Clatto Country Park
🏟 Playground & park · Clatto / Downfield, Dundee
Clatto Country Park
A reservoir country park in north Dundee with a bark-surfaced adventure play area, aerial runway, woodland walks, picnic and barbecue area and watersports.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 The country park is free and open year-round; toilets at the Ranger Station are seasonal. Watersports on the reservoir run through Ancrum Outdoor Centre. · Free · No booking needed
About Clatto Country Park
Clatto Country Park is built around a former reservoir in the north of Dundee, a mix of open water, woodland and paths that forms part of the wider Camperdown and Templeton Woods green network. It is free to enter and popular with walkers, families and watersports users, with the reservoir used for canoeing and sailing coordinated through the Ancrum Outdoor Education Centre. The adventure play area is aimed squarely at active children, with five-way swings and junior flat-seat swings, an embankment slide and free-standing slides, a seesaw, a climbing frame and climbing unit, spring rockers, a rolling barrel and an aerial runway, set out on bark surfacing within a gated enclosure. Alongside it there is a small outdoor gym with a cross trainer and free runner, plus a picnic and barbecue area with benches for family days out. Public toilets are at the Ranger Station and open seasonally, and there is a car park with disabled parking. Dogs are allowed but must be kept under close control or on a short lead, and owners should be aware that blue-green algae in the reservoir can be toxic to dogs. The park is open year-round.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Clatto Reservoir with watersports via Ancrum Outdoor Centre
- Outdoor gym (cross trainer, free runner)
- Woodland walks and paths
- Picnic and barbecue area
- Picnic benches
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Yes – car park with disabled parking.
- Toilets on site
- Play surface: Adventure play area uses bark surfacing.
- Accessibility: The park has paths around the reservoir and marked disabled parking; the play area is gated.
- Dogs: Dogs must be under close control or on a short lead; owners should note that blue-green algae in the reservoir can be toxic to dogs.
🧒 Ages & play
- Five-way swings and junior flat-seat swings
- Embankment slide and free-standing slides
- Seesaw
- Climbing frame and climbing unit
- Spring rockers
- Aerial runway / zip line
- Rolling barrel
📍 Nearby places to play
- Ardler Village Park · approx 0.8 miles · Ardler
- Camperdown Country Park · approx 1.2 miles · Camperdown
- Lochee Park · approx 2.1 miles · Lochee
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Clatto Country Park free?
Yes. The country park and its play area are free to enter and open year-round, managed by Dundee City Council.
What's in the playground?
The adventure play area has five-way and junior swings, an embankment slide and free-standing slides, a seesaw, climbing frame and unit, spring rockers, a rolling barrel and an aerial runway on bark surfacing.
Can you do watersports here?
Yes. Clatto Reservoir is used for watersports coordinated through the Ancrum Outdoor Education Centre, though activities can be affected by blue-green algae.
Are there toilets and parking?
There are seasonal toilets at the Ranger Station and a car park with disabled parking.
Can I bring my dog?
Dogs are allowed but must be kept under close control or on a short lead. Note that blue-green algae in the reservoir can be toxic to dogs, so keep them away from the water.