This reserve is 7.7703 hectares in size, and roughly triangular in shape. It is located in the south eastern area of Matamata. The reserve is bounded to the east by Burwood Road, to the west by Firth Street (SH 26), and to the north and south by residential properties.

The reserve consists of large level area, although the southern half is on a slight terrace. The main features within the Park include the large flat area to the north, and to the south in the relatively narrow wedge section of Swap Park the helicopter pad, the Matamata South Water Treatment Plant and the BMX track.

Swap Park is in the Residential zone of the Operative District Plan, and it is identified as a Reserve.

History

Looking to the future, the Borough Council decided in 1984 to purchase from the New Zealand Railways the triangle of land between Burwood Road, Rata Street and the railway line in the southern part of the borough to provide further room for sports grounds and residential subdivision. The cost of the land was $150,000.

Other than Council’s water treatment plant, there are no formal users or occupiers of Swap Park.  The BMX track has no club associated with it, and it is used solely for informal use.  Swap park is otherwise land banked for future sports use.