Hawkstowe Picnic Area — Attraction in Melbourne

Spacious picnic grounds. Well maintained. Lots of sitting spots and benches. Easy walking trails available. The homestead available for viewing purposes but it’s closed on holidays. Toilets available but could do with more cleaning. Gas barbecues available. Sheltered sitting areas also available. Saw some kangaroos. It was very peaceful for relaxing. Beware of mosquitoes. They were lots of them. No kids playground available. Ideal for Day out or even family catch up. Highly...

Came here on a weekday for a walk so not many people out and about, which was nice! Plenty of walking tracks to explore here but not well signed so best to download an app like Alltrails before heading out here. The walk I went on was fairly exposed so sunscreen and sun protection is a must. Popular spot with mountain bikers too. Lovely walk to the wetlands area. Some picnic tables and I saw one bbq near the homestead...

Lovely area, quite easy to get to (take the first left in, not the 2nd or you'll hit the tyre spikes). Public toilet and bins could be better marked. We didn't use the BBQ's but it looked clean/tidy. The hike around the marshlands was beautiful, quite easy and flat. Could almost take a stroller if it had big wheels. So many kangaroos, birds, frogs and a brown snake 🐍 (off the path though). Was a...