Things to do with kids in Scarsdale

Scarsdale in the Golden Plains area has 1 playground and 4 parks and reserves in our data.

Landmarks

Watsons Hill Crown Reserve is the largest mapped park in Scarsdale, at about 26 hectares. Scarsdale Natural Features Reserve and Scarsdale Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Scarsdale include Ross Creek Trail Bike Visitor Area. Playgrounds around Scarsdale include Scarsdale Community Park Reserve Playground. Our data shows 2 public toilets in Scarsdale. Picnic areas in Scarsdale include Ross Creek Trail Bike Visitor Area. For walks and rides, Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail and Rainbow Bird Trail cross Scarsdale.

Getting around

Scarsdale has no train station; Wendouree Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 20 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. V/Line coaches stop in Scarsdale. By car from Scarsdale, Ballarat is about 23 minutes away, Daylesford about 63 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Scarsdale is Ballarat Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Lake Gardens, about 22 minutes' drive. For a library, Sebastopol Library in Sebastopol is about 19 minutes' drive from Scarsdale. The closest skate park to Scarsdale is Smythesdale Skate Park in Smythesdale, about 5 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Showbiz Cinemas Ballarat in Smythes Creek is about 16 minutes' drive from Scarsdale. For an indoor play centre, Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point is about 24 minutes' drive from Scarsdale. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Scarsdale is Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East, about 29 minutes' drive. The nearest larger centre is Ballarat, about 23 minutes from Scarsdale by car, with 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema.

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Scarsdale, Smythesdale has 2 playgrounds and a skate park. Next door to Scarsdale, Ross Creek has 2 playgrounds. Next door to Scarsdale, Napoleons has 2 playgrounds. Next door to Scarsdale, Linton has 1 playground and a skate park. Enfield, Snake Valley, Newtown and Happy Valley also border Scarsdale.