Things to do with kids in Piggoreet

Golden Plains Shire Council · 3351

Piggoreet in the Golden Plains area has 4 parks and reserves in our data.

Landmarks

Devils Kitchen Geological Reserve is the largest mapped park in Piggoreet, at about 60 hectares. Clarkesdale H22 Bushland Reserve and Clarkesdale H23 Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Piggoreet also has Piggoreet Historic Reserve. For walks and rides, Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail and Rainbow Bird Trail cross Piggoreet.

Getting around

Piggoreet has no train station; Wendouree Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 26 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Piggoreet, so most trips start by car. By car from Piggoreet, Ballarat is about 31 minutes away, Daylesford about 70 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Piggoreet is Rokewood Lagoon in Rokewood, about 24 minutes' drive. The closest library to Piggoreet is Sebastopol Library in Sebastopol, about 26 minutes' drive. For a skate park, Smythesdale Skate Park in Smythesdale is about 12 minutes' drive from Piggoreet. The closest cinema to Piggoreet is Showbiz Cinemas Ballarat in Smythes Creek, about 23 minutes' drive. The closest indoor play centre to Piggoreet is Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point, about 32 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East is about 36 minutes' drive from Piggoreet. Ballarat is the closest bigger centre to Piggoreet, about 31 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. From Piggoreet, the nearest places for kids by road are Scarsdale Community Park Reserve Playground in Scarsdale (7 min), Cape Clear & District Lions Park Playground in Cape Clear (7 min), Smythesdale Skate Park in Smythesdale (12 min), the bmx track on Smythesdale - Snake Valley Road in Smythesdale (13 min), Haddon Tramway Preservation Association in Haddon (21 min) and Showbiz Cinemas Ballarat in Smythes Creek (23 min).

Best for

Free days on the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail and in Piggoreet's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Berringa, next to Piggoreet, has 1 playground. Happy Valley also borders Piggoreet.

Playgrounds

5-10 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

5 places

Libraries

20-50 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

4 places

Cafes and restaurants

20-50 km

40 places