Yarra Bend Park | |
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Type | Metropolitan park |
Location | Kew, Victoria, Australia |
Coordinates | 37°47′43″S 145°00′43″E / 37.795407°S 145.011978°E |
Area | 260 hectares (640 acres) |
Managed by | Parks Victoria |
Yarra Bend Park 260-hectare (640-acre) park in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. Located 4 km northeast of Melbourne's CBD, it is the largest area of natural bushland left in inner Melbourne.[1] The most notable feature of the park is the Yarra River which flows for 12 km through it. The park hosts two golf courses, two historic boathouses, sheds and a number of cycle and walking trails. It receives approximately 1.5 million visitors per year.