Things to do with kids in Mount Best
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Mount Best in the South Gippsland area, so this guide covers the closest places for kids in the suburbs around it.
Getting around
Mount Best has no train station; Morwell Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 41 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Mount Best, so most trips start by car. By car from Mount Best, Leongatha is about 52 minutes away, Wonthaggi about 72 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Toora Pool in Toora is about 13 minutes' drive from Mount Best. For a library, Foster Library in Foster is about 22 minutes' drive from Mount Best. The closest beach to Mount Best is Toora Beach in Toora, about 21 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Mount Best is the skate park at Sargasser Park in Toora, about 14 minutes' drive. Leongatha is the closest bigger centre to Mount Best, about 52 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Mount Best are the playground at Stanley Street Playground in Toora (13 min), Toora Pool in Toora (13 min), Sagasser Park in Toora (13 min), the skate park at Sargasser Park in Toora (14 min), Toora Beach in Toora (21 min) and Luminous Glass Studio in Foster (22 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Mount Best.
Nearby suburbs
Next door to Mount Best, Toora has 3 playgrounds, a pool and a beach. Boolarong also borders Mount Best.
Playgrounds
10-20 km
- Playground at Stanley Street Playground
10 km by road · 13 min drive · Playground · TooraToilet nearbyFreeCoach 1 min walk
- Sagasser Park
11 km by road · 13 min drive · Playground · TooraToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
- Playground at Sargasser Park
11 km by road · 13 min drive · Playground · TooraToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
Parks and reserves
5-10 km
- Toora H37 Bushland Reserve
5.8 km by road · 8 min drive · Park · Toora NorthFree
- Mount Fatigue Scenic Reserve
6.9 km by road · 17 min drive · Park · Toora NorthFree
- Little Franklin River Scenic Reserve
8.2 km by road · 20 min drive · Park · BoolarongFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
10-20 km
- Skate park at Sargasser Park
11 km by road · 14 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · TooraFreeCoach 10 min walk
20-50 km
- Boolarra Skate Park
40 km by road · 64 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · BoolarraToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
- Boolarra BMX track
40 km by road · 65 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · BoolarraFreeBus 3 min walk
- Skate park on Main Street
47 km by road · 72 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · YinnarToilet nearbyFreeBus 1 min walk
- Skate park at Yarram Tarra Trail Reserve
49 km by road · 44 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · YarramFreeBus 5 min walk
Beaches
10-20 km
- Toora Beach
14 km by road · 21 min drive · Beach · TooraFree
20-50 km
- Chinaman Beach
23 km by road · 23 min drive · Beach · Wilsons PromontoryFree
- Franklin Bank
23 km by road · 24 min drive · Beach · WelshpoolFree
Cafes and restaurants
20-50 km
- Bean Pedlar
49 km by road · 43 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YarramBus 2 min walk
- Fish n Chip Co
49 km by road · 44 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Port Albert