Parks in Singapore

Gardens by the Bay is Singapore's futuristic 101-hectare waterfront park, home to 18 towering Supertrees, the Cloud Forest with the world's tallest indoor waterfall, and the Flower Dome — the largest glass greenhouse on Earth.

The Singapore Botanic Gardens is a UNESCO World Heritage tropical garden with a stunning National Orchid Garden housing 1,000+ orchid species, century-old heritage trees, and a lush rainforest in the heart of the city.

Pulau Ubin is a rustic offshore island preserving kampong (village) life — a car-free nature reserve reached by bumboat from Changi Point, with cycling trails through forest, quarries, and the remarkable Chek Jawa wetlands.

Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park is a 62-hectare heartland park in central Singapore, redesigned in 2012 to replace its concrete canal with a naturalised, meandering river — an award-winning example of Singapore's ABC (Active, Beautiful, Clean) Waters design programme.

Pasir Ris Park is a 70-hectare family-friendly park on Singapore's northeast coast, combining one of the island's largest mangrove forests with a massive adventure playground, pony rides, and bird-watching towers. It's a popular heartland escape that rarely features on tourist itineraries.

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a 202-hectare mangrove and freshwater wetland in Singapore's far northwest, designated as the country's first ASEAN Heritage Park. It's one of the best spots in the region for migratory shorebird watching, with over 220 species recorded and key sightings of milky storks, sandpipers, and hornbills.

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve protects 163 hectares of primary tropical rainforest around Singapore's highest point (163 m above sea level). Established in 1883, it is one of only two surviving patches of primary dipterocarp forest on the island, containing more tree species per hectare than the entire North American continent.

Coney Island Park (Pulau Serangoon) is a 50-hectare island park off Punggol Point in northeast Singapore, connected by two bridges. With casuarina-lined beaches, secondary woodland, and the ruins of colonial bungalows, it offers a rustic escape from the city within MRT distance.

The Southern Ridges is a spectacular 10-km chain of hilltop parks connected by dramatic bridges, offering canopy walks, harbour views, and lush forest trails stretching from Kent Ridge to Mount Faber.

Labrador Nature Reserve is a 20-hectare coastal park preserving Singapore's last stretch of natural rocky sea cliff. Combining old-growth secondary forest, WW2 gun emplacements, and mangrove boardwalks, the reserve offers a rare glimpse of the island's pre-development coastline.

Punggol Waterway Park is a 12.5-hectare linear park running alongside the Punggol Waterway in northeast Singapore. Divided into four themed zones — Nature Cove, Recreation Zone, Heritage Zone, and Green Gallery — it features the striking red Adventure Bridge and a tree-lined promenade popular with cyclists and joggers.