Things to do with kids in Swan Reach
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Pools and water play
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Swan Reach is in the East Gippsland area, and our data lists 2 parks and reserves in the suburb.
Landmarks
Bumberrah Bushland Reserve is the largest mapped park in Swan Reach, at about 2 hectares. Johnsonville Boat Ramp is the next largest. Our data shows 4 public toilets in Swan Reach.
Getting around
Swan Reach has no train station; Bairnsdale Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 21 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Bus 12 stops in Swan Reach. V/Line coaches stop in Swan Reach. By car from Swan Reach, Lakes Entrance is about 17 minutes away and Bairnsdale about 23 minutes, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Lakes Entrance Aquatic Centre in Lakes Entrance is about 18 minutes' drive from Swan Reach. The closest library to Swan Reach is Lakes Entrance Library in Lakes Entrance, about 14 minutes' drive. The closest beach to Swan Reach is 90 Mile Beach in Boole Poole, about 9 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Swan Reach is the skate park at Gilsenan Reserve in Paynesville, about 34 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Sun Cinema Bairnsdale in Bairnsdale is about 21 minutes' drive from Swan Reach. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Swan Reach is Bairnsdale Archery, Mini Golf, Games Park in Lucknow, about 14 minutes' drive. The nearest larger centre is Lakes Entrance, about 17 minutes from Swan Reach by car, with 3 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a beach. The closest places for kids by road from Swan Reach are 90 Mile Beach in Boole Poole (9 min), the playground at Nyerimilang Heritage Park in Nyerimilang (17 min), Griffiths Sea Shell Museum in Lakes Entrance (12 min), Lakes Entrance Library in Lakes Entrance (14 min), Ninety Mile Beach in Lakes Entrance (16 min) and Bairnsdale Archery, Mini Golf, Games Park in Lucknow (14 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Swan Reach.
Nearby suburbs
Johnsonville and Bumberrah also border Swan Reach.
Playgrounds
10-20 km
- Playground in Nicholson
12 km by road · 11 min drive · Playground · NicholsonToilet nearbyFreeCoach 1 min walk
- Playground at Nyerimilang Heritage Park
13 km by road · 17 min drive · Playground · NyerimilangFree
- Playground on Marine Parade
14 km by road · 12 min drive · Playground · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Playground on Marine Parade
14 km by road · 13 min drive · Playground · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Bronsdon Street Park
17 km by road · 20 min drive · Playground · Lakes EntranceFreeBus 1 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Bumberrah Bushland Reserve
4.2 km by road · 5 min drive · Park · Swan ReachFree
- Johnsonville Boat Ramp
4.4 km by road · 6 min drive · Park · Swan ReachToilet nearbyFree
5-10 km
- Colquhoun MTB Trailhead
5.2 km by road · 5 min drive · Park · Kalimna WestFree
- Tambo floodplain Gippsland Lakes Reserve
7.1 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · JohnsonvilleFree
- Slaughterhouse Creek Gippsland Lakes Reserve
7.5 km by road · 8 min drive · Park · JohnsonvilleFree
- Log Crossing Picnic Area
8.4 km by road · 11 min drive · Park · Kalimna WestToilet nearbyFree
- Metung Bushland Reserve
8.6 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · MetungFree
- A B Patterson Reserve
9.9 km by road · 8 min drive · Park · MetungToilet nearbyFree
- Tambo Delta - Metung Gippsland Lakes Reserve
10.0 km by road · 17 min drive · Park · MetungFree
Pools and water play
20-50 km
- Bairnsdale Aquatic & Recreation Centre
25 km by road · 25 min drive · Pool or water play · BairnsdaleToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
Libraries
20-50 km
- Paynesville Library
37 km by road · 34 min drive · Library · PaynesvilleToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
10-20 km
- Skate park on Bullock Island Road
14 km by road · 13 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
20-50 km
- Skate park at Gilsenan Reserve
37 km by road · 34 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · PaynesvilleToilet nearbyFreeCoach 4 min walk
Beaches
10-20 km
- 90 Mile Beach
10 km by road · 9 min drive · Beach · Boole PooleFree
- Ninety Mile Beach
16 km by road · 16 min drive · Beach · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFree
- 90 Mile Beach
18 km by road · 19 min drive · Beach · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyFreeBus 10 min walk
Cafes and restaurants
10-20 km
- Off the Wharf
14 km by road · 13 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 8 min walk
- Floating Dragon
14 km by road · 13 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 2 min walk
- Scallop Pot Bistro
14 km by road · 13 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Nicks Cafe And Authentic Thai Restaurant
14 km by road · 13 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 1 min walk
- Lakes Pizza
14 km by road · 13 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 1 min walk
- KFC
14 km by road · 13 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceToilet nearbyCoach 2 min walk
- Awesome Fish & Chips
15 km by road · 14 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 4 min walk
- Wild Catch Fish & Chips
15 km by road · 14 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 4 min walk
- McDonald's
15 km by road · 14 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 3 min walk
- Footbridge Fish & Chips
15 km by road · 15 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Lakes EntranceBus 2 min walk