We loved the gardens! We were fortunate to be able to walk in and out of town to our accommodation and we always detoured through the gardens both ways after discovering them on our first day. So beautiful and well planted. Beautiful sculptures mixed in with the plants and a disc golf circuit. So much we didn’t explore too.

I had some time after lunch to look around and went for a walk in the gardens. I started with the harbour view walk which goes along the lake front. The views along that path were amazing and it was fairly quiet and a nice place to just have a slow stroll with scenic views. I had come from Queenstown Beach and the path looped up to Park Street, which has the main entrance of the Botanical Gardens. The gardens themselves wasn't very large but did have a couple of interesting areas. The pond area had the rotunda on one end and the Bowls Club on the other. This place was the busiest with plenty of people walking along the pond. There was a nice flower archway between the Bowling Club and the park but on the back path (left path if you are heading away from the pond). There is also a nice grassy area between the Bowling Club and the pond with entrances from both paths. Further along, past the tennis courts there is a nice garden area with quite a few memorial items scattered about. There were much less people here. There is also a frisbee golf course in the gardens, with the starting area close to the pond. It was a really nice place to walk around and take in some nature. It doesn't take long to walk through the park but you are also able to just hide out here when you find a nice spot.

On a day that our sightseeing flight to Milford Sound was cancelled (we were very disappointed), we consoled ourselves by going out for a walk while we processed the fact that our final day in Queenstown (& NZ) had been scuttled by high winds. Little did we know that the walk through Queenstown Gardens (and the adjacent Lake Path) were just what we needed! It was so peaceful, differing views appearing at each turn, and lovely people out enjoying a hidden gem of this town gave us the change of mind that we needed. I would not say that this walk replaced the thrills that the Milford Sound would have afforded us, but it was an awesome substitute! P.S. The winds in Queenstown were quite calm.

Great place to have a beautiful walk. Excellent kids playground with water running through part of it. You will see a rose garden, tennis courts, bocce ball, ice rink, tall trees that surround the upper area with the lake down below. There is a cafe near the ice rink. Loads of bathrooms. Bring a picnic and enjoy the peaceful area.

We recently stayed in Queenstown on holiday, and we stumbled upon the lovely Queenstown Gardens. We made use of the many walking paths to take an extensive hike one morning after breakfast. The Queenstown Gardens are easy to locate from the town, and they are well marked for walking and horticulture. There are several monuments and sculptures to view. Additionally, the Queenstown Bowling Club is right next to the gardens. Among the flora are all different varieties and colors of roses. The paths will take you through the forest and along the waterside as well. There's even an ultimate Frisbee park and plenty of benches if you need to rest. Tip: There is no admission charged to the Queenstown Gardens. You won't find any refreshments for sale in the gardens, nor any restroom facilities. Both are on the outskirts prior to the entrance of the Queenstown Gardens.

Lovely gardens to go for a walk around, stunning views. There’s also lawn bowls, tennis courts and a frisbee golf course. We played a game of lawn bowls in such a beautiful part of Queenstown. A lovely place on the edge of the lake, easy to walk to.

Get away from the crowds for a while and enjoy this peninsula of Queenstown...it's free. The weather started nice but got drizzly, it didn't matter to us. We talked to the Frisbee golfer, took pics of flowers and loved the lake views. The cafe looked inviting but we were "coffee'd" up.

We found this fabulous garden by accident as we kept walking through Queenstown proper and headed around the lake. What a find! Amazing trees including a giant Sequoia, beautiful sculptures, a forested area where a game of frisbee golf was in progress, and all with stunning views of the lake. A true oasis amid the happy craziness of Queenstown!

Don't miss this beautiful walk right near the town center. The entrance is beside the novotel lakeside hotel and u just need fo follow the path along the river and suddenly u wonder where did everyone go and where did this beautiful quite place come from Beautiful view of the remarkables with the lake in front

Nice trail along the waterfront just as you leave the towns restaurants and stores. Huge trees line the path and a frisbee golf course hides in the shade. Up top is a beautiful area containing rose garden, sculptures, a tennis court and lawn bowling. Worth a stroll especially on a sunny day.