Location: Mitchell Avenue Splash Park, Mitchell Avenue, Wangaratta, 4km south of the city centre. Wangaratta is 250 km (approximately 3 hour drive) north-east of the Melbourne CBD.
Latitude:-36.375925
Longitude:146.318044
Getting there: From the Wangaratta town centre, by car head south along the C521 (Warby St, which eventually becomes Murdoch Rd), then head west along Brash Ave which turns into Mitchell Ave.
Alternatively, you can catch the 402 bus which runs from the Wangaratta Museum in Ford Street in the town centre, down to a stop on Mitchell Avenue, 200 metres south of the splash park.
General facilities: Within the splash park there are picnic tables (some sheltered), park benches, rubbish bins, shade cloth over parts of the splash park, small lawn areas, a perimeter fence,
and a dry slide. Adjacent to the splash park there are public toilets, sheltered public bbqs, a basketball court, a dry playground, a flying fox, and lawn areas. Beyond the immediate area there is a
dog off-lead fenced dog park, some exercise equipment, and a skate park and bmx track.
Sun shade: There are shade cloths over most of the splash park, but some of it will be in full sun at different times of the day. Some of the picnic tables are shaded and some are not.
Entrance fee: None
Opening times: 9 am to 9 pm daily from November to March
Wheelchair access: Yes, including wheelchair accessible toilets, and wheelchair accessible paths to the splash park.
Prohibitions: Inside the fenced splash park: no glass, no smoking, no dogs, no skateboards, no scooters, no bikes, no drinking the water, no rough play, no alcohol, no food.
Children who are not toilet trained need to wear a swimming nappy.
Managing authority: Rural City of Wangaratta
Nearby attractions: A dog park, basketball court, bmx track, and skate park surround the splash park, or a swim on the other side of town,
Northern Beaches.
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