Things to do with kids in Glenorchy

Northern Grampians Shire Council · 3385

Our data lists 1 playground and 6 parks and reserves in Glenorchy, in the Northern Grampians area.

Landmarks

Glenorchy I5 Bushland Reserve is the largest mapped park in Glenorchy, at about 44 hectares. Glenorchy Streamside Reserve and Hunts Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Glenorchy include Jess Bushland Reserve, Gampola I55 Bushland Reserve and Warra Warra Natural Features Reserve. Playgrounds around Glenorchy include Glenorchy Playground. Our data shows 1 park or playground with a council BBQ close by in Glenorchy.

Getting around

Glenorchy has no train station; Ararat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 48 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. V/Line coaches stop in Glenorchy. By car from Glenorchy, Stawell is about 23 minutes away and Horsham about 43 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell is about 22 minutes' drive from Glenorchy. The closest beach to Glenorchy is Kelleys Beach in Lake Fyans, about 41 minutes' drive. For a skate park, the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell is about 24 minutes' drive from Glenorchy. For a zoo or wildlife park, Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell is about 25 minutes' drive from Glenorchy. Stawell is the closest bigger centre to Glenorchy, about 23 minutes away by car, and has 6 playgrounds and a pool. From Glenorchy, the nearest places for kids by road are the playground at Federation Park in Stawell (21 min), the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell (24 min), Railway Station Art and Crafts Gallery in Stawell (24 min), Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell (22 min), Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell (25 min) and Rupanyup Swimming Pool in Rupanyup (30 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Dadswells Bridge, Campbells Bridge and Callawadda also border Glenorchy.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

20-50 km

18 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

6 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

2 places

Beaches

20-50 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

11 places