Things to do with kids in Lake Tyers
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Pools and water play
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Lake Tyers in the East Gippsland area, so this guide covers the closest places for kids in the suburbs around it.
Getting around
Lake Tyers has no train station; Bairnsdale Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 43 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Lake Tyers, so most trips start by car. By car from Lake Tyers, Lakes Entrance is about 61 minutes away and Bairnsdale about 88 minutes, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
From Lake Tyers, the nearest places for kids by road are Ewings Marsh in Waygara (59 min), Lakes Entrance Aquatic Centre in Lakes Entrance (59 min), the playground at Forest Park in Orbost (57 min), the playground at Lakes Entrance - Lake Tyers Coastal Reserve (COM) in Lake Tyers Beach (66 min), Lake Tyers Beach Sand Bar in Lake Tyers Beach (67 min) and Orbost Library in Orbost (57 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Lake Tyers.
Nearby suburbs
Lake Tyers Beach, next to Lake Tyers, has 1 playground and a beach.
Playgrounds
20-50 km
- Playground at Forest Park
42 km by road · 57 min drive · Playground · OrbostToilet nearbyFreeCoach 7 min walk
- Playground at Lakes Entrance - Lake Tyers Coastal Reserve (COM)
43 km by road · 66 min drive · Playground · Lake Tyers BeachToilet nearbyFree
- Playground on Scott Street
44 km by road · 59 min drive · Playground · OrbostFree
- Bronsdon Street Park
45 km by road · 64 min drive · Playground · Lakes EntranceFreeBus 1 min walk
- Playground on Marine Parade
45 km by road · 63 min drive · Playground · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Playground on Marine Parade
46 km by road · 64 min drive · Playground · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
Parks and reserves
20-50 km
- Nowa Nowa MTB Trailhead
22 km by road · 44 min drive · Park · Nowa NowaFree
- Cossticks Weir
29 km by road · 56 min drive · Park · Nowa NowaToilet nearbyFree
- Wombat Creek Nature Conservation Reserve
30 km by road · 64 min drive · Park · Bete BolongFree
- Ewing Morass Wildlife Reserve (hunting)
30 km by road · 51 min drive · Park · WaygaraFree
- Mottle Range Flora Reserve
33 km by road · 79 min drive · Park · Buchan SouthFree
- Newmerella Recreation Reserve
37 km by road · 53 min drive · Park · NewmerellaToilet nearbyFree
- Cutfinger Education Area
38 km by road · 58 min drive · Park · Buchan SouthFree
- Lakes Entrance - Lake Tyers Coastal Reserve
40 km by road · 60 min drive · Park · Lake Tyers BeachFree
- Forest Park
42 km by road · 57 min drive · Park · OrbostToilet nearbyFreeCoach 6 min walk
- Lakes Entrance - Lake Tyers Coastal Reserve (COM)
42 km by road · 59 min drive · Park · Lakes EntranceFreeBus 6 min walk
- Kanni Flora Reserve
42 km by road · 63 min drive · Park · Buchan SouthFree
- Woods Point Overflow Campground
43 km by road · 77 min drive · Park · JarrahmondToilet nearbyFree
- Woods Point
43 km by road · 77 min drive · Park · JarrahmondToilet nearbyFree
- Evatt Park
43 km by road · 61 min drive · Park · Lakes EntranceFreeBus 3 min walk
- Esplanade Reserve
43 km by road · 60 min drive · Park · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFree
- Wood Point Flora Reserve
43 km by road · 77 min drive · Park · Bete Bolong NorthFree
- Koala Court Reserve
44 km by road · 60 min drive · Park · OrbostFree
- Lake Corringle Wildlife Reserve (hunting)
45 km by road · 70 min drive · Park · CorringleFree
- Mississippi Quarry
46 km by road · 72 min drive · Park · Kalimna WestFree
- Buchan Bushland Reserve
46 km by road · 67 min drive · Park · Buchan SouthFree
- Mount Elizabeth Nature Conservation Reserve
47 km by road · 91 min drive · Park · TimbarraFree
- Rigby Island Gippsland Lakes Reserve
47 km by road · 66 min drive · Park · NyerimilangToilet nearbyFree
- Stringers Knob Historic Fire Tower
47 km by road · 83 min drive · Park · Bete Bolong NorthFree
- Colquhoun Regional Park
47 km by road · 75 min drive · Park · Kalimna WestFree
- Buchan South Vege Garden
49 km by road · 76 min drive · Park · Buchan SouthFree
- Yellow Waterholes
49 km by road · 76 min drive · Park · Buchan SouthFree
- Bruthen Recreation Reserve
50 km by road · 64 min drive · Park · BruthenToilet nearbyFree
Pools and water play
20-50 km
- Orbost Outdoor Pool
43 km by road · 58 min drive · Pool or water play · OrbostCoach 5 min walk
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
20-50 km
- Skate park on Salisbury Street
43 km by road · 58 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · OrbostToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
- Skate park on Bullock Island Road
46 km by road · 64 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
Beaches
20-50 km
- Ewings Marsh
36 km by road · 59 min drive · Beach · WaygaraFree
- Lake Tyers Beach Sand Bar
43 km by road · 67 min drive · Beach · Lake Tyers BeachToilet nearbyFree
- 90 Mile Beach
43 km by road · 59 min drive · Beach · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFreeBus 10 min walk
- Ninety Mile Beach
43 km by road · 60 min drive · Beach · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFree
Cafes and restaurants
20-50 km
- Orbost Pizza
42 km by road · 57 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · OrbostToilet nearbyCoach 4 min walk
- Leon Palace (Chinese/Australian restaurant)
43 km by road · 57 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · OrbostToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Chooky's Roost
43 km by road · 57 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · OrbostToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Orbost Thai
43 km by road · 57 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · OrbostToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Footbridge Fish & Chips
43 km by road · 60 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 2 min walk
- Awesome Fish & Chips
44 km by road · 61 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 4 min walk
- Wild Catch Fish & Chips
44 km by road · 62 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 4 min walk
- KFC
44 km by road · 62 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyCoach 2 min walk
- McDonald's
44 km by road · 62 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 3 min walk
- Nicks Cafe And Authentic Thai Restaurant
44 km by road · 62 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 1 min walk
- Lakes Pizza
45 km by road · 62 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 1 min walk
- Scallop Pot Bistro
45 km by road · 62 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Floating Dragon
45 km by road · 63 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 2 min walk
- Off the Wharf
46 km by road · 64 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 8 min walk