Things to do with kids in Garibaldi

Golden Plains Shire Council · 3352

Garibaldi is in the Golden Plains area, and our data lists 1 playground and 1 park or reserve in the suburb.

Landmarks

Garibaldi Community Park is the largest mapped park in Garibaldi, at about 2 hectares. Playgrounds in Garibaldi include Garibaldi Playground.

Getting around

Garibaldi has no train station; Ballarat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 18 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Garibaldi, so most trips start by car. By car from Garibaldi, Ballarat is about 28 minutes away, Daylesford about 64 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Buninyong Swimming Pool in Buninyong is about 15 minutes' drive from Garibaldi. The closest library to Garibaldi is L Building: E J Barker Library in Mount Helen, about 19 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Garibaldi is the bmx track at Buninyong Recreation Park in Buninyong, about 15 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Garibaldi is Victoria Theatre in Golden Point, about 25 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point is about 25 minutes' drive from Garibaldi. For a zoo or wildlife park, Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East is about 29 minutes' drive from Garibaldi. The nearest larger centre is Ballarat, about 28 minutes from Garibaldi by car, with 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Garibaldi are the playground at Grenville Recreation Reserve in Grenville (9 min), the bmx track at Buninyong Recreation Park in Buninyong (15 min), Buninyong Swimming Pool in Buninyong (15 min), L Building: E J Barker Library in Mount Helen (19 min), Enfield Skate Park in Enfield (28 min) and Ballaarat Observatory in Mount Pleasant (24 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Garibaldi.

Nearby suburbs

Napoleons, next to Garibaldi, has 2 playgrounds. Next door to Garibaldi, Grenville has 1 playground. Next door to Garibaldi, Enfield has 1 playground and a skate park.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

7 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

11 places

Libraries

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

5 places

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

26 places