Fort Canning Park

In shortFort Canning Park is free to enter and open 24 hours, at 5 Cox Terrace. Checked October 2026.

Nature · free

Duration

2 hours

The take

Once known as the Forbidden Hill, this park rises right above the Civic District and stays free and open around the clock. Mondays are fine for a walk here: the Battlebox is shut, but the spice garden and lawns are open as usual.

Good to know

Free, 22 hectares, open 24 hours. Wheelchair access only from the Cox Terrace roundabout drop-off

The Battlebox under the hill is listed separately: Tue–Sun and public holidays, closed Mondays

Group activities need a Park Use Request. Filming in the Tree Tunnel is handled by LTA rather than NParks

Finding it: Bounded by Hill Street, Canning Rise, Clemenceau Avenue and River Valley Road; Dhoby Ghaut or Fort Canning MRT

Hours checked October 2026

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Before you go

How do I enter Fort Canning Park in a wheelchair?

Wheelchair access is only from the drop-off point at the Cox Terrace roundabout, so ask your taxi or car to stop there. NParks lists the park as wheelchair accessible on that basis. The park sits between Hill Street, Canning Rise, Clemenceau Avenue and River Valley Road, and it stays open 24 hours.

Sources: National Parks BoardChecked October 2026

Do I need permission to film or propose at Fort Canning Park?

Yes, NParks asks for a Park Use Request form for group activities, photography and filming, and solemnisation or proposal requests at Fort Canning Park. Requests about the Fort Canning Tree Tunnel go to the Land Transport Authority instead. The form covers each of these requests alike, so send it in before the day.

Sources: National Parks BoardChecked October 2026

How do I get to Fort Canning Park?

Clarke Quay, Dhoby Ghaut and Fort Canning MRT stations are all listed as nearby, and the park has three carparks with 46, 36 and 60 car lots. Only Carpark C takes coaches, with 5 lots. We'd come by train, and our Fort Canning walk climbs the hill on foot.

Sources: National Parks Board