Plenty of free public playgrounds in East Singapore are waiting to be explored, open to parents looking to let their little ones run wild. While there may not be as many quirky structures as the outdoor playgrounds in the North, the East has its own watermelons, mangosteens, and bumboats — not to eat, but to play in!
Whether you’re an east-sider looking for a new spot for your kids’ playtime or just visiting with your little ones, here’s a list of free outdoor playgrounds in the East of Singapore to check out!
Playhouse Playground – Hougang
Location: 210 Hougang Street 21, Singapore 530210
Operating hours: Daily, 24 hours
Located at Block 210 Hougang Street 21 is a small, colourful neighbourhood playground featuring playhouses with climbing ropes and poles. Each playhouse stands at a different height and is connected via a rope bridge. When kids reach the last structure, they can slide down the tube slide!
Coney Island Park Playground
Location: Coney Island Park, Punggol Promenade Nature Walk, Singapore 829325
Operating hours: Daily. 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
The rustic Coney Island Park, home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, is also home to a nature playgarden. Known as the Casuarina Exploration, the play area was constructed using felled Casuarina trees and recycled materials.
Structured like a mini obstacle course, this environmentally friendly play area features balancing logs, wooden bridges, and stepping stones that both kids and adults can have fun with! The surrounding lush greenery is also a feast for the eyes. Do not forget to bring bottled water, though, as there is no piped water on the island.
Bedok Reservoir Park Playground
Location: Bedok Reservoir Park, 760 Bedok Reservoir Road, Singapore 479245
Operating hours: Daily, 24 hours
Formerly a sand quarry, today, the idyllic Bedok Reservoir Park is an ideal destination for sports enthusiasts where they can enjoy activities like cycling, running, skating, and even kayaking. Little ones can have their fill of running about at the children’s playground. Sitting atop a floor of sand are swings and a two-storey play structure with slides and play panels.
Watermelon Playground
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Location: 858 Tampines Ave 5, Block 858, Singapore 520858
Operating hours: Daily, 24 hours
The iconic dragon playgrounds are not the only old-school playgrounds that exist today. If you didn’t already know, Tampines has two mosaic playgrounds: the Watermelon and the Mangosteen playgrounds, located close to one another. The playgrounds, inspired by the fruit farms in Tampines, not only provide a nostalgic vibe but also plenty of space for little ones to run wild.
Our Tampines Hub
Location: Our Tampines Hub, 1 Tampines Walk, Singapore 528523 (Sky Terrace)
Operating hours: Daily, 10 a.m.–10 p.m.
Our Tampines Hub has not one, not two, but three free play areas, two of which are indoors. There’s a small playground on B1 for the tiny tots and the Kids Playzone on level 4, an indoor bouncy castle. Do take note that the Kids’ Playzone is not air-conditioned.
The outdoor playground is located on the Sky Terrace on level 2 and sits partially indoors. This all-inclusive playground has a mini climbing ramp, small mounds with tunnels going under some of them, trampolines sitting atop the others, play panels, a UFO-like spinner, and a wheelchair-accessible swing.
Tampines 1 Playground
Location: Tampines 1, 10 Tampines Central 1, Singapore 529536 (Rooftop)
Operating hours: Mon, 4 p.m.–8 p.m. | Rest of the week, 12 p.m.–8 p.m.
There are wet and dry playgrounds on the rooftop of Tampines 1, but do note that the wet playground is closed for now. They are surrounded by a neatly manicured lawn and animal topiaries, with the wet playground having big water showers and small hippo fountains, while the dry playground has a rock climbing wall with grips.
Tampines Green Forest Playground
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Location: 879A Tampines Ave 8, Singapore 521879
Operating hours: Daily, 24 hours
The lofty towers of the Tampines Green Forest playground that can be spotted from a distance may seem a little daunting for the young ones; after all, the hexagonal map of cargo nets leading up to the first tower is not exactly easy to navigate. When they do conquer the tower, they can travel across the other towers via a suspension bridge to the tunnel slide.
There is another playground close by. Sitting on mounds of sand, the playground has a main structure with play panels, a slide, and climbing structures such as poles, ramps, and stairs.
Eastpoint Mall
Location: Eastpoint Mall, 3 Simei Street 6, Singapore 528833 (Level 6)
Operating hours: Daily, 10 a.m.– 10 p.m.
The Eastpoint Mall has a small nautical-themed playground on its rooftop, which consists of a simple blue boat-like structure with a slide coming out of it, a simple climbing structure, and a more complex structure of ropes. While there are only a few sheltered benches, the concrete ledges surrounding the greenery provide plenty of space to park yourself while your little ones run free.
Pasir Ris Park Playground
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Location: 110 Pasir Ris Rd, Singapore 519113
Operating hours: Daily, 24 hours
With Pasir Ris Park’s playground being one of the largest in Singapore, it is worth taking a trip, even if you live on the opposite end.
The sprawling playground can be divided into four play areas, each with a different theme: the King of the Hill with a distinctive swing that curves from the top of the hill to the bottom, a Transport-themed play area where the highlight is a spaceship spring rocker, a small Music play area, and a Galactic-themed area with rock climbing walls and a spinning UFO (if you spin hard enough, your memories from seconds before might be erased).
The playground has plenty of climbing structures, cargo nets, suspension bridges, swings, and slides that will keep your little ones busy for hours.
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Bumboat Playground
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Location: Elias Mall, 625 Elias Road, Singapore 510625
Operating hours: Daily, 24 hours
Once upon a time, the bumboat, also known as the sampan, was a common sight along the Singapore River where it ferried cargo from larger ships to the shore. While it is not as common these days, you can still see it in some places. One is anchored near the Elias Mall.
Sitting atop a sandpit is the mosaic playground built decades ago to resemble a bumboat. The structure is split into two, featuring a climbing pole and concrete slope on one side and a tyre climbing structure leading up to a set of stairs.
Mariam Walk Playground
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Location: 6 Mariam Walk, Singapore 507175
Operating hours: Daily, 24 hours
At Mariam Walk, you can find a pretty standard play structure with a spiral slide, see-saw, and climbing structure on a sandpit. While your little ones are running around the playground, you can get some exercise done at the fitness equipment nearby.
Changi Village Playground
Location: 2 Changi Village Road, Singapore 500002 (Beside the Hawker Centre)
Operating hours: Daily, 24 hours
If you’re heading out with your young ones for a little lunch at the Changi Village Hawker Centre, you’ll be delighted to know that there is a playground close by. They can run around at the soft-padded playground with slides, monkey bars, and a mini climbing wall, or run free at the wide green field surrounding the playground.
Changi Beach Park Playground
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Location: Nicoll Dr, Singapore 498991
Operating hours: Daily, 24 hours
Changi Beach Park has two playgrounds: one with the usual suspects — bucket swings, slide, bridges, and cargo nets — and another with a distinctive orange play structure inspired by the sea.
Tots who just can’t get enough of climbing atop couches and chairs will love this playground with its multiple climbing structures. Alongside the swings and slide, the large sandpit has an abandoned raft for little seafarers looking to set off on a journey across the ocean!
The 3 House Playground – Changi City Point
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Location: Changi City Point, 5 Changi Business Park Central 1, Singapore 486038
Operating hours: Daily, 10 a.m.–10 p.m.
Whether your little ones are in the mood to sweat it out or splash about, their wish can come true at Changi City Point. Located under the open sky on the second floor is The 3 House Playground, which is made up of a dry and wet play area.
The dry play area has an obstacle course, while the wet play area has water cannons, showers, a tunnel, water buckets, and even a spinning carousel. There is also a small area on the side where your little ones can wash up after all the frolicking.
There is no indication that the Changi City Point’s playground is closed; as such, we assume it is open. Please do update us if you know the playground is closed.
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Marine Cove Playground
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Location: 1000 ECP, Singapore 449876
Operating hours: Daily, 24 hours
Sprawled near the centre of East Coast Park is the Marine Cove Playground. Centred around the three-storey tower, modelled after a lighthouse with climbing nets, slides, and a suspension bridge leading out of it, is an assortment of swings, see-saws, a mini maze, play panels, plenty of climbing structures, and more.
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