Things to do with kids in Rutherglen

Rutherglen in the Indigo area has 1 playground and 14 parks and reserves in our data. Beyond the parks, Rutherglen has a library and a pool.

Landmarks

Lake Moodemere Lake Reserve is the largest mapped park in Rutherglen, at about 265 hectares. Moodemere Nature Conservation Reserve and Rutherglen Nature Conservation Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Rutherglen include Lions Park, Fig Tree Park and Memorial Park. Playgrounds around Rutherglen include Apex Park Playground. Our data shows 6 public toilets in Rutherglen. In Rutherglen you'll also find Rutherglen War Memorial Swimming Pool and Rutherglen Public Library. For walks and rides, Bowser-Wagunya Preferred Route, Rutherglen - Chiltern and Murray to Mountains Rail Trail: Everton – Beechworth cross Rutherglen. Our data lists 2 cafes and family restaurants in Rutherglen for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Rutherglen has no train station; Springhurst Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 14 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses on the Albury - Corowa via Rutherglen and Wangaratta - Chiltern via Rutherglen routes stop in Rutherglen. V/Line coaches stop in Rutherglen. By car from Rutherglen, Wangaratta is about 35 minutes away and Wodonga about 35 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a beach, Sandy Beach in Beechworth is about 42 minutes' drive from Rutherglen. For a skate park, the pump track on Victoria Street in Wahgunyah is about 9 minutes' drive from Rutherglen. For a cinema, Wangaratta Cinema Centre in Wangaratta is about 32 minutes' drive from Rutherglen. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Rutherglen is Tunzafun in Yarrawonga, about 41 minutes' drive. Wangaratta is the closest bigger centre to Rutherglen, about 35 minutes away by car, and has 9 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Rutherglen are the pump track on Victoria Street in Wahgunyah (9 min), Corowa Library in Wahgunyah (11 min), Bangerang Park in Wahgunyah (11 min), Corowa Swimming Pool in Wahgunyah (12 min), Federation Museum in Wahgunyah (12 min) and BMX Pump Track in Wahgunyah (12 min).

Best for

Rainy days at the library in Rutherglen. Free days on the Bowser-Wagunya Preferred Route and in Rutherglen's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Wahgunyah, next to Rutherglen, has 10 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Gooramadda, next to Rutherglen, has 2 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Cornishtown, Chiltern Valley, Carlyle and Browns Plains also border Rutherglen.