Things to do with kids in Timboon
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Timboon in the Corangamite area has 3 parks and reserves in our data. Timboon also has a pool and a skate park.
Landmarks
The biggest green space in Timboon is Timboon I1 Bushland Reserve, covering about 277 hectares. Power Creek Reserve is the next largest. Timboon also has Timboon Masonic Park. Our data shows 2 public toilets in Timboon. Places to visit in Timboon include Timboon Outdoor Swimming Pool. For older kids in Timboon there's the skate park at Power Creek Reserve. For walks and rides, Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail and Poorpa Yanyeen Meerreeng - The Timboon to Port Campbell Trail cross Timboon.
Getting around
Timboon has no train station; Terang Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 28 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses on the Camperdown - Timboon via Cobden and Warrnambool - Port Campbell - Timboon via Allansford, Nullawarre, Peterborough routes stop in Timboon. By car from Timboon, Warrnambool is about 45 minutes away and Colac about 65 minutes, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a beach, Wild Dog Cove 5 in Peterborough is about 19 minutes' drive from Timboon. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Timboon is Cudgee Wildlife Park in Cudgee, about 38 minutes' drive. Warrnambool is the closest bigger centre to Timboon, about 45 minutes away by car, and has 45 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Timboon are Port Campbell Skate Park in Port Campbell (16 min), the playground at Peterborough Coastal Reserve (COM) in Peterborough (19 min), Wild Dog Cove 5 in Peterborough (19 min), Falls of Halladale in Peterborough (20 min), the playground at Lake Bullen Merri Reserve in Camperdown (41 min) and Cudgee Wildlife Park in Cudgee (38 min).
Best for
Teens who skate or ride, with the skate park at Power Creek Reserve in Timboon. Free days on the Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail and in Timboon's parks.
Nearby suburbs
Newfield, Glenfyne, Curdievale and Curdies River also border Timboon.
Playgrounds
10-20 km
- Playground on Hennessy Street
18 km by road · 16 min drive · Playground · Port CampbellToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
20-50 km
- Playground at Peterborough Coastal Reserve (COM)
22 km by road · 19 min drive · Playground · PeterboroughToilet nearbyFreeBus 8 min walk
- Playground on Henrys Sawmill Road
23 km by road · 19 min drive · Playground · NullawarreFree
- Playground on Shenfield Street
28 km by road · 27 min drive · Playground · CobdenToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Playground on Old Coach Road
36 km by road · 34 min drive · Playground · PrincetownFree
- Playground at Lake Bullen Merri Reserve
37 km by road · 41 min drive · Playground · CamperdownToilet nearbyFree
- Playground on Farrell Street
37 km by road · 34 min drive · Playground · GarvocToilet nearbyFree
- Playground on Bolivar Street
38 km by road · 31 min drive · Playground · TerangFreeCoach 7 min walk
- Playground on Wilson Street
40 km by road · 40 min drive · Playground · CamperdownFreeBus 3 min walk
- Playground on Pulham Street
41 km by road · 35 min drive · Playground · PanmureToilet nearbyFree
- Playground on Mackinnons Bridge Road
41 km by road · 37 min drive · Playground · NooratFree
- Playground on Cole Street
41 km by road · 41 min drive · Playground · CamperdownToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
- Playground on Auty Street
49 km by road · 41 min drive · Playground · WarrnamboolFreeBus 1 min walk
- Playground on Baeckea Close
50 km by road · 43 min drive · Playground · WarrnamboolFreeBus 5 min walk
- Playground on Simpson Street
50 km by road · 42 min drive · Playground · WarrnamboolFreeBus 1 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Power Creek Reserve
0.8 km by road · 2 min drive · Park · TimboonFreeBus 4 min walk
- Timboon Masonic Park
1.6 km by road · 3 min drive · Park · TimboonFreeBus 1 min walk
- Timboon I1 Bushland Reserve
4.7 km by road · 8 min drive · Park · TimboonFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
Within 5 km
- Skate park at Power Creek Reserve
0.7 km by road · 2 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · TimboonToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
10-20 km
- Port Campbell Skate Park
18 km by road · 16 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · Port CampbellToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
Beaches
20-50 km
- Wild Dog Cove 5
22 km by road · 19 min drive · Beach · PeterboroughDogs on leadFreeBus 10 min walk
- Falls of Halladale
23 km by road · 20 min drive · Beach · PeterboroughNo dogsFree
- Rutledge Creek Beach
23 km by road · 20 min drive · Beach · Port CampbellFree
- Worm Bay
23 km by road · 21 min drive · Beach · PeterboroughFree
- Sherbrooke Estuary
24 km by road · 21 min drive · Beach · Port CampbellFree
- Broken Head
24 km by road · 21 min drive · Beach · Port CampbellFree
- Loch Ard Gorge
26 km by road · 22 min drive · Beach · Port CampbellFreeCoach 6 min walk
- Radfords Beach
28 km by road · 33 min drive · Beach · Nirranda SouthFree
- Buttress Point
28 km by road · 27 min drive · Beach · The CoveFree
- Flaxman Beach
28 km by road · 29 min drive · Beach · NullawarreFree
- Gibson Beach
29 km by road · 25 min drive · Beach · PrincetownFree
- Gibson Beach
30 km by road · 26 min drive · Beach · PrincetownFree
- Flaxmans Hill Beach
31 km by road · 32 min drive · Beach · NirrandaFree
- Clifton Beach
31 km by road · 27 min drive · Beach · PrincetownFree
- Brown Hill
33 km by road · 29 min drive · Beach · PrincetownFree
- Gellibrand East
40 km by road · 41 min drive · Beach · PrincetownFree
- Gellibrand East
42 km by road · 46 min drive · Beach · Gellibrand LowerFree
- Gellibrand East Beach
42 km by road · 47 min drive · Beach · Gellibrand LowerFree
Cafes and restaurants
10-20 km
- Frying Nemo Fish & Chips
18 km by road · 16 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Port CampbellToilet nearbyBus 4 min walk
- REAL Pizza Pasta Salads
18 km by road · 16 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Port CampbellToilet nearbyBus 3 min walk
- Port Campbell Takeaway
18 km by road · 17 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Port CampbellToilet nearbyBus 2 min walk