Things to do with kids in Kawarren

Colac Otway Shire Council · 3249

Kawarren in the Colac Otway area has 5 parks and reserves in our data.

Landmarks

Porcupine Creek Reference Area is the largest mapped park in Kawarren, at about 432 hectares. Gellibrand Bushland Reserve and Gellibrand North Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Kawarren also has Loves Creek and Birnam Station. Our data shows 1 public toilet in Kawarren. Picnic areas in Kawarren include Birnam Station and Loves Creek. For walks and rides, Old Beechy Rail Trail, Birnam Walk and Loves Creek Walk cross Kawarren.

Getting around

Kawarren has no train station; Colac 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 Kawarren, so most trips start by car. By car from Kawarren, Colac is about 18 minutes away, Geelong about 82 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a library, Colac Community Library and Learning Centre in Colac is about 17 minutes' drive from Kawarren. For a skate park, the skate park at Forrest Common in Forrest is about 31 minutes' drive from Kawarren. For a cinema, Colac Cinemas in Colac is about 18 minutes' drive from Kawarren. For an indoor play centre, Colac Tenpin Bowl in Colac is about 19 minutes' drive from Kawarren. Colac is the closest bigger centre to Kawarren, about 18 minutes away by car, and has 13 playgrounds, a library, a cinema and indoor play. From Kawarren, the nearest places for kids by road are the playground at Rex Norman Park in Gellibrand (7 min), the skate park at Forrest Common in Forrest (31 min), the playground at Forrest Common in Forrest (31 min), the pump track on Garden Close in Elliminyt (15 min), Colac Community Library and Learning Centre in Colac (17 min) and Colac Cinemas in Colac (18 min).

Best for

Free days on the Old Beechy Rail Trail and in Kawarren's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Gellibrand, next to Kawarren, has 1 playground. Next door to Kawarren, Forrest has 1 playground and a skate park. Barongarook West and Barongarook also border Kawarren.

Playgrounds

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

9 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

3 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

3 places

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

18 places