Things to do with kids in Bookaar

Bookaar is in the Corangamite area, and our data lists 2 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Bookaar is Lake Colongulac Lake Reserve, covering about 1,512 hectares. Lake Bookar Wildlife Reserve (hunting) is the next largest.

Getting around

Bookaar has no train station; Camperdown Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 9.8 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Bookaar, so most trips start by car. By car from Bookaar, Colac is about 46 minutes away, Warrnambool about 59 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Lismore Pool in Lismore is about 36 minutes' drive from Bookaar. For a library, Derrinallum Library in Derrinallum is about 27 minutes' drive from Bookaar. The closest skate park to Bookaar is Camperdown Skate Park in Camperdown, about 12 minutes' drive. Colac is the closest bigger centre to Bookaar, about 46 minutes away by car, and has 13 playgrounds, a library, a cinema and indoor play. The closest places for kids by road from Bookaar are Camperdown Skate Park in Camperdown (12 min), the playground at Lake Bullen Merri Reserve in Camperdown (19 min), Derrinallum Library in Derrinallum (27 min), Mortlake Skate Park in Mortlake (31 min), the playground at Tea Tree Lake Reserve in Mortlake (31 min) and Mortlake Community Centre in Mortlake (31 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Derrinallum, next to Bookaar, has a library. Camperdown, next to Bookaar, has 3 playgrounds and a skate park. Kariah, Gnotuk, Glenormiston North and Darlington also border Bookaar.