Things to do with kids in Taggerty
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Taggerty is in the Murrindindi area, and our data lists 5 parks and reserves in the suburb.
Landmarks
Cathedral Range State Park is the largest mapped park in Taggerty, at about 3,599 hectares. Black Range State Forest and Black Range State Forest are the next largest. Taggerty also has Sugarloaf Saddle Day Visitor Area and Acheron River, Taggerty Streamside Reserve. Our data shows 8 public toilets in Taggerty. For walks and rides, Cathedral Range Northern Circuit, Cathedral Range Southern Circuit and Ridge Track cross Taggerty.
Getting around
Taggerty has no train station; Lilydale Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 58 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses on the 684 and Alexandra - Marysville via Taggerty & Buxton routes stop in Taggerty. By car from Taggerty, Healesville is about 47 minutes away, Seymour about 65 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Alexandra Outdoor Swimming Pool in Alexandra is about 16 minutes' drive from Taggerty. The closest library to Taggerty is Alexandra Library in Alexandra, about 15 minutes' drive. For a skate park, the skate park at Gallipolli Park in Marysville is about 24 minutes' drive from Taggerty. The nearest larger centre is Healesville, about 47 minutes from Taggerty by car, with 2 playgrounds, a pool and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Taggerty are the playground at Buxton Recreation Reserve in Buxton (11 min), Alexandra Library in Alexandra (15 min), Alexandra Outdoor Swimming Pool in Alexandra (16 min), the playground at Leckie Park in Alexandra (16 min), Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum in Alexandra (17 min) and Replica of the original police station in Marysville (23 min).
Best for
Free days on the Cathedral Range Northern Circuit and in Taggerty's parks.
Nearby suburbs
Buxton, next to Taggerty, has 2 playgrounds. Limestone and Acheron also border Taggerty.
Playgrounds
10-20 km
- Playground on Maroondah Highway
12 km by road · 10 min drive · Playground · BuxtonToilet nearbyFreeBus 1 min walk
- Playground at Buxton Recreation Reserve
12 km by road · 11 min drive · Playground · BuxtonToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Playground at Leckie Park
19 km by road · 16 min drive · Playground · AlexandraFreeBus 4 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Acheron River, Taggerty Streamside Reserve
0.6 km by road · 1 min drive · Park · TaggertyFreeBus 1 min walk
10-20 km
- Black Range State Forest
10 km by road · 19 min drive · Park · TaggertyFree
- Black Range State Forest
11 km by road · 21 min drive · Park · TaggertyFree
- Buxton Recreation Reserve
12 km by road · 11 min drive · Park · BuxtonToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Buxton Mtb Park Trailhead
14 km by road · 14 min drive · Park · BuxtonToilet nearbyFree
- Buxton Silver Gum Nature Conservation Reserve
15 km by road · 13 min drive · Park · BuxtonFree
- Sugarloaf Saddle Day Visitor Area
15 km by road · 27 min drive · Park · TaggertyToilet nearbyNo dogsFree
- Camp Jungai
15 km by road · 20 min drive · Park · RubiconFree
- Black Range State Forest
16 km by road · 18 min drive · Park · BuxtonFree
- The Boys Camping Area
18 km by road · 26 min drive · Park · RubiconToilet nearbyFree
- Alexandra Court House Historic and Cultural Features Reserve
18 km by road · 15 min drive · Park · AlexandraToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Cathedral Range State Park
18 km by road · 34 min drive · Park · TaggertyFree
- Keppel Creek Picnic Area
18 km by road · 21 min drive · Park · RubiconFree
- Rubicon Camping Area
18 km by road · 28 min drive · Park · RubiconToilet nearbyFree
- Leckie Park
19 km by road · 16 min drive · Park · AlexandraToilet nearbyFreeBus 8 min walk
- Point Hill Reserve
19 km by road · 19 min drive · Park · ThorntonFree
- Keppel Creek Camp
19 km by road · 22 min drive · Park · RubiconFree
- U.T. Creek Historic Reserve
19 km by road · 16 min drive · Park · AlexandraToilet nearbyFreeBus 4 min walk
- Walnuts Reserve
19 km by road · 16 min drive · Park · ThorntonFree
- McKenzie Nature Conservation Reserve
20 km by road · 18 min drive · Park · AlexandraFree
- Alexandra G56 Bushland Reserve
20 km by road · 19 min drive · Park · AlexandraFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
20-50 km
- Skate park at Gallipolli Park
24 km by road · 24 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · MarysvilleToilet nearbyFreeBus 6 min walk
- Skate park at Yea railway station Historic & Cultural Features Res.
45 km by road · 37 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · YeaToilet nearbyFreeCoach 9 min walk
Cafes and restaurants
10-20 km
- Igloo Roadhouse
11 km by road · 10 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · BuxtonToilet nearbyBus 2 min walk
20-50 km
- Fish & Chips
23 km by road · 23 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · MarysvilleToilet nearbyBus 3 min walk
- Eildon Fish and Chips
27 km by road · 23 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · EildonBus 4 min walk
- Kebablicious Yea
44 km by road · 35 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 2 min walk
- Salina's Mexican
44 km by road · 35 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Subway
44 km by road · 35 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Yea Chinese Restaurant
44 km by road · 35 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Amble Inn
44 km by road · 36 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 2 min walk
- Yea Take Away
44 km by road · 36 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Allmoto Cafe
50 km by road · 45 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · HealesvilleToilet nearbyBus 3 min walk