Things to do with kids in Chapple Vale
Chapple Vale is in the Colac Otway area. Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Chapple Vale, so this guide is mostly about the closest places for kids.
Getting around
Chapple Vale has no train station; Colac Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 39 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Chapple Vale, so most trips start by car. By car from Chapple Vale, Colac is about 61 minutes away and Warrnambool about 1.5 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
The closest places for kids by road from Chapple Vale are Clifton Beach in Princetown (46 min), Gibson Beach in Princetown (47 min), Art Reach Studio in Beech Forest (40 min), the playground at John H Gardner Reserve in Beech Forest (40 min), the playground at Rex Norman Park in Gellibrand (54 min) and the pump track on Garden Close in Elliminyt (59 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Chapple Vale.
Nearby suburbs
Princetown, next to Chapple Vale, has 1 playground and a beach. Gellibrand Lower, next to Chapple Vale, has a beach. Next door to Chapple Vale, Carlisle River has 1 playground. Simpson, Lavers Hill and Kennedys Creek also border Chapple Vale.
Playgrounds
10-20 km
- Playground on Gellibrand River Road
12 km by road · 17 min drive · Playground · Carlisle RiverFree
20-50 km
- Playground on Old Coach Road
29 km by road · 52 min drive · Playground · PrincetownFree
- Playground at John H Gardner Reserve
31 km by road · 40 min drive · Playground · Beech ForestToilet nearbyFree
- Playground at Rex Norman Park
44 km by road · 54 min drive · Playground · GellibrandToilet nearbyFree
- Playground on Bracks Access
48 km by road · 52 min drive · Playground · Cape OtwayFree
- Playground on Rossmoyne Road
48 km by road · 61 min drive · Playground · Colac WestFreeBus 1 min walk
- Playground at Newcombe Estate Park
48 km by road · 58 min drive · Playground · ColacFree
- Playground on Shenfield Street
49 km by road · 56 min drive · Playground · CobdenToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Playground on Colac-Lavers Hill Road
49 km by road · 58 min drive · Playground · ElliminytToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
- Playground at Robertson Street Park
50 km by road · 59 min drive · Playground · ColacFreeBus 2 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Crinoline Creek Reference Area
3.5 km by road · 8 min drive · Park · Carlisle RiverFree
10-20 km
- Latrobe Bushland Reserve
20 km by road · 42 min drive · Park · Gellibrand LowerFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
20-50 km
- Skate park on Murrock Street
24 km by road · 30 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · SimpsonToilet nearbyFree
- Skate park on Station Street
49 km by road · 57 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · CobdenFreeBus 4 min walk
- Pump track on Garden Close
50 km by road · 59 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · ElliminytToilet nearbyFreeBus 4 min walk
Beaches
20-50 km
- Clifton Beach
28 km by road · 46 min drive · Beach · PrincetownFree
- Gibson Beach
29 km by road · 47 min drive · Beach · PrincetownFree
- Gibson Beach
29 km by road · 48 min drive · Beach · PrincetownFree
- Brown Hill
30 km by road · 48 min drive · Beach · PrincetownFree
- Gellibrand East
32 km by road · 59 min drive · Beach · PrincetownFree
- Wreck Beach
33 km by road · 47 min drive · Beach · Gellibrand LowerFree
- Glenaire East
33 km by road · 45 min drive · Beach · Hordern ValeFree
- Station Beach
33 km by road · 45 min drive · Beach · Hordern ValeFree
- Loch Ard Gorge
34 km by road · 52 min drive · Beach · Port CampbellFreeCoach 6 min walk
- Broken Head
35 km by road · 52 min drive · Beach · Port CampbellFree
- Sherbrooke Estuary
35 km by road · 52 min drive · Beach · Port CampbellFree
- Rutledge Creek Beach
36 km by road · 53 min drive · Beach · Port CampbellFree
- Gellibrand East Beach
38 km by road · 55 min drive · Beach · Gellibrand LowerFree
- Gellibrand East
38 km by road · 55 min drive · Beach · Gellibrand LowerFree