Things to do with kids in Anakie

Greater Geelong City Council · 3213

Anakie in the Greater Geelong area has 1 playground and 3 parks and reserves in our data. On top of that, Anakie has a zoo or wildlife park.

Landmarks

Mount Anakie Scenic Reserve is the largest mapped park in Anakie, at about 24 hectares. Anakie Reserve and Durdidwarrah Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Playgrounds around Anakie include Anakie Reserve Playground. Our data shows 3 public toilets and 1 off-leash dog park in Anakie. In Anakie you'll also find Fairy Park.

Getting around

There's no train station in Anakie. The closest to Anakie is Lara Railway Station (V/Line), about 19 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Anakie, so most trips start by car. By car from Anakie, Geelong is about 36 minutes away, Bacchus Marsh about 43 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 78 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Goodfellow Aquatic Centre in Bell Post Hill is about 27 minutes' drive from Anakie. For a library, Lara Library in Lara is about 28 minutes' drive from Anakie. For a beach, Disability beach in Steiglitz is about 25 minutes' drive from Anakie. The closest skate park to Anakie is Lara Skate Park in Lara, about 28 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Village Cinemas in Geelong is about 34 minutes' drive from Anakie. For an indoor play centre, General Public in Corio is about 28 minutes' drive from Anakie. Geelong is the closest bigger centre to Anakie, about 36 minutes away by car, and has 9 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Anakie are Disability beach in Steiglitz (25 min), the playground at Balliang Recreation Reserve in Balliang (23 min), Lara Heritage and History Museum in Lara (27 min), Lara Skate Park in Lara (28 min), Lara Library in Lara (28 min) and Meredith Skate Park in Meredith (33 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Anakie.

Nearby suburbs

Lara, next to Anakie, has 22 playgrounds, a library and a skate park. Next door to Anakie, Steiglitz has a beach. Next door to Anakie, Little River has 3 playgrounds. Maude, next to Anakie, has 2 playgrounds. Lovely Banks, Sutherlands Creek, Balliang and Staughton Vale also border Anakie.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

10-20 km

5 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

1 place

Pools and water play

20-50 km

2 places

Libraries

20-50 km

8 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

31 places

Beaches

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

9 places

Cafes and restaurants

20-50 km

40 places