Things to do with kids in Doctors Flat
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Doctors Flat in the East Gippsland area, so this guide covers the closest places for kids in the suburbs around it.
Getting around
Doctors Flat has no train station; Bairnsdale 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 Doctors Flat, so most trips start by car. By car from Doctors Flat, Bairnsdale is about 81 minutes away and Lakes Entrance about 1.5 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Swifts Creek Memorial Pool in Swifts Creek is about 6 minutes' drive from Doctors Flat. The closest skate park to Doctors Flat is the pump track at Livingstone Creek Water Frontage in Omeo, about 28 minutes' drive. From Doctors Flat, the nearest places for kids by road are Swifts Creek Memorial Pool in Swifts Creek (6 min), Great Alpine Gallery in Swifts Creek (6 min), Petersens Art Gallery & Museum in Omeo (27 min), the playground at Omeo Historical Park & Museum in Omeo (28 min) and the pump track at Livingstone Creek Water Frontage in Omeo (28 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Doctors Flat.
Nearby suburbs
Swifts Creek, next to Doctors Flat, has 1 playground and a pool. Next door to Doctors Flat, Ensay has 1 playground.
Playgrounds
5-10 km
- Playground on McMillan Street
7.8 km by road · 8 min drive · Playground · Swifts CreekFreeBus 8 min walk
10-20 km
- Playground on Ensay-Doctors Flat Road
13 km by road · 12 min drive · Playground · EnsayToilet nearbyFree
Parks and reserves
10-20 km
- Tongio Bushland Reserve
18 km by road · 15 min drive · Park · TongioFree
20-50 km
- Terlite-Munjie Bushland Reserve
21 km by road · 18 min drive · Park · TongioFree
- Cassilis Historic Area
22 km by road · 42 min drive · Park · Swifts CreekFree
- Gingee Munjie State Forest
24 km by road · 43 min drive · Park · CassilisFree
- Omeo Bushland Reserve
30 km by road · 24 min drive · Park · OmeoFree
- Stony Creek Natural Catchment Area
31 km by road · 43 min drive · Park · TongioFree
- Memorial Park
34 km by road · 28 min drive · Park · OmeoToilet nearbyFreeBus 1 min walk
- Livingstone Creek Water Frontage
34 km by road · 28 min drive · Park · OmeoFreeBus 8 min walk
- Splitters Range State Forest
34 km by road · 51 min drive · Park · TongioFree
- Livingstone Creek Reserve
35 km by road · 29 min drive · Park · OmeoFree
- Oriental Claims Historic Area
37 km by road · 31 min drive · Park · OmeoFree
- Bark Sheds
38 km by road · 35 min drive · Park · TimbarraFree
- Bentley Plain Natural Features and Scenic Reserve
38 km by road · 76 min drive · Park · NunniongFree
- Bentley Plain
39 km by road · 77 min drive · Park · NunniongToilet nearbyFree
- Moscow Villa
39 km by road · 78 min drive · Park · NunniongToilet nearbyFree
- Livingstone Creek - Omeo Camping Area 7 (CLWF)
39 km by road · 31 min drive · Park · OmeoFree
- Mount Sam State Forest
43 km by road · 40 min drive · Park · OmeoFree
- Tambo River Reference Area
43 km by road · 39 min drive · Park · Double BridgesFree
- Cobungra State Forest
46 km by road · 41 min drive · Park · OmeoFree
- Nunniong State Forest
47 km by road · 85 min drive · Park · NunniongFree
- Marthavale Hut
49 km by road · 108 min drive · Park · MarthavaleFree
- Burnside Reference Area
50 km by road · 39 min drive · Park · Glen ValleyFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
20-50 km
- Pump track at Livingstone Creek Water Frontage
34 km by road · 28 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · OmeoToilet nearbyFreeBus 4 min walk
Cafes and restaurants
20-50 km
- Velo Grammont
34 km by road · 28 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · OmeoToilet nearbyBus 2 min walk