Parks Victoria - Lots to see and do

[glen]

Hi everyone,



If you haven't had a chance to check out the Parks Victoria website then I think you need to get cracking! Its jam packed with information about some great places to visit that are in and around Melbourne. If you love the outdoors then get out there today! - [url="http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au"]http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au[/url]



My personal favourites are:



+ Mount Buffallo National Park

+ Lysterfield Park

+ Dandenong Ranges National Park



And I hear that Tarra-Bulga National Park is awesome but have yet to visit.



Here is the full list of Parks in Central Victoria (i.e. near Melbourne):



Central Region Parks



1. Andersons Mill

2. Barmah State Park

3. Bendigo Regional Park

4. Brisbane Ranges National Park

5. Broken-Boosey State Park

6. Bunyip State Park

7. Carlisle State Park

8. Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

9. Cathedral Range State Park

10. Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park

11. Churchill Island Marine National Park

12. Creswick Regional Park

13. Days Mill

14. Enfield State Park

15. Greater Bendigo National Park

16. Heathcote-Graytown National Park

17. Hepburn Regional Park

18. Kinglake National Park

19. Kooyoora State Park

20. Kurth Kiln Regional Park

21. Lake Eildon National Park

22. Leaghur State Park

23. Lerderderg State Park

24. Long Forest Nature Conservation Reserve

25. Macedon Regional Park

26. Maldon Historic Reserve

27. Mount Alexander Regional Park

28. Mount Beckworth Scenic Reserve

29. Mount Samaria State Park

30. Murray River Reserves - Echuca to Robinvale

31. Paddys Ranges State Park

32. Reef Hills State Park

33. Serendip Sanctuary

34. Steiglitz Historic Park

35. Terrick Terrick National Park

36. Upper Goulburn Historic Area

37. Werribee Gorge State Park

38. Whroo Historic Reserve

39. Wright Forest

40. Yaringa Marine National Park

41. Yarra Ranges National Park

42. You Yangs Regional Park



Metropolitan Parks



1. Albert Park

2. Aura Vale Lake Park

3. Banksia Park

4. Birrarrung Park

5. Braeside Park

6. Brimbank Park

7. Bushy Park Wetlands

8. Candlebark Park

9. Cheetham Wetlands

10. Hawkstowe Park

11. Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park

12. Horseshoe Bend Farm

13. Jells Park

14. Kalorama Park

15. Karkarook Park

16. Koomba Park

17. Longridge Park Camp

18. Lysterfield Park

19. Middle Gorge Park

20. Nioka Bush Camp

21. Nortons Park

22. Pettys Orchard

23. Pipemakers Park

24. Point Gellibrand Coastal Heritage Park

25. Shepherds Bush

26. Sweeneys Flat

27. Wattle Park

28. Westerfolds Park

29. Yarra Bend Park

30. Yarra Flats

31. Yarrambat Park

32. Yellow Gum Park



Not sure what to do in the great Outdoors?

Well here are some ideas for you to ponder. I like fishing myself!



Barbeque

Birdwatching

Boating

Camping

Canoeing

Cycling

Dog Walking

Fishing

Four Wheel Driving

Golf

Guided Tours

Hang-Gliding

Horse Riding

Hunting

Orienteering

Photography

Playgrounds

Prospecting & Fossicking

Rock Climbing

Snorkelling

Snow Skiing

Sporting

Surfing

Swimming

Tobogganing

Walking

Water Skiing

[Kelly]

didn't they have the Commonwealth Games mountain biking race at Lysterfield Park? I wanted to go but i could not get any tickets. it was sort of unfair cause i saw it on TV and there was nobody there! arghhh so annoying.



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[glen]

yes that's right! they had tickets in a ballot for a few free events and the mountain bike racing was one of the free events. that is probably why it sold out and you could not get tickets. oh well there is always next time LOL!

[froggy]

I like the Yarra Bend Park. Good place to take the lady for a walk. Especially in summer its great.