Picnic Locations
There’s no better way to experience the delectable local produce and carefully curated café creations of Echuca Moama than rolling up your rug, packing your picnic basket, and heading out to one of our many picturesque picnic spots.
Not sure where to go? Take your pick of these perfect picnic positions!
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Aquatic Reserve, Echuca
Pick a spot on the lawns beside the billabong, surrounded by the towering river red gums and local bird life. There’s plenty of room to spread out and enjoy the serenity. Picnic tables and toilets available.
Heygarth Street, Echuca
Campaspe Lions Park, Echuca
Situated on the Campaspe River and surrounded by river red gums, this spot offers a BBQ, picnic tables, playground, and toilet facilities. After you eat, enjoy a walk or cycle along one of the adjoining trails.
Campaspe Esplanade, Echuca
Torrumbarry Weir, Torrumbarry
Take a 30 minute road trip from Echuca to Torrumbarry Weir and enjoy a picnic lunch in the large garden area before exploring the natural surrounds. Visit the interpretive centre, take a river walk, or wet a line and see if you get any bites.
Torrumbarry Weir Road, Torrumbarry
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Moama Beach, Moama NSW
Moama Beach is a favourite picnic spot of visitors and locals alike. Choose a picnic table or set yourself up on the grassed area and watch the paddlesteamers cruise by. After lunch, take a stroll along the adjoining walking trail.
Blair Street, Moama
Adventure Play Park, Moama NSW
Moama’s adventure park is the largest playground in the region. It offers undercover seating and BBQ areas and plenty of lawn to spread out your rug and take in the surrounding botanical gardens. Toilet facilities available.
Perricoota Road, Moama
Reeds Bird Hide, Mathoura NSW
Take your rug and chairs and picnic near Reeds Bird Hide in the Murray Valley Regional Park. Count the number of birds you can see and hear! You may also like to visit the Gulpa Creek walking trail while in the park. Toilet facilities are available.
Picnic Point Road, Mathoura
Attractions
Wakool
This quiet township is nestled amongst picturesque rivers and creeks. It is home to a warm and welcoming Services Club and the Wakool Hotel, which is a renowned ‘stop-over’ for travellers through the area. It is also well known for its annual community-run events including the Wakool Fishing Classic and the Wakool Sheep Races, known as ‘The Melbourne Cup of the Bush’.
The Wakool area is a superb spot to head out fishing as the Edwards, Niemur and Wakool rivers are all in close proximity. There are also a number of significant creeks that run via the town which are great places to fish for Murray Cod, golden perch (yellow belly), silver fish (bream), redfin (English perch), freshwater Murray Crayfish and yabbies.
For more information on Wakool visit www.visitrivercountry.com.au
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Services include:
- Hospitality – Service Club and Hotel
- Store
Destination highlights
- Fishing and Camping
Tooleybuc
Tooleybuc is a great stop-over point on the route from Adelaide to Sydney – the perfect place to get off the highway and unwind.
Popular for its riverside location, the area is also rich in industry from large-scale dry land cereal and livestock production, to small intensive horticulture, wineries and tourist businesses. It’s a vibrant community with plenty of attractions to explore, including the historic Tooleybuc Bridge built in 1925.
Tooleybuc boasts a number of beautifully maintained parks along the river that make for fabulous lunch or rest stops with plenty of amusement on offer for the kids. It's also a great part of the world to visit with your boat and fishing rod, featuring a community boat ramp in operation near the centre of town. There’s a picturesque nine-hole golf course with river views at the Tooleybuc Sporting Club that golfers of all standards will enjoy. The club also houses a collection of tiff dwarf grass bowling greens.
For more information on Tooleybuc visit www.visitrivercountry.com.au
QUICK STATS
Services include:
- Hospitality – pub, club & takeaway
- Accommodation – Hotel and Motel
Destination highlights
- Golf and Bowls
- Fishing or Boating
- Giant Mallee Root
Murray Downs
Murray Downs is a destination renowned for its country and community lifestyle. Just a short drive across the famous and historic lift bridge to Swan Hill, it has plenty of activities and nearby attractions to accommodate and entertain the whole family.
Murray Downs was formerly part of the 1839 Murray Downs Station, an area once the largest property along the banks of the Murray River.
Visit Murray Downs Golf and Country Club, widely acclaimed as the Murray River’s finest golf course, which also offers bowls, tennis, a large tropical pool, great dining, entertainment and club facilities.
For more information on Murray Downs visit www.visitrivercountry.com.au
