Things to do with kids in Mount Evelyn

Yarra Ranges Shire Council · 3796

Mount Evelyn is in the Yarra Ranges area, and our data lists 8 playgrounds and 14 parks and reserves in the suburb. On top of that, Mount Evelyn has a library and 2 skate parks.

Landmarks

Quinn Reserve is the largest mapped park in Mount Evelyn, at about 15 hectares. Graham Colling Reserve and Beryl Phillips Nature Reserve are the next largest. Mount Evelyn also has Bailey Reserve, Channel Reserve and Puddle Dam Reserve. Playgrounds in Mount Evelyn include the playground at Bailey Reserve, the playground at Channel Reserve and Morrison Reserve West Playground. Our data shows 5 public toilets in Mount Evelyn. In Mount Evelyn you'll also find Mount Evelyn Reading Room. For older kids in Mount Evelyn there's Mount Evelyn Skate Park and the pump track at Lilydale-Warburton. The Lilydale-Warburton Rail Trail, Warburton Rail Trail and Mount Evelyn Aqueduct Trail all pass through Mount Evelyn. Our data lists 10 cafes and family restaurants in Mount Evelyn for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Mount Evelyn has no train station; Lilydale Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 4.5 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses 663, 679, 680 and 965 stop in Mount Evelyn. By car from Mount Evelyn, Lilydale is about 7 minutes away, Ringwood about 20 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 47 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Mount Evelyn is Lilydale Outdoor Pool in Lilydale, about 7 minutes' drive. The closest beach to Mount Evelyn is Horse Arena in Abbotsford, about 45 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Reading Cinemas in Chirnside Park is about 12 minutes' drive from Mount Evelyn. The closest indoor play centre to Mount Evelyn is PlayPlace in Mooroolbark, about 11 minutes' drive.

Best for

Toddlers and younger kids, with 8 playgrounds across Mount Evelyn. Rainy days at the library in Mount Evelyn. Teens who skate or ride, with Mount Evelyn Skate Park in Mount Evelyn. Free days on the Lilydale-Warburton Rail Trail and in Mount Evelyn's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Mount Evelyn, Lilydale has 12 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Next door to Mount Evelyn, Montrose has 10 playgrounds and a library. Next door to Mount Evelyn, Wandin North has 4 playgrounds. Silvan, next to Mount Evelyn, has 1 playground. Kalorama also borders Mount Evelyn.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

15 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

24 places

Pools and water play

10-20 km

2 places

20-50 km

13 places

Libraries

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

4 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

3 places

Beaches

20-50 km

21 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

11 places