Things to do with kids in Deer Park

Brimbank City Council · 3023

Deer Park is in the Brimbank area, and our data lists 17 playgrounds and 7 parks and reserves in the suburb. Deer Park also has a library and a skate park.

Landmarks

Bon Thomas Reserve is the largest mapped park in Deer Park, at about 13 hectares. Robert Bruce Reserve and St Andrews Park are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Deer Park include Central Park, Grassland Reserve and Capri Court Reserve. Playgrounds in Deer Park include the playground at Central Park, the playground at Sassella Park and the playground at Davitt Reserve. Our data shows 22 public toilets and 5 parks and playgrounds with a council BBQ close by in Deer Park. In Deer Park you'll also find Brimbank Libraries Deer Park Branch. For older kids in Deer Park there's the skate park at Robert Bruce Reserve. Brimbank Shopping Centre is the local shopping centre. The Kororoit Creek Trail and Proposed Kororoit Creek Trail extension all pass through Deer Park. Our data lists 15 cafes and family restaurants in Deer Park for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Deer Park has a train station: Deer Park Railway Station (V/Line: Ararat - Melbourne via Ballarat, Ballarat/Wendouree - Melbourne via Melton and Geelong - Melbourne). Buses 215, 400, 405, 420, 422, 423, 424, 426 and 456 stop in Deer Park. V/Line coaches stop in Deer Park. By car from Deer Park, Sunshine is about 10 minutes away, Broadmeadows about 21 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 28 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Kingswim Derrimut in Derrimut is about 6 minutes' drive from Deer Park. The closest beach to Deer Park is Altona Beach in Altona, about 22 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Deer Park is Village Cinemas in Sunshine, about 11 minutes' drive.

Best for

Toddlers and younger kids, with 17 playgrounds across Deer Park. Rainy days at the library in Deer Park. Teens who skate or ride, with the skate park at Robert Bruce Reserve in Deer Park. Free days on the Kororoit Creek Trail and in Deer Park's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Deer Park, Sunshine West has 19 playgrounds and a skate park. Derrimut, next to Deer Park, has 7 playgrounds and a pool. Cairnlea, next to Deer Park, has 12 playgrounds. Next door to Deer Park, Burnside has 6 playgrounds. Albanvale, Ardeer and Ravenhall also border Deer Park.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

5 places

Libraries

10-20 km

15 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

3 places

Beaches

10-20 km

2 places

20-50 km

26 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

30 places