Best places: Lakes in Ararat, Australia

Man-made 544-acre city center lake with wetlands, a 3.7-mi. cycling & running track & boating.

This shallow, 24-sq.-km. lake offers fishing, boating & jet skiing, plus black swans & other birds.

Recreational lake with mountain vistas & picnic spots, popular for swimming, fishing & boating.

👍 Plenty of room for loads of people. Free toilets and hot showers. Bins scattered throughout the entire area. The lake would be great to kayak on. There's a 5k shared pathway into Ararat.

👍👍 Beautiful clean lake and has a great walking track around the small lake.

👍 Have been a number of times especially since they open it up to boats with electric motors and kayaks. Disappointed to see a number of people including some quite elderly, frail looking guys in very small boats and a canoe with no life jackets. Have seen two good sized redfin caught here although I'...