Things to do with kids in Gembrook

Cardinia Shire Council · 3783

Gembrook in the Cardinia area has 6 playgrounds and 15 parks and reserves in our data. Gembrook also has a skate park.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Gembrook is Bunyip State Park, covering about 16,646 hectares. Beenak State Forest and Gilwell Park Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Gembrook include Boys' Field, Nature Walk and Gembrook Park. Playgrounds around Gembrook include Low Ropes Course, High Ropes Course and Flying Fox Platform. Our data shows 9 public toilets in Gembrook. Picnic areas in Gembrook include Seven Acre Rock Picnic Area. For older kids in Gembrook there's Gembrook Skate Park. For walks and rides, Eastern Dandenong Ranges Trail, Rankins Track and Buttongrass Nature Walk cross Gembrook. Our data lists 3 cafes and family restaurants in Gembrook for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Gembrook has no train station; Nar Nar Goon Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 15 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses 695, 840 and 695F stop in Gembrook. By car from Gembrook, Pakenham is about 22 minutes away, Dandenong about 42 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 63 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Monbulk Aquatic Centre in Monbulk is about 26 minutes' drive from Gembrook. The closest library to Gembrook is Emerald Library in Emerald, about 14 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Cameo Belgrave in Belgrave is about 28 minutes' drive from Gembrook. For an indoor play centre, Jump Crazy Trampoline Park in Pakenham is about 24 minutes' drive from Gembrook. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Gembrook is Wildlife Trail in Tynong North, about 23 minutes' drive.

Best for

Younger kids at Gembrook's 6 local playgrounds. Teens who skate or ride, with Gembrook Skate Park in Gembrook. Free days on the Eastern Dandenong Ranges Trail and in Gembrook's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Gembrook, Tynong North has 1 playground, a pool and a zoo or wildlife park. Cockatoo, next to Gembrook, has 3 playgrounds and a skate park. Next door to Gembrook, Powelltown has 1 playground. Tonimbuk, Three Bridges, Pakenham Upper and Nar Nar Goon North also border Gembrook.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

8 places

Pools and water play

20-50 km

5 places

Libraries

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

15 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

3 places