Emerald Lake Park

Very beautiful. Lots of open space for park related activities. Few decent picnics and BBQ areas. And most importantly, puffing billy station. Cafes around the area are also pretty decent.

Autumnal hues & falling leaves were still stunning yesterday Thurs 11 May. Good to see tourists are back. Delightful to hear & behold Puffing Billy chugging away with happy kids & adults. Love autumn colours in the hills. This a fantastic extensive park to walk, immerse & enjoy. Dogs allowed on leash. New Visitor's Centre is fabulous. Playground, picturesque Lake with hire paddle boats, amphitheatres, flowing creeks, lovely bridges & colourful birds & other wildlife if you care to look. Extensive walking trails which goes in a loop.round the lake & fringes as well as to Nobelius Heritage Park following the Puffing Billy tracks.

Emerald Lake Park is one of the best place to spend time with family and friends! There is a lot of enjoyable things that you can do here such as picnic and bbq (bookable picnic shelter $150 per day), cycling, fishing, playground for the kids, swimming pool, steam train rides (online booking), and paddleboats (counter ticket) ! There is a cafe onsite so you know you’re in a good hands, right? ^^We had a great time and our weekend well-spent here! We absolutely loved to come again!

A scenic and relaxing stopover in the Dandenong Ranges, offering trails to stroll through the temperate rainforest, spots to picnic and paddle boats on the lake. Next to the park is the model railway museum and the historic Puffing Billy steam train. You can ride it and enjoy the charm of a bygone era. Emerald Lake Park is a gem to visit.

Lovely park with lots of parking available. Very green with paddle boats for fun. Lots of amenities for public to use. New building at puffing Billy section has a restaurant, gift shop and model train

Beautiful picnic area,Ideal place to bring kids or visit with friends and relatives.LakePaddle boat hire.Cafelots of treesWalking pathA swimming pool that is open in summer (subject to temperatures being above 26)Kids play groundSwings, slidesOutdoor GymToiletsBarbecue areaYou are advice to reserve these areas as crowds can be huge on sunny days.Reasonable Parking area. May be a challenge on sunny days.Added attraction is model railway station

Serene walking locations. Picnic tables and toilets are available. Couldn't find any drinking taps.

Wheelchair friendly location with lots of walking trails around. There are playgrounds for the kids, a cafe with reasonably priced food, drinking fountains and toilets. Paid attractions such as Puffing Billy, Model Train Museum and paddle boats are popular with visitors.

We had a great experience visiting the Emerald lake park, one of the best picnic spots we have been to! The boating, walking trails, cycling and to top it up, puffing Billy Station is amazing. Kids loved watching the trains, and it was such an amazing day. Would love to go back again

Very nice place for family picnic. Very large area with lake for boating. Just opposite to Emerald Station (steam engine). It has parking which is $2 for two hours and $6 for full day. Park closed at 8pm. BBQ and sitting areas throughout the park. You can do pedal boating in the lake (2 person) which was $17 for 15mins, my 8 years daughter enjoyed a lot however I had to pedal. You can buy coffee, snacks , ice cream from the cafe inside the park if you are not bringing your own. The best part is the nature surrounding with different trees and birds so a must visit place and may not disappoint. You can also enjoy the steam engine train of Puffing Billy from Belgrave station. If coming with kids then some play areas are there.