Ballast Point Park, Public recreational park in Birchgrove, Australia

Ballast Point Park is a 2.6-hectare recreational space in Birchgrove with walking paths and picnic tables overlooking Sydney Harbour Bridge and the skyline of the central business district. The site sits directly on the waterfront and includes two amenity blocks with restrooms and BBQ facilities.

Ballast Point was named for the ballast that ships loaded there between 1788 and 1800, and in 1800 it formed part of a 223-hectare grant to colonial surgeon Dr William Balmain. From 1852 Thomas Perkins owned the site and in 1864 built the house Menevia, which gave the point its later names. By 1928 the derelict house was bought by Texaco (later Caltex), which demolished it for a fuel depot that operated until the 1990s. The NSW Government compulsorily purchased the site for A$24 million in September 2002, and the park opened on 11 July 2009.

The name Ballast Point comes from ships that loaded stone here as ballast before sailing back to Europe unladen, between 1788 and 1800. The point was also a fishing and hunting ground for European settlers in those years. Later the site was called Menevia Point after the house Menevia, built in 1864, and Perkins Point after its resident Mrs Perkins.

Visitors can use two amenity blocks with restrooms and find BBQ facilities near the Wharf Road carpark. The site is accessible from either Wharf Road or Yeend Street, making it easy to reach from different directions.

Tank 101, a steel structure in the park, stands as a reminder of the former oil storage facilities that once dominated the site. The structure was preserved during the park's development and now serves as a tangible link to its industrial past.