Things to do with kids in Yarra Glen

Yarra Ranges Shire Council · 3775

Yarra Glen is in the Yarra Ranges area, and our data lists 3 playgrounds and 5 parks and reserves in the suburb. Yarra Glen also has a skate park.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Yarra Glen is Yarra River Heritage River, covering about 706 hectares. Gulf Station Historic and Cultural Features Reserve and Yarra Glen Recreational Reserve and Showground are the next largest. Yarra Glen also has Hubbard Reserve and McKenzie Reserve. Playgrounds around Yarra Glen include the playground at Hubbard Reserve and the playground at McKenzie Reserve. Our data shows 1 public toilet in Yarra Glen. For older kids in Yarra Glen there's the skate park at McKenzie Reserve. For walks and rides, Northern Yarra Valley Trail (under construction), Steel's Creek Track and Yarra Valley Trail (Yarra Glen extension - under construction) cross Yarra Glen. Our data lists 5 cafes and family restaurants in Yarra Glen for a lunch stop.

Getting around

There's no train station in Yarra Glen. The closest to Yarra Glen is Lilydale Railway Station (metro), about 11 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. Buses 685 and 965 stop in Yarra Glen. V/Line coaches stop in Yarra Glen. By car from Yarra Glen, Healesville is about 14 minutes away, Lilydale about 15 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 54 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Yarra Glen is Lilydale Outdoor Pool in Lilydale, about 15 minutes' drive. For a library, Yarra Plenty Regional Library in Christmas Hills is about 11 minutes' drive from Yarra Glen. The closest cinema to Yarra Glen is The Memo, Healesville in Healesville, about 13 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, GAMR Laser Tag & VR in Chirnside Park is about 18 minutes' drive from Yarra Glen. For a zoo or wildlife park, Lyre Bird enclosure in Badger Creek is about 18 minutes' drive from Yarra Glen.

Best for

Younger kids at Yarra Glen's 3 local playgrounds. Teens who skate or ride, with the skate park at McKenzie Reserve in Yarra Glen. Free days on the Northern Yarra Valley Trail (under construction) and in Yarra Glen's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Christmas Hills, next to Yarra Glen, has a library. Next door to Yarra Glen, Steels Creek has 1 playground. Dixons Creek, next to Yarra Glen, has 1 playground. Tarrawarra and Coldstream also border Yarra Glen.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

6 places

Pools and water play

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

9 places

Libraries

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

25 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

1 place

10-20 km

3 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

4 places