Local favourite park · Matale, Sri Lanka
Playground
Playground is a park in Matale, Sri Lanka.
Playground: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Playground
Season: Year-round, evenings.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Playground — distance from nearby cities
- From Kandy (LK): about 50 km by road (40 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy
- From Polonnaruwa (LK): about 66 km by road (53 km straight line) · directions · more places near Polonnaruwa
- From Dambulla (LK): about 69 km by road (56 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla
- From Sigiriya (LK): about 72 km by road (58 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
- From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 76 km by road (61 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya
Coordinates: 7.47162, 80.94925. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Playground
- Sorabora Wewa · viewpoint · Badulla · ~17 km · Must-see
- Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Knuckles Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Matale · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Pitawala Pathana, Riverston · park · Matale · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Sera Ella Water Fall · waterfall · Matale · ~31 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Bambarakiri Ella · waterfall · Matale · ~35 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Sembuwatta Lake · lake · Matale · ~35 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Rantembe Dam · lake · Badulla · ~38 km · Must-see
- Victoria Randenigala Rantembe Sanctuary · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~39 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Victoria Dam Viewpoint and Victoria Observation Room · lake · Kandy · ~39 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Wasgamuwa National Park · sanctuary · Polonnaruwa · ~39 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Moragahakanda Dam · lake · Polonnaruwa · ~40 km · Must-see
- Sri Muthumari Amman Kovil · temple · Matale · ~45 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Aluviharaya Rock Cave Temple · Buddhist site · Matale · ~45 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Polgolla Dam · lake · Kandy · ~47 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Udawatta Kele Sanctuary · sanctuary · Kandy · ~49 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Sri Dalada Maligawa · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~49 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Malwathu Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~49 km · Must-see
Other parks near Playground
- Pitawala Pathana, Riverston · park · Matale · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Victoria Park · park · Nuwara Eliya · ~74 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Batticaloa Ghandi Park · park · Batticaloa · ~109 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Kali's Mouth · park · Kandy · ~13 km
- Wedda Peni Ella · park · Matale · ~27 km · Well liked
- Mini World's End · park · Matale · ~29 km
- Digana Forest Park · park · Kandy · ~38 km
- S.B. Yalegama Ground · park · Matale · ~44 km
- V.T. Nanayakkara Park · park · Matale · ~45 km
- Matale Children Park · park · Matale · ~45 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Playground open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Playground yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Playground?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Playground from Kandy?
Playground is about 50 km by road from Kandy (40 km straight line), 66 km from Polonnaruwa and 69 km from Dambulla. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Playground?
Nearby: Sorabora Wewa (viewpoint, 17 km), Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya (Buddhist site, 22 km), Knuckles Forest Reserve (sanctuary, 22 km), Pitawala Pathana, Riverston (park, 29 km), Sera Ella Water Fall (waterfall, 31 km), Bambarakiri Ella (waterfall, 35 km).