East Coast Park

East Coast Park
East Coast Park in 2006
Location	Southeastern coast of Singapore
Coordinates	1°18′14″N 103°55′35″E / 1.303956°N 103.926373°E / 1.303956; 103.926373
Area	185 hectares (460 acres)
Managed by	National Parks Board

East Coast Park is a beach and a park on the southeastern coast of Singapore. It stretches along the south of Marine Parade, Bedok, and Tampines. It was opened in the 1970s, after the Singapore government had completed reclaiming land off the coast at Katong, from Kallang to Changi. Themed "Recreation for All",^[1] it not only serves the needs of communities in the east, other Singapore residents do also visit the park for sports, recreation, and food.

The 185-hectare (460-acre) East Coast Park is the largest park in Singapore, and is built entirely on reclaimed land with a man-made beach, where swimming is possible. The beach is protected by breakwaters.

The park has barbecue pits, chalets, food centres and amenities for various sports activities. Visitors can fish at Bedok Jetty (Area F). A cycling and inline skating track runs along the perimeter of the park, which measures over 15 km (9.3 mi) long. It is connected to Changi Beach Park by the Coastal Park Connector Network, a 12 km (7.5 mi) park connector running along Tanah Merah Coast Road.