Things to do with kids in Kamarooka

Greater Bendigo City Council · 3570

Our data lists 4 parks and reserves in Kamarooka, in the Greater Bendigo area.

Landmarks

Kamarooka Reference Area is the largest mapped park in Kamarooka, at about 175 hectares. Thunder Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting) and Kamarooka East Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Kamarooka include Kamarooka Bushland Reserve. The Mulga Dam Loop Track passes through Kamarooka.

Getting around

Kamarooka has no train station; Dingee Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 15 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Kamarooka, so most trips start by car. By car from Kamarooka, Bendigo is about 36 minutes away, Echuca about 58 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Raywood Aquatic Centre in Raywood is about 15 minutes' drive from Kamarooka. For a library, Bendigo Library in Bendigo is about 36 minutes' drive from Kamarooka. For a skate park, the pump track on Water Street in Bendigo is about 37 minutes' drive from Kamarooka. The closest cinema to Kamarooka is Bendigo Cinemas in Bendigo, about 38 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, Intagolf in Golden Gully is about 40 minutes' drive from Kamarooka. For a zoo or wildlife park, The Zone Fun Park in East Bendigo is about 34 minutes' drive from Kamarooka. The nearest larger centre is Bendigo, about 36 minutes from Kamarooka by car, with 4 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Kamarooka, the nearest places for kids by road are Raywood Aquatic Centre in Raywood (15 min), the playground at Pennington Reserve in Huntly (20 min), Campaspe Run Rural Discovery Centre in Elmore (21 min), the playground at Epsom Village Green in Epsom (28 min), White Hills Pool in White Hills (30 min) and Bendigo Joss House Temple in North Bendigo (34 min).

Best for

Free days on the Mulga Dam Loop Track and in Kamarooka's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Raywood, next to Kamarooka, has 1 playground and a pool. Goornong, next to Kamarooka, has a pool. Next door to Kamarooka, Elmore has 1 playground. Neilborough, Kamarooka North, Huntly North and Drummartin also border Kamarooka.

Playgrounds

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

1 place

Libraries

20-50 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

7 places

Cafes and restaurants

20-50 km

40 places