Free in Melbourne

Warrandyte State Park

Riverside park with leafy trails & wildlife including kangaroos, popular for bushwalking & canoeing.

Werribee Park Mansion

Grand 19th-century Italianate-style mansion with rooms open for viewing & extensive formal gardens.

Montrose Community Playground

Werribee Park

Landscaped estate of a stately, historic landmark including a rose garden, a zoo & a scenic lake.

Dandenong Ranges National Park

This scenic forested area filled with birds offers multi-use trails, picnic areas & a playground.

Organ Pipes National Park

Unique geological formations in a 300-acre park offering a visitor centre, walking paths & lookouts.

Kokoda Memorial Walk (The Thousand Steps)

Olinda Falls

Waterfalls with trails to a viewing platform & lookouts, plus picnic tables, a car park & restrooms.

McAlpin Reserve

William Ricketts Sanctuary

The artist, William Ricketts, is remembered by his works at this forest sanctuary for contemplation.

Tirhatuan Park

Churchill National Park

Peaceful retreat featuring walking trails through woodlands, plus kangaroos & many bird species.

Frog Hollow Reserve

Kinglake National Park

57,400-acre park providing forested hiking trails, picnic spots, campsites, Masons Falls & wildlife.

Lysterfield Park

Scenic waterfront park featuring trails for hiking & cycling, plus lake sports & kangaroo sightings.

Marie Wallace Bayswater Park

Warrandyte River Reserve

You Yangs Regional Park

Boasting panoramic vistas from its granite peaks, this park offers hiking & mountain-biking trails.

Burden Park

Tim Neville Arboretum