Things to do with kids in Dunkeld

Dunkeld is in the Southern Grampians area, and our data lists 1 playground and 2 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Dunkeld is Dunkeld Arboretum, covering about 18 hectares. Back Creek Nature Conservation Reserve is the next largest. Playgrounds around Dunkeld include Dunkeld Memorial Park Playground. Our data shows 4 public toilets and 2 off-leash dog parks in Dunkeld. For walks and rides, Grampians Peaks Trail, Mount Sturgeon Track and Dunkeld to Mount Sturgeon Discovery Trail cross Dunkeld.

Getting around

Dunkeld has no train station; Ararat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 66 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. V/Line coaches stop in Dunkeld. By car from Dunkeld, Hamilton is about 28 minutes away and Ararat about 60 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Penshurst Swimming Pool in Penshurst is about 25 minutes' drive from Dunkeld. For a library, Hamilton Library in Hamilton is about 28 minutes' drive from Dunkeld. The closest skate park to Dunkeld is hamilton skate park in Hamilton, about 26 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Dunkeld is Hamilton Cinema in Hamilton, about 28 minutes' drive. Hamilton is the closest bigger centre to Dunkeld, about 28 minutes away by car, and has 23 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Dunkeld, the nearest places for kids by road are Glenthompson Lions Park Playground in Glenthompson (15 min), Penshurst Swimming Pool in Penshurst (25 min), Volcanoes Discovery Centre in Penshurst (25 min), Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum in Hamilton (26 min), hamilton skate park in Hamilton (26 min) and Hamilton Library in Hamilton (28 min).

Best for

Free days on the Grampians Peaks Trail and in Dunkeld's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Penshurst, next to Dunkeld, has 2 playgrounds and a pool. Glenthompson, next to Dunkeld, has 2 playgrounds. Moutajup, Karabeal, Croxton East and Bornes Hill also border Dunkeld.