Public BBQ areas in Auckland
97 public barbecues are mapped in Auckland. 87 of them sit in 65 named parks — here they are, biggest first.
A further 10 are mapped outside any named park — along foreshores, on reserves and in places OpenStreetMap has not named. They are counted in the total above but cannot be listed by name.
New Zealand park barbecues follow the Australian pattern: free electric plates, push-button, no fuel to bring. Coastal reserves and regional parks have the densest coverage.
Heat the plate empty and scrape it before you start. A shared plate carries whatever came before it, and five minutes of dry heat is the whole of the hygiene routine.
Fire restrictions apply to open flames in a way they do not to electric plates — in a dry summer the electric barbecue may be the only legal way to cook outdoors in a reserve.
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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Facilities change; check locally before you plan a meal around one. openstreetmap.org/copyright · 97 of them are mapped in OpenStreetMap as of 2026-08-23.