Things to do with kids in Cockatoo

Cardinia Shire Council · 3781

Cockatoo in the Cardinia area has 3 playgrounds and 5 parks and reserves in our data. On top of that, Cockatoo has a skate park.

Landmarks

Wright Forest Bushland Area is the largest mapped park in Cockatoo, at about 128 hectares. Mountain Road Recreation Reserve and Cockatoo Recreation Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Cockatoo include Wright Forest and First Avenue Reserve. Our data shows 3 public toilets in Cockatoo. For older kids in Cockatoo there's Cockatoo Skate park. The Eastern Dandenong Ranges Trail passes through Cockatoo. Our data lists 1 cafe or family restaurant in Cockatoo for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Cockatoo has no train station; Belgrave Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 13 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses 695 and 695F stop in Cockatoo. By car from Cockatoo, Pakenham is about 21 minutes away, Dandenong about 36 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 57 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Monbulk Aquatic Centre in Monbulk is about 21 minutes' drive from Cockatoo. For a library, Emerald Library in Emerald is about 9 minutes' drive from Cockatoo. For a cinema, Cameo Belgrave in Belgrave is about 23 minutes' drive from Cockatoo. For an indoor play centre, Jump Crazy Trampoline Park in Pakenham is about 23 minutes' drive from Cockatoo. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Cockatoo is MonkeyG's in Pakenham, about 23 minutes' drive. The nearest larger centre is Pakenham, about 21 minutes from Cockatoo by car, with 46 playgrounds, a pool, a library and indoor play.

Best for

Younger kids at Cockatoo's 3 local playgrounds. Teens who skate or ride, with Cockatoo Skate park in Cockatoo. Free days on the Eastern Dandenong Ranges Trail and in Cockatoo's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Cockatoo, Emerald has 6 playgrounds, a library and a skate park. Next door to Cockatoo, Gembrook has 6 playgrounds and a skate park. Avonsleigh, next to Cockatoo, has 1 playground. Mount Burnett and Macclesfield also border Cockatoo.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

5 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

8 places

Pools and water play

20-50 km

8 places

Libraries

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

3 places

Beaches

20-50 km

6 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

9 places