Things to do with kids in Barongarook West

Colac Otway Shire Council · 3249

Barongarook West in the Colac Otway area has 2 parks and reserves in our data.

Landmarks

Six Mile Dam Lake Reserve is the largest mapped park in Barongarook West, at about 6 hectares. Barongarook West Bushland Reserve is the next largest.

Getting around

Barongarook West has no train station; Colac Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 8.0 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Barongarook West, so most trips start by car. By car from Barongarook West, Colac is about 16 minutes away, Geelong about 81 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest library to Barongarook West is Colac Community Library and Learning Centre in Colac, about 15 minutes' drive. For a skate park, the pump track on Garden Close in Elliminyt is about 14 minutes' drive from Barongarook West. For a cinema, Colac Cinemas in Colac is about 16 minutes' drive from Barongarook West. The closest indoor play centre to Barongarook West is Colac Tenpin Bowl in Colac, about 17 minutes' drive. Colac is the closest bigger centre to Barongarook West, about 16 minutes away by car, and has 13 playgrounds, a library, a cinema and indoor play. The closest places for kids by road from Barongarook West are the playground at Newcombe Estate Park in Colac (14 min), the pump track on Garden Close in Elliminyt (14 min), the playground at Robertson Street Park in Colac (15 min), Colac Community Library and Learning Centre in Colac (15 min), Colac Cinemas in Colac (16 min) and Colac Tenpin Bowl in Colac (17 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Barongarook West.

Nearby suburbs

Gellibrand, next to Barongarook West, has 1 playground. Next door to Barongarook West, Elliminyt has 1 playground. Irrewillipe East and Barongarook also border Barongarook West.

Playgrounds

5-10 km

8 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

10 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

5-10 km

2 places

20-50 km

3 places

Cafes and restaurants

5-10 km

11 places