Things to do with kids in Chinkapook
Chinkapook in the Swan Hill area has 11 parks and reserves in our data.
Landmarks
Lianiduck Flora and Fauna Reserve is the largest mapped park in Chinkapook, at about 307 hectares. Chinkapook Flora and Fauna Reserve and Box Flat Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Chinkapook also has Soaks Bushland Reserve, Eureka Bushland Reserve and Eureka West Bushland Reserve.
Getting around
Chinkapook has no train station; Swan Hill Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 59 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Chinkapook, so most trips start by car. By car from Chinkapook, Swan Hill is about 52 minutes away and Mildura about 2 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
The closest pool or water play area to Chinkapook is Manangatang Swimming Pool in Manangatang, about 14 minutes' drive. Swan Hill is the closest bigger centre to Chinkapook, about 52 minutes away by car, and has 9 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Chinkapook, the nearest places for kids by road are Manangatang Swimming Pool in Manangatang (14 min), Sea Lake Swimming Pool in Sea Lake (32 min), the playground at Apex Park in Sea Lake (32 min) and the playground at Nyah Heritage Park in Nyah (39 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Chinkapook.
Nearby suburbs
Manangatang, next to Chinkapook, has 1 playground and a pool. Gerahmin, Cocamba and Chillingollah also border Chinkapook.
Playgrounds
10-20 km
- Playground on Wattle Street
18 km by road · 14 min drive · Playground · ManangatangToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
20-50 km
- Playground on Monash Avenue
38 km by road · 30 min drive · Playground · Nyah WestToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Playground at Apex Park
42 km by road · 32 min drive · Playground · Sea LakeToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
- Playground at Nyah Heritage Park
42 km by road · 39 min drive · Playground · NyahToilet nearbyFreeCoach 4 min walk
- Playground on Complex Drive
43 km by road · 35 min drive · Playground · Sea LakeFree
- Playground at River Murray Reserve (non-PV)
43 km by road · 40 min drive · Playground · NyahToilet nearbyFree
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Box Flat Bushland Reserve
1.8 km by road · 2 min drive · Park · ChinkapookFree
5-10 km
- Lianiduck Flora and Fauna Reserve
5.2 km by road · 4 min drive · Park · ChinkapookFree
- Chinkapook Flora and Fauna Reserve
5.7 km by road · 10 min drive · Park · ChinkapookFree
- Chinkapook North Bushland Reserve
6.0 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · ChinkapookFree
- Eureka Bushland Reserve
7.1 km by road · 11 min drive · Park · ChinkapookFree
- Christmas Tank Bushland Reserve
7.3 km by road · 8 min drive · Park · ChinkapookFree
- Lake Wahpool West Bushland Reserve
8.3 km by road · 7 min drive · Park · Tyrrell DownsFree
- Eureka School Bushland Reserve
8.3 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · ChinkapookFree
- Soaks Bushland Reserve
8.6 km by road · 13 min drive · Park · ChinkapookFree
- Turoar South Bushland Reserve
9.0 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · ChinkapookFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
20-50 km
- Skate park on Monash Avenue
38 km by road · 30 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · Nyah WestToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk