Things to do with kids in Avoca

Pyrenees Shire Council · 3467

Avoca is in the Pyrenees area, and our data lists 1 playground and 6 parks and reserves in the suburb. On top of that, Avoca has a museum or gallery.

Landmarks

Glenmona State Forest is the largest mapped park in Avoca, at about 1,713 hectares. Avoca Rifle Range Bushland Reserve and Avoca Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Avoca include Avoca Lions Park, Porcupine Bushland Reserve and Avoca Police Residence and Magazine Historic Reserve. Playgrounds around Avoca include the playground at Avoca Lions Park. Our data shows 4 public toilets in Avoca. In Avoca you'll also find Courthouse.

Getting around

There's no train station in Avoca. The closest to Avoca is Talbot Railway Station (V/Line), about 23 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. Buses on the Ballarat - Maryborough and Ararat - Maryborough via Elmhurst, Avoca routes stop in Avoca. By car from Avoca, Maryborough is about 22 minutes away, Ararat about 51 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Talbot Outdoor Pool in Talbot is about 26 minutes' drive from Avoca. For a library, Maryborough Resource Centre in Maryborough is about 23 minutes' drive from Avoca. For a skate park, the skate park at Beaufort Skate Park in Beaufort is about 45 minutes' drive from Avoca. Maryborough is the closest bigger centre to Avoca, about 22 minutes away by car, and has a library. From Avoca, the nearest places for kids by road are the playground at Toll Bar Park in Lexton (21 min), Talbot Outdoor Pool in Talbot (26 min), Maryborough Resource Centre in Maryborough (23 min), Dunolly Museum in Dunolly (30 min), Dunolly Swimming Pool in Dunolly (30 min) and Beaufort Community Resource Centre in Beaufort (44 min).

Best for

Rainy days at the museum or gallery in Avoca.

Nearby suburbs

Natte Yallock, Lamplough, Homebush and Bung Bong also border Avoca.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

20-50 km

15 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

5 places

Libraries

20-50 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

2 places

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

15 places