Shenzhen Bay Park深圳湾公园

13 km of seafront path facing Hong Kong, for running, cycling, birds and sunsets

Shenzhen Bay Park is the long green strip on Nanshan and Futian's southern shore, running about 13 km from the Futian mangrove reserve in the east to Wanghai Road and the Shenzhen Bay Bridge in the west. It covers roughly 129 hectares and joins Talent Park and the Dasha River corridor, so you can walk or ride a very long way without leaving parkland.

It was built in two stages: the Mangrove Coastal Ecological Park, on land reclaimed for Binhai Avenue (the road was moved about 200 m north to save the mangroves), opened in 2000, and the seafront leisure belt followed in 2011. Hong Kong's New Territories sit across the water, and in winter the mudflats fill with egrets, gulls and ducks.

This is where much of Shenzhen comes to run, cycle, fly kites and watch the sun go down. Fourteen themed zones are strung along a continuous walking and cycling path, with cafés, playgrounds and a glass-walled book bar on the way. It is free, open late and reachable by several metro lines.

What to see and do

Visiting

Hours

Daily 06:00–23:00

Tickets

Free, no booking (2025)

Getting there

Metro Line 9 Shenzhen Bay Park station, exits A, C or D2 lead straight into the park. Hongshuwan South (Lines 9/11) is closest to Egret Slope.

Sightseeing bus

Shenzhen Bay Park station exit C (west side) to the Universiade Torch Tower, about 4.75 km, stopping at Haiyun Garden, Egret Slope, Beiwan Egret Harbour and Xiaoshashan. 10:00–18:00 outbound, every 10–15 min; ¥10 single, ¥18 day ticket (2025). Book in the 深i公园 or 深巴出行 mini programs.

Cycling

Bikes are allowed at all hours as of April 2025, on the marked green cycle lanes, with a 15 km/h speed limit

Parking

Book through the 美丽深圳 WeChat account; Haiyun Garden No. 3 and Beiwan Egret Harbour No. 4 car parks serve the Egret Slope area

Time needed

1–2 hours for one section; half a day to walk or ride the whole length

Phone

0755-83706489

• Pick your metro station by which section you want: Shenzhen Bay Park station for the central stretch and the sightseeing bus, Hongshuwan South for Egret Slope, Houhai or Dengliang for the Talent Park end.
• Birdwatching is best from December to February, when large flocks of waterbirds gather on the bay.
• Weekend afternoons are the busiest time. Since bikes are now allowed all day, walkers with small children should keep off the green cycle lanes.
• Exit E of Shenzhen Bay Park station leads to OCT Harbour (欢乐海岸) for food, bars and cinemas after a walk.

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