Pelican Park is found in Clontarf just after crossing the bridge onto the Redcliffe Peninsula. The park is quite long with a playground at each end, and the Redcliffe Information Centre at the western end of the park.
The park gets its name from the abundance of pelicans that visit the area. Before the new bridge was built, pelicans would frequently roost on the light poles above the roadway. The kids would count how many pelicans there were whenever we drove over the bridge. While novel for the kids, you dreaded driving under a pelican at the wrong time, the windscreen wipers made things worse before it got better.
There doesn’t seem to be as many pelicans around as there used to be. The Information Centre at Pelican Park closed in 2023, which used to attract the pelicans with a regular feeding at 10am each day.
The boat ramp often has a lot of activity, including fisherman without a boat utilising the rock wall along the length of Pelican Park. The boat ramp was closed while we were there for an upgrade, so there were not so many vehicles with boat trailers parked but there was still fisherman with some lines in the water.
Near the boat ramp part of Pelican Park is a liberty swing, and a larger playground near it. There are two large undercover areas with a number of picnic tables, one right next to the playground, and some free BBQs to cook on.
The Moreton Bay Cycle Way runs through Pelican Park and is a popular point start a bike ride across the bridge, or head towards Woody Point staying on Redcliffe Peninsula.
The eastern end of Pelican Park is across a bridge over a creek dividing the two halves of the park. There is a separate entry from Hornibrook Esplanade to access the eastern end, but you can also drive between the two.
In the middle, next to the creek, is a large open oval space. This area is often used by kite flyers on the weekends. It is used for a few events during the year, including the annual Redcliffe KiteFest held during the last weekend of August.
There is another playground with more covered picnic tables and nearby BBQs. The picnic table coverings were updated and modernised, previously quite old and overdue for an update. It is great to see the facilities being updated and kept functional for the community and visitors.
The eastern end is adjoined by Bells Beach, where jet skis are seen on weekends, and depending on the direction of the wind, a fairly regular skydiving landing spot. Sutton’s Beach is an alternate landing spot that faces in a different direction.
The waterfront of Pelican Park is entirely of a rock wall, but it is flanked by sandy beaches at either end. Bells Beach on the eastern end, and Clontarf Beach on the western end towards the bridge. Bells Beach and Clontarf Beach are dog friendly too 
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The waterfront offers views across Bramble Bay. The view to the south is of the bridge and across to Sandgate and Shorncliffe, and Brisbane City and the Port of Brisbane in the distance. The view to the east looks across the nearby Bicentennial Park 
and Woody Point Jetty.
There are bubblers for water around, but nowhere directly to get some food. There are a fish and chip shop (The Groovy Groper) and a pizza shop (Zorba’s Pizza) across the road, but unfortunately, they are across the rather busy road. OK if you are without kids, but generally it is a tricky road to cross.
There is a set of lights at the eastern end of Pelican Park, and of course, the shops are at the western end. Fish and chips or pizza at the park do go down well though.
Aqua Warrier Redcliffe
At the bridge where the eastern and western ends of the park are separated, is a water park, Aqua Warrier. Originally added in November 2018 as Aqua Splash, Aqua Warrier took over in 2022.
Aqua Warrier is an inflatable water park, an interlinked set of inflatable modules as activities and obstacles on the water. It is kind of like a ninja warrior course on water, except you get to finish the course after you fall in.
The modules have things to climb up, climb over, jump from, slide down, and swing from a giant swing to fall off into the water with a splash. The modules are connected with walkways between most of them.
All participants where a buoyancy vest, but you are expected to be able to swim 20 metres in deep water and hold your breath underwater with your eyes open for 20 seconds.
The season starts in September (in 2023). It isn’t clear when the season ends but it is likely at least until the end of April. It then closes for the winter season.
For parents who would like to watch from the sidelines, be aware that children under 10 years must be accompanied by a paying guardian, with up to 2 children per guardian.
The inflatable water park is open in good weather and bad. However, if the wind becomes too strong or there is lightning about then the park closes for safety reasons.
Tickets is for 1 session, which includes induction and getting your lifejacket on. A 2-session pass is available, which gives better value with more time out on the water.