Things to do with kids in Mount Clear

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Mount Clear is in the Ballarat area, and our data lists 6 playgrounds and 6 parks and reserves in the suburb. Mount Clear also has a skate park.

Landmarks

Woowookarung Regional Park is the largest mapped park in Mount Clear, at about 641 hectares. Canadian Creek Reserve and Mount Clear Recreation Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Mount Clear include Mansfield Avenue Reserve, Harry Lavery Bushland Reserve and Recreation Road Bushland Reserve. Playgrounds around Mount Clear include the playground at Marina Drive Reserve, the playground at Canadian Creek Reserve and the playground at Canadian Creek Reserve. For older kids in Mount Clear there's the bmx track at Canadian Creek Reserve. For walks and rides, Goldfields Track, Ballarat Circuit: The Great Dividing Trail Network and Canadian Creek Track cross Mount Clear. Our data lists 3 cafes and family restaurants in Mount Clear for a lunch stop.

Getting around

There's no train station in Mount Clear. The closest to Mount Clear is Ballarat Railway Station (V/Line), about 5.1 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. Buses 21 and 22 stop in Mount Clear. By car from Mount Clear, Ballarat is about 8 minutes away, Daylesford about 45 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Mount Clear is Buninyong Swimming Pool in Buninyong, about 8 minutes' drive. The closest library to Mount Clear is Sebastopol Library in Sebastopol, about 4 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Mount Clear is Victoria Theatre in Golden Point, about 6 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point is about 6 minutes' drive from Mount Clear. For a zoo or wildlife park, Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East is about 10 minutes' drive from Mount Clear.

Best for

Younger kids at Mount Clear's 6 local playgrounds. Teens who skate or ride, with the bmx track at Canadian Creek Reserve in Mount Clear. Free days on the Goldfields Track and in Mount Clear's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Mount Clear, Sebastopol has 14 playgrounds, a library and a skate park. Mount Helen, next to Mount Clear, has 3 playgrounds and a library. Next door to Mount Clear, Canadian has 6 playgrounds. Next door to Mount Clear, Mount Pleasant has 5 playgrounds. Navigators and Magpie also border Mount Clear.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

28 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

4 places

Beaches

20-50 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

14 places