Things to do with kids in Caroline Springs

Melton City Council · 3023

Caroline Springs is in the Melton area, and our data lists 31 playgrounds and 27 parks and reserves in the suburb. Beyond the parks, Caroline Springs has a library.

Landmarks

Kororoit Creek Linear Reserve is the largest mapped park in Caroline Springs, at about 59 hectares. Caroline Springs Linear Reserve and Lakeside Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Caroline Springs include Windsor Gardens, Windsor Gardens and Cranwell Reserve. Playgrounds in Caroline Springs include The Ridge Park Playground, Millennium Gardens Playground and Parkin Ave Reserve Playground. Our data shows 6 public toilets in Caroline Springs. In Caroline Springs you'll also find Caroline Springs Library. CS Square Shopping Centre and Central Shopping Centre Caroline Springs are the main shopping centres. The Kororoit Creek Trail, Hume Drive Trail and Stony Hill Creek Trail all pass through Caroline Springs. Our data lists 27 cafes and family restaurants in Caroline Springs for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Caroline Springs has no train station; Caroline Springs Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 3.8 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses 215, 418, 426, 456, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464 and 943 stop in Caroline Springs. By car from Caroline Springs, Sunshine is about 15 minutes away, Melton about 19 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 30 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Flippers Swim School in Sydenham is about 9 minutes' drive from Caroline Springs. The closest beach to Caroline Springs is Altona Beach in Altona, about 25 minutes' drive. For a skate park, the skate park at Packard Street Reserve in Keilor Downs is about 9 minutes' drive from Caroline Springs. The closest cinema to Caroline Springs is Hoyts in Taylors Lakes, about 11 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, Zone Bowling in Taylors Lakes is about 12 minutes' drive from Caroline Springs.

Best for

Toddlers and younger kids, with 31 playgrounds across Caroline Springs. Rainy days at the library in Caroline Springs. Free days on the Kororoit Creek Trail and in Caroline Springs's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Caroline Springs, Hillside has 22 playgrounds. Next door to Caroline Springs, Taylors Hill has 18 playgrounds. Next door to Caroline Springs, Fraser Rise has 13 playgrounds. Deanside, next to Caroline Springs, has 6 playgrounds. Burnside, Burnside Heights and Ravenhall also border Caroline Springs.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

2 places

Libraries

10-20 km

6 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

5-10 km

2 places

10-20 km

24 places

Beaches

20-50 km

26 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places