East Coast Park

East Coast Park is the Saturday the east side of the island actually uses. NParks lists about 180 hectares and 13 km of park. Open 24 hours. About 7.5 million visits a year on the NParks page. Locals cycle the park connector, book BBQ pits, and eat at East Coast Lagoon Food Village after dark. Coastal PlayGrove is the playground cluster. Camping needs an NParks permit. Marine Parade MRT is the nearest Thomson-East Coast stop. You still walk or bus the last stretch. Do not treat this as a mall because food villages sit on the sand. Check NParks for marathon closures and pit bookings before you send a family.