Yarra Park, Urban park in East Melbourne, Australia

Yarra Park is a 35-hectare (86-acre) public park in East Melbourne containing the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Punt Road Oval and the National Sports Museum. A wide paved path with brick edging runs between lawns and trees, and four footbridges cross the railway corridor to the sporting venues and the Yarra River Trail.

Governor Charles La Trobe proclaimed 81 hectares of parkland from Punt Road to Swanston Street in 1856. The area was recommended for reservation as Yarra Park in 1862, temporarily reserved and renamed in 1867, and permanently reserved in 1873. The earliest recorded Australian rules football matches were played here in 1858, when it was still known as Richmond Paddock.

A scarred eucalyptus in the park records where Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation cut bark to make a canoe; it stands as a monument to them. The park also holds seventeen sculptures of Australian sporting heroes near the MCG, and a statue of Jack Dyer at Punt Road Oval, home of the Richmond Football Club.

Four footbridges carry pedestrians and cyclists over the railway corridor, linking the park with the sporting venues and the Yarra River Trail. The park is bounded by Jolimont station and Wellington Parade to the north, Punt Road and Vale Street to the east, and Barassi Way and the rail corridor to the south. Limited parking on the grassed areas is available for major sporting events.

Statues of renowned Australian sports figures stand around the Melbourne Cricket Ground, including footballers Ron Barassi and Dick Reynolds and cricketer Donald Bradman. These monuments honor athletes who shaped Australian sports culture.