East Coast Park,
Favorite Park for Family Weekend Getaway

Doesn’t have idea what to do in Singapore?

I’ll head on to East Coast Park for sure. It’s my favorite park for its foods & beverages, sporting & entertainment facilities, and relaxing ambience.

For your info, this park is a favorite place for couple and family seeking for "good and cheap" place for weekend getaway stone throws away from the city.

I like this park even only for a walk along the beach or watch the kids swim, people sun-bathing, cycling, and in-line skating.

Cycling and in-line skating are favorite activities in the East Coast Park.

There is approximately 12km long track provided for these activities. If you don’t have bicycle or the skating you can rent it out there.

Here is one of bicycle and in-line skating rental kiosk.

Largest and most popular park with approximately 185 hectares in size, this place has been visited by 7 million people yearly according to the data from Nparks board who managing the park.

I believed you are agree with me now that this park is a favorite park for Singaporean and tourist.

Other things you can do in this park:

• Kite-flying
• Fishing
• Taiqi
• Barbequing
  Barbeque pits are available here. You can book the pit online through the AXS machine or online booking.
• Bowling
• Water sports such as as wakeboarding, remote control sailboat, kayaking, dragon-boating, and cable-ski
• Camping
  If you plan to camp here, you’ll need a permit which is valid for one day or maximum of 8 days per month.

  Currently the permit is issued by the ranger manually. The rangers normally approach the camper to scan the camper’s identity card and give the print out of the permit at site.

  However, starting from 15 April 2009 you can apply the camping permit online at www.axs.com.sg or through the AXS machine. There are about 560 AXS machine available island-wide.

• Get a free foot reflexology at the reflexology footpath corner

Open:
Park is open daily from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am.

Admission:
Free

How to get there?

• Take bus number 16, 155, or 196 and alight at Marine Terrace or Marine Crescent. You may use the underpass or overhead bridge to cross the ECP expressway.
• Take bus number 36 (from Changi International Airport) heading to City and alight at Carpark F3 outside Marine Parade.
• Or, take bus number 401 to East Coast Park Service Road (Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays only).

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