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
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