Things to do with kids in Shays Flat

Northern Grampians Shire Council · 3377

Shays Flat is in the Northern Grampians area, and our data lists 1 park or reserve in the suburb.

Landmarks

Joel South Natural Features Reserve is the largest mapped park in Shays Flat, at about 11 hectares.

Getting around

There's no train station in Shays Flat. The closest to Shays Flat is Ararat Railway Station (V/Line), about 29 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Shays Flat, so most trips start by car. By car from Shays Flat, Ararat is about 33 minutes away, Stawell about 33 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 3 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell is about 32 minutes' drive from Shays Flat. The closest library to Shays Flat is Learning Resource Centre in Ararat, about 36 minutes' drive. For a skate park, the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell is about 36 minutes' drive from Shays Flat. The closest cinema to Shays Flat is Astor Cinema in Ararat, about 33 minutes' drive. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Shays Flat is Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell, about 34 minutes' drive. Ararat is the closest bigger centre to Shays Flat, about 33 minutes away by car, and has 5 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Shays Flat are Community Playground in Landsborough (8 min), Navarre Playground in Navarre (21 min), Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell (32 min), Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell (34 min), Railway Station Art and Crafts Gallery in Stawell (34 min) and the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell (36 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Shays Flat.

Playgrounds

5-10 km

1 place

20-50 km

16 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

3 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

2 places

Cafes and restaurants

20-50 km

13 places