Emerald Lake Park - Emerald (VIC)

5 /5 Nick P: This park is one of the stops on the Puffing Billy Railway. The park has a small lake with picnic bences. Very quite and peaceful area. There is a cafe there with good food options. Also , souvenir shops. The park is free to enjoy, and the benchs are first come, first serve Ticket - $0

4 /5 Aaron: Very nice and beautiful place, though we took Puffing Billy to get here, might be worth the drive to spend a day. Expect tons of tourists though which is a bit crowded unfortunately and parking might be a bit hard.

5 /5 Elmer S: A great place to have with family picnic! Unfortunately we get there a little bit late and never have a chance to ride the aqua bike hire. Plenty of parking, but you have to pay for it. Free swimming pool but no life guard when we went there.

4 /5 Nanling Liu: It was a beautiful day when we visited this lake. Birds were singing, ducks were swimming, and kids were playing, it felt like a perfect afternoon. Although the lake was a bit small, the water was crystal clear, I could see tiny fishes in the lake. There were many wild birds like ducks, purple swamphens, and Eurasian Coot. It was great to see them living together peacefully in the lake. They also have a small swimming pool and children’s playground on the left side of the lake, plus public toilets and some shelters, which would be a great place for family gatherings. It was also near the Puffing Billy Railway, I watched the train leaving from the station in the afternoon. However, you need to pay for parking near the lake. All day parking fee is 8 dollars.

5 /5 Simon Neill: What an absolutely beautiful and amazing park! Nestled in the Dandenong Ranges, this park is perfect to get together with family and friends for special occasions, like Australia day. We came here to celebrate Australia day with family and we all had a great time walking around, checking out everything. And this park has many picnic areas and BBQ facilities so its perfect for that. There are many different things to see and do around this park, so much so that youd need to spend a whole day here. First, theres the lakeside visitor centre that guests can visit while the trains are paused at lakeside station, which features a Café with lots of food and a gift shop with lots of souvenirs. Then, theres the lake which features paddleboating and lots of ducks swimming around in it. Then, there are many walking tracks that are very steep and dangerous at times so be careful. And, there are also few toilets here and a few playgrounds. And, theres even a model railway there too, which is super cool. Theres a few good parking spots here, or you could come here by puffing Billy by doing the "Belgrave to lakeside journey". So overall, emerald lake park is an awesome park that has a lot to do and is just a good place to get together at. We will definitely be back, dont you worry about that.