Parks, Gardens and Rivers

Warrnambool’s fantastic Lake Pertobe Adventure Playground is a year-round family attraction.

Designed in the classic style, these elegant sheltered gardens feature wide curving paths, ancient trees, a lily pond with ducks, fernery and a band rotunda.

The Civic Green provides a great, informal social gathering space.

Hopkins Falls are set against lush dairy country. They make an ideal picnic, fishing and walking spot, with gas BBQs and toilets provided.

The Merri River lies to the west of the city, meandering through wetlands before emerging at Stingray Bay, in the Thunder Point Coastal Reserve.

The Hopkins River mouth (Blue Hole) with its beautiful cliffs, rock formations and rock pools is a popular fishing spot.

The gardens surround the former clothing factory of the same name, founded in Warrnambool in 1948.

Cannon Hill offers panoramic views of Lady Bay and Lake Pertobe. A Portuguese Padrao commemorates early Portuguese exploration of the Warrnambool area.

The Warrnambool Community Garden is a place for people to plant, grow and tend to fruit and vegetables.

Located on Grafton Road, the garden is a symbol of the sister city friendship between Warrnambool and Miura, Japan.

The native garden at Swan Reserve in Raglan Parade was started in the 1970s by Warrnambool members of the Society for Growing Australian Plants.

St James Park Situated on the banks of the Merri River and one of the most recognised suspension bridges in South West Victoria, the Wollast

Tower Hill Reserve, nestled inside a dormant volcano, is today a beautiful haven for wildlife thanks to the efforts of the Friends of Tower Hill and volunteers. A lake and wetland are features of the…