Things to do with kids in Deep Lead
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Deep Lead in the Northern Grampians area has 13 parks and reserves in our data.
Landmarks
The biggest green space in Deep Lead is Deep Lead Nature Conservation Reserve (No. 1), covering about 1,169 hectares. Timmins Hill Bushland Reserve and Nuggety Hill Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Deep Lead include Bunyip Bushland Reserve, Repper Bushland Reserve and Illawarra H9 Bushland Reserve. Our data shows 1 public toilet in Deep Lead.
Getting around
Deep Lead has no train station; Ararat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 35 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Deep Lead, so most trips start by car. By car from Deep Lead, Stawell is about 9 minutes away and Ararat about 32 minutes, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
The closest pool or water play area to Deep Lead is Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell, about 7 minutes' drive. The closest library to Deep Lead is Ararat Library in Ararat, about 32 minutes' drive. The closest beach to Deep Lead is Kelleys Beach in Lake Fyans, about 26 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Deep Lead is the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell, about 8 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Astor Cinema in Ararat is about 32 minutes' drive from Deep Lead. For a zoo or wildlife park, Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell is about 11 minutes' drive from Deep Lead. The nearest larger centre is Stawell, about 9 minutes from Deep Lead by car, with 6 playgrounds and a pool. From Deep Lead, the nearest places for kids by road are the playground at Federation Park in Stawell (5 min), North Park Playground in Stawell (7 min), Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell (7 min), the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell (8 min), Railway Station Art and Crafts Gallery in Stawell (9 min) and Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell (11 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Deep Lead.
Nearby suburbs
Stawell, next to Deep Lead, has 6 playgrounds, a pool and a zoo or wildlife park. Glenorchy, next to Deep Lead, has 1 playground. Illawarra, Germania and Campbells Bridge also border Deep Lead.
Playgrounds
5-10 km
- Playground at Federation Park
6.5 km by road · 5 min drive · Playground · StawellToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
- North Park Playground
7.3 km by road · 7 min drive · Playground · StawellToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Stawell Skate Park
7.5 km by road · 7 min drive · Playground · StawellFreeBus 2 min walk
- Playground at Taylors Gully Park
8.4 km by road · 8 min drive · Playground · StawellFreeBus 2 min walk
- Playground at Cato Park
8.6 km by road · 9 min drive · Playground · StawellToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Gladstone Park Playground
8.8 km by road · 9 min drive · Playground · StawellFreeBus 3 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Canadian Gully Bushland Reserve
1.6 km by road · 1 min drive · Park · Deep LeadFree
- Deep Lead north west Bushland Reserve
2.2 km by road · 2 min drive · Park · Deep LeadFree
- Deep Lead west Bushland Reserve
2.4 km by road · 5 min drive · Park · Deep LeadFree
- Hand in Hand Cyanide Works Historic and Cultural Features Reserve
2.7 km by road · 5 min drive · Park · Deep LeadFree
- Nuggety Hill Bushland Reserve
2.7 km by road · 3 min drive · Park · Deep LeadFree
- Timmins Hill Bushland Reserve
2.8 km by road · 4 min drive · Park · Deep LeadFree
- Illawarra H13 Bushland Reserve
3.1 km by road · 6 min drive · Park · Deep LeadFree
- Reeves Hill Bushland Reserve
3.5 km by road · 3 min drive · Park · StawellFree
- Illawarra H10 Bushland Reserve
4.1 km by road · 8 min drive · Park · Deep LeadFree
- Illawarra H9 Bushland Reserve
4.4 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · Deep LeadFree
- Sandbar Road Bushland Reserve
4.5 km by road · 6 min drive · Park · Deep LeadFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
5-10 km
- Pump track on Sutherland Street
8.2 km by road · 8 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · StawellFree
20-50 km
- David Blackie Velodrome
37 km by road · 36 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · AraratFreeBus 8 min walk
Beaches
20-50 km
- Kelleys Beach
26 km by road · 26 min drive · Beach · Lake FyansFree
Cafes and restaurants
5-10 km
- Pie Face
6.0 km by road · 5 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Stawell
- McDonald's
7.2 km by road · 6 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- George & Kids Fish & Chips
7.2 km by road · 6 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- Subway
7.2 km by road · 7 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- KFC
7.5 km by road · 7 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- Hungry Jack's
8.4 km by road · 8 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 9 min walk