Things to do with kids in Elizabeth Island
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Elizabeth Island, so this guide covers the closest places for kids in the suburbs around it.
Getting around
There's no train station in Elizabeth Island. The closest to Elizabeth Island is Stony Point Railway Station (metro), about 14 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Elizabeth Island, so most trips start by car. By car from Elizabeth Island, Wonthaggi is about 38 minutes away, Pakenham about 51 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Bass Coast Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Wonthaggi is about 36 minutes' drive from Elizabeth Island. The closest library to Elizabeth Island is San Remo Library in San Remo, about 25 minutes' drive. For a beach, Corinella Beach in Corinella is about 2 minutes' drive from Elizabeth Island. For a skate park, the skate park at Wonthaggi Railway Historic Reserve in Kilcunda is about 25 minutes' drive from Elizabeth Island. For a cinema, Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre in Wonthaggi is about 36 minutes' drive from Elizabeth Island. For a zoo or wildlife park, Maru Koala & Animal Park in Grantville is about 14 minutes' drive from Elizabeth Island. Wonthaggi is the closest bigger centre to Elizabeth Island, about 38 minutes away by car, and has 10 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Elizabeth Island, the nearest places for kids by road are Chicory Kiln in French Island (1 min), Corinella Beach in Corinella (2 min), Maru Koala & Animal Park in Grantville (14 min), the playground at George Bass Memorial Park in Bass (17 min), Art Fusion in Anderson (21 min) and Shelly Beach in Kilcunda (24 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Elizabeth Island.
Playgrounds
Within 5 km
- Playground on Smythe Street
1.5 km by road · 4 min drive · Playground · CorinellaToilet nearbyFreeBus 1 min walk
5-10 km
- Playground on Cutty Sark Road
6.5 km by road · 11 min drive · Playground · Coronet BayToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- French Island National Park
0.0 km by road · 1 min drive · Park · French IslandFree
5-10 km
- Fred Gration Reserve
5.5 km by road · 10 min drive · Park · Coronet BayFreeBus 5 min walk
- Corinella Cemetery Bushland Reserve
9.5 km by road · 12 min drive · Park · CorinellaFree
Libraries
20-50 km
- Wonthaggi Principal Library
38 km by road · 37 min drive · Library · WonthaggiToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
10-20 km
- Skate park on Sonia Crescent
16 km by road · 20 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · Pioneer BayToilet nearbyFreeBus 1 min walk
20-50 km
- Skate park at Wonthaggi Railway Historic Reserve
25 km by road · 25 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · KilcundaToilet nearbyFreeCoach 8 min walk
- Wonthaggi Skate Park
38 km by road · 37 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · WonthaggiToilet nearbyFreeBus 4 min walk
- Skate park at Cochrane Park
40 km by road · 37 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · Koo Wee RupToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Nyora skate park
42 km by road · 40 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · NyoraToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
- Skate park on Evans Street
49 km by road · 44 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · TooradinFreeBus 1 min walk
Beaches
Within 5 km
- Corinella Beach
0.4 km by road · 2 min drive · Beach · CorinellaToilet nearbyFreeBus 6 min walk
20-50 km
- Shelly Beach
24 km by road · 24 min drive · Beach · KilcundaFree
- Punchbowl
24 km by road · 25 min drive · Beach · San RemoNo dogsFree
- Kilcunda West 1 Beach
25 km by road · 24 min drive · Beach · KilcundaToilet nearbyFreeCoach 7 min walk
- Kilcunda West 2 Beach
25 km by road · 25 min drive · Beach · KilcundaToilet nearbyFreeBus 8 min walk
- Kilcunda East Beach
25 km by road · 25 min drive · Beach · KilcundaToilet nearbyFree
- San Remo Beach
26 km by road · 27 min drive · Beach · San RemoToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Back Beach
26 km by road · 27 min drive · Beach · San RemoToilet nearbyFreeBus 8 min walk
- Bonswick Beach
27 km by road · 28 min drive · Beach · San RemoFreeBus 6 min walk
- Foots Beach
27 km by road · 28 min drive · Beach · San RemoFreeBus 4 min walk
- Griffith Point
27 km by road · 29 min drive · Beach · San RemoFree
- Powlett River West
28 km by road · 31 min drive · Beach · KilcundaFree
- Powlett River East
30 km by road · 34 min drive · Beach · DalystonFree
- The Colonnades
31 km by road · 33 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFree
- Mannings Launch
31 km by road · 33 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFreeBus 8 min walk
- Aussie Track
31 km by road · 33 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFree
- No Dogs
31 km by road · 33 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFree
- Speedies
31 km by road · 33 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFreeBus 8 min walk
- Woolamai Back Beach
31 km by road · 33 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Anzacs
31 km by road · 33 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiToilet nearbyFreeBus 8 min walk
- Williamsons Beach
32 km by road · 42 min drive · Beach · WonthaggiFree
- Magiclands
32 km by road · 34 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFree
- Smiths Beach
37 km by road · 40 min drive · Beach · RhyllFree
- YCW
38 km by road · 40 min drive · Beach · Smiths BeachToilet nearbyFree
- Baxters Beach
41 km by road · 44 min drive · Beach · WonthaggiFree
- Cutlers Beach
42 km by road · 47 min drive · Beach · WonthaggiFree
- Silverleaves
42 km by road · 45 min drive · Beach · CowesFree
- Main Beach
43 km by road · 45 min drive · Beach · CowesToilet nearbyFreeCoach 7 min walk
- Wreck Bay
43 km by road · 46 min drive · Beach · Harmers HavenFree
- Hutchinson Beach
44 km by road · 46 min drive · Beach · VentnorFree
- Coal Point East
44 km by road · 48 min drive · Beach · Harmers HavenFree
- Coal Point West
44 km by road · 48 min drive · Beach · WonthaggiFree
- Thorny Beach
44 km by road · 47 min drive · Beach · VentnorFree
- Berrys Beach
45 km by road · 48 min drive · Beach · VentnorFree
- Second Surf Beach
45 km by road · 50 min drive · Beach · Cape PatersonFree
- Ventnor Beach
46 km by road · 47 min drive · Beach · VentnorToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
- Saltwater Creek Beach
46 km by road · 48 min drive · Beach · CowesFreeBus 9 min walk
- Summerland Beach
46 km by road · 47 min drive · Beach · VentnorFree
- Flynns Beach
46 km by road · 48 min drive · Beach · SummerlandsFree
- Undertow Bay
46 km by road · 47 min drive · Beach · Cape PatersonFreeBus 5 min walk
- The Bay
46 km by road · 47 min drive · Beach · Cape PatersonToilet nearbyFreeBus 4 min walk
Cafes and restaurants
10-20 km
- Ray's Pizza & Pasta
12 km by road · 15 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · GrantvilleCoach 6 min walk
- Euro Bites Greek Eatery
12 km by road · 15 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · GrantvilleToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- McDonald's
14 km by road · 16 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Bass