Things to do with kids in Tulkara
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Tulkara is in the Northern Grampians area. Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Tulkara, so this guide is mostly about the closest places for kids.
Getting around
Tulkara has no train station; Ararat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 39 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Tulkara, so most trips start by car. By car from Tulkara, Stawell is about 35 minutes away and Ararat about 58 minutes, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell is about 34 minutes' drive from Tulkara. The closest skate park to Tulkara is the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell, about 39 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell is about 37 minutes' drive from Tulkara. Stawell is the closest bigger centre to Tulkara, about 35 minutes away by car, and has 6 playgrounds and a pool. The closest places for kids by road from Tulkara are Navarre Playground in Navarre (16 min), Community Playground in Landsborough (18 min), Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell (34 min), Railway Station Art and Crafts Gallery in Stawell (36 min), Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell (37 min) and the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell (39 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Tulkara.
Nearby suburbs
Navarre, next to Tulkara, has 1 playground. Greens Creek also borders Tulkara.
Playgrounds
5-10 km
- Navarre Playground
9.7 km by road · 16 min drive · Playground · NavarreToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
10-20 km
- Community Playground
12 km by road · 18 min drive · Playground · LandsboroughToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Playground on Landsborough-Barkly Road
14 km by road · 22 min drive · Playground · BarklyFree
- Playground on Barkly-Navarre Road
15 km by road · 23 min drive · Playground · BarklyFree
Parks and reserves
5-10 km
- Greens Creek Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)
8.0 km by road · 15 min drive · Park · Greens CreekFree
- Navarre Nature Conservation Reserve
8.7 km by road · 14 min drive · Park · NavarreFree
- Landsborough West School Historic Reserve
9.0 km by road · 21 min drive · Park · Landsborough WestFree
- Heifer Station Creek Natural Features Reserve
9.2 km by road · 15 min drive · Park · Greens CreekFree
- Malakoff Bushland Reserve
9.6 km by road · 19 min drive · Park · Greens CreekFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
20-50 km
- Pump track on Sutherland Street
34 km by road · 39 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · StawellFree
Cafes and restaurants
20-50 km
- Summerfield
26 km by road · 31 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Moonambel
- George & Kids Fish & Chips
33 km by road · 36 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- Subway
33 km by road · 36 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- McDonald's
33 km by road · 37 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- KFC
33 km by road · 37 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- Pie Face
34 km by road · 38 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Stawell
- Hungry Jack's
34 km by road · 38 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 9 min walk