Things to Do in Griffith

8 activities and experiences for backpackers.

Eat your way through Griffith's Italian food scene — Bertoldo's Bakery for cannoli and biscotti, and Limone for refined regional Italian cooking

food

Eat your way through Griffith's Italian food scene — Bertoldo's Bakery (fourth-generation, est. 1952) for cannoli and biscotti, and Limone for refined regional Italian cooking

Explore Hermit's Cave, a heritage-listed site where Italian immigrant Valerio Ricetti lived as a recluse from 1929 to 1952, building remarkable shelters and gardens into the hillside

culture

Explore Hermit's Cave, a heritage-listed site where Italian immigrant Valerio Ricetti lived as a recluse from 1929 to 1952, building remarkable shelters and gardens into the hillside

Spend a lazy afternoon at Lake Wyangan — free BBQs, picnic areas, playground, and a free campsite with power and hot water

water sports

Spend a lazy afternoon at Lake Wyangan — free BBQs, picnic areas, playground, and a free campsite with power and hot water

Time your visit for the Spring Fest — two weeks of food, wine, street parties, and a sculpture exhibition along Banna Avenue made entirely from local oranges

food

Time your visit for the Spring Fest (October) — two weeks of food, wine, street parties, and a sculpture exhibition along Banna Avenue made entirely from local oranges

Visit the cellar doors at De Bortoli Wines, Calabria Family Wines, and Yarran Wines — tastings are free or very cheap

tours

Visit the cellar doors at De Bortoli Wines (home of the legendary Noble One Botrytis Semillon), Calabria Family Wines, and Yarran Wines — tastings are free or very cheap

Visit the Griffith Regional Art Gallery, housed in a handsome 1930s Art Deco building

culture

Visit the Griffith Regional Art Gallery, housed in a handsome 1930s Art Deco building

Walk the Mount Brogden track for views over the Murrumbidgee River and surrounding farmland

nature

Walk the Mount Brogden track (4.6 km) for views over the Murrumbidgee River and surrounding farmland

Wander through Griffith Pioneer Park, an open-air museum with 40+ heritage buildings

culture

Wander through Griffith Pioneer Park, an open-air museum with 40+ heritage buildings