Things to do with kids in Bears Lagoon
Bears Lagoon is in the Loddon area, and our data lists 1 park or reserve in the suburb.
Landmarks
The biggest green space in Bears Lagoon is Serpentine Creek Weir Historic and Cultural Features Reserve, covering about 1 hectares.
Getting around
There's no train station in Bears Lagoon. The closest to Bears Lagoon is Dingee Railway Station (V/Line), about 23 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. V/Line coaches stop in Bears Lagoon. By car from Bears Lagoon, Bendigo is about 49 minutes away, Echuca about 71 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Mitiamo Swimming Pool in Mitiamo is about 28 minutes' drive from Bears Lagoon. The nearest larger centre is Bendigo, about 49 minutes from Bears Lagoon by car, with 4 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Bears Lagoon are the playground at R J Phelan Reserve in Mitiamo (28 min), East Loddon Historical Society in Mitiamo (28 min), Mitiamo Swimming Pool in Mitiamo (28 min), Raywood Aquatic Centre in Raywood (32 min), Pyramid Hill & Districts Historical Museum in Pyramid Hill (32 min) and A S Salter Memorial Playground / Nolan's Park in Boort (35 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Bears Lagoon.
Nearby suburbs
Calivil and Borung also border Bears Lagoon.
Playgrounds
20-50 km
- Playground on Jarklin-Yarrawalla Road
23 km by road · 18 min drive · Playground · YarrawallaFree
- Playground at R J Phelan Reserve
37 km by road · 28 min drive · Playground · MitiamoToilet nearbyFreeCoach 2 min walk
- Playground on Macaulay Street
40 km by road · 32 min drive · Playground · RaywoodToilet nearbyFreeCoach 6 min walk
- Playground on Gladfield Road
42 km by road · 31 min drive · Playground · Pyramid HillFree
- A. S. Salter Memorial Playground / Nolan's Park
44 km by road · 35 min drive · Playground · BoortToilet nearbyFreeCoach 4 min walk
- Playground on Lyons Street
48 km by road · 44 min drive · Playground · NewbridgeToilet nearbyFreeCoach 1 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Serpentine Creek Weir Historic and Cultural Features Reserve
3.4 km by road · 4 min drive · Park · Bears LagoonFree
10-20 km
- Kinypanial Streamside Reserve
11 km by road · 16 min drive · Park · BorungFree
- Calivil Recreation Reserve
12 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · CalivilFree
- Serpentine Creek - Fernihurst Camping Area 1 (CLWF)
12 km by road · 11 min drive · Park · JarklinFree
- Serpentine Weir Streamside Reserve
17 km by road · 20 min drive · Park · Powlett PlainsFree
- Kinipanial Creek Historic and Cultural Features Reserve
18 km by road · 22 min drive · Park · FernihurstFree
- Unnamed P0241 Private Nature Reserve
18 km by road · 29 min drive · Park · BorungFree