Let's go swimming in the river again daddy!

We were in the Snowy River National Park, near McKillops Bridge a couple of weeks ago and came across the most exquisite, shaded water crossing where we decided to stop and paddle for a while. The thermometer on the car was reading 43 degrees outside at the time so it was a very easy decision to make. To cut a long story short for the next couple of hours we had our own piece of Shangri-La and we could have been the only three people on the earth.

With the weather tipped to be in the high 30's again tomorrow and the boss giving me the day off (even though she's still working) I asked my munchkin what she would like to do for the day. "Let's go swimming with the car in the river again daddy!" was the instant reply. "It's a bit far back to the Deddick Trail" I tried to explain to her . . . but . . . there must be something similar within relatively close proximity to home, I thought.

So on behalf of my 'Special K', where can dad take his three year old for a swim in the river tomorrow? The prerequisites are water which is paddling depth only, relatively uncrowded and close to home in Melbourne's far outer north.