 The park, established in 1997, consists of areas of land that have been identified as having outstanding conservation,
landscape and recreation values.As of 2020, 113 places are heritage-listed in the City of Rockingham, of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Cape Peron K Battery Complex, the Bell Cottage ruin and Lake Richmond.Rockingham is home to the Rockingham Rams in the Peel Football League; Rockingham City FC in the Football West State League; Rockingham Rugby Union club in the RugbyWA competition; Rockingham Flames in the State Basketball League; and the Rockingham Coastal Sharks in the Western Australia Rugby League.