Things to do with kids in Charam
Charam in the West Wimmera area has 10 parks and reserves in our data.
Landmarks
The biggest green space in Charam is Konnepra State Forest, covering about 3,147 hectares. Arnolds State Forest and Richardsons State Forest are the next largest. Charam also has State Forest (Unnamed), Charam Bushland Reserve and Murranbool Swamp Lake Reserve.
Getting around
There's no train station in Charam. The closest to Charam is Ararat Railway Station (V/Line), about 131 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Charam, so most trips start by car. By car from Charam, Horsham is about 75 minutes away and Hamilton about 1.5 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
From Charam, the nearest places for kids by road are West Wimmera Community Association - Red Tail Gallery in Edenhope (28 min), Dachshund Museum & Gallery in Edenhope (28 min), the playground at Lions Park in Edenhope (28 min), Henley Park Playground in Edenhope (29 min), West Wimmera Shire Goroke Library in Goroke (51 min) and Goroke Swimming Centre in Goroke (51 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Charam.
Nearby suburbs
Edenhope, next to Charam, has 2 playgrounds. Karnak also borders Charam.
Playgrounds
20-50 km
- Playground at Lions Park
23 km by road · 28 min drive · Playground · EdenhopeToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Henley Park Playground
23 km by road · 29 min drive · Playground · EdenhopeToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Goroke Little Desert Nature Playspace
33 km by road · 51 min drive · Playground · GorokeToilet nearbyFreeBus 6 min walk
- Playground at War Memorial Park
44 km by road · 45 min drive · Playground · ApsleyToilet nearbyFreeBus 1 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Charam Bushland Reserve
0.5 km by road · 1 min drive · Park · CharamFree
- Murranbool Swamp Lake Reserve
2.0 km by road · 4 min drive · Park · CharamFree
5-10 km
- Richardsons State Forest
5.2 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · CharamFree
- OKeefe Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)
5.7 km by road · 12 min drive · Park · CharamFree
- Byrons Swamp Lake Reserve
7.0 km by road · 10 min drive · Park · WombelanoFree
- Little Donkey Woman Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)
8.0 km by road · 13 min drive · Park · CharamFree
- Lake Dollanoke Lake Reserve
8.8 km by road · 13 min drive · Park · WombelanoFree
- Pot Brook Wildlife Reserve (hunting)
9.2 km by road · 21 min drive · Park · HarrowFree
- Silver Lake Wildlife Reserve (hunting)
9.4 km by road · 18 min drive · Park · CharamFree