2025 Taichung Water Play Guide｜4 Must-Visit Outdoor Family Spots for Summer Fun！
Whether you want to arrange a half-day parent-child activity or want your children to really let off steam during the summer vacation, the options for playing in the water in Taichung are actually more flexible than you might think. From water parks with all-weather water skiing facilities to stream paddling pools suitable for younger children, there are even water soaking spaces that can be combined with travel itineraries. Each has its own corresponding rhythm and arrangement method.
This article lists 4 water play spots in Taichung for the summer of 2025. Whether you are planning a weekend getaway or looking for a cool place for your children to cool off and rest, this article can help you quickly choose a spot according to your needs.
How to play at Lihpao Land Mala Bay? 25th anniversary limited event + all-weather parent-child water park
(Photo source: Lihpao Land official website)
If you want to make water play the main activity of the whole day and ensure that the facilities are complete and the rhythm is stable, a theme water park is a relatively ideal choice. In Taichung, Lihpao Land Mala Bay is the only all-weather water park with a large water slide, a parent-child floating river and a bubble activity area. It can meet the needs of different age groups to release heat, and is also suitable for a complete plan of catering, rest and transportation.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of Mala Bay. The park has launched a limited summer vacation event, the most eye-catching of which is the "Pink Bubble Party" held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The wave-making square will be surrounded by soft pink bubbles and water mist, accompanied by music and on-site interaction, creating a water play atmosphere that combines both visual and physical sensations. Whether adults or children, they can find the rhythm and fun that suits them.
- Event period: 2025.7.4 ~ 2025.8.31
- Opening hours : Monday to Sunday 09:30 ~ 18:00
- Suitable age : Recommended for ages 4 and above, with more flexibility in activities for elementary school students
- Ticket price information :
🎫 Full ticket on-site discount price: 899 yuan/person
🎫 Student ticket discount price: 799 yuan/person
🎫 On-site discount price for schoolchildren tickets: 699 yuan/person
👉Detailed ticket information
👉 25th Anniversary theme event link
👉 Other Lihpao Land ticket reservation links
☝️Note : Performance content/amusement facilities may be cancelled, postponed or changed due to weather or operational factors. Please refer to the on-site announcement.
It is recommended to arrange the stay time according to the age and physical fitness of the children, and bring spare clothes, sun protection equipment and enough drinking water. The waters of Mala Bay are clearly divided, and the park is equipped with lifeguards and anti-slip facilities, but adults are still required to accompany the whole process and follow the on-site instructions to maintain safety and a good rhythm of use.
Baxianshan Forest Pool Recommendation: Natural Spring + Parent-Child Safe Space
(Photo source: Forestry and Conservation Department Facebook)
Families who prefer to let their children get in touch with nature and adjust their pace instead of pursuing large facilities and long water play can also consider stream-type spaces as a half-day itinerary option. Located in the Baxianshan National Forest Recreation Area, there is a water-friendly area in the park. The water comes from springs in the mountains and forests. The temperature is cool and the circulation is clean. It is a parent-child water-playing area that is close to nature and has a safe boundary.
The waterfront area is a stone structure, about knee-deep, suitable for preschool to middle school children, and equipped with wooden plank roads and shaded rest areas. There is also a sales area and changing space on site, and the overall design is family-friendly. Unlike ordinary water parks, this is more suitable for slowing down the pace, observing nature, or as a relay stop. The total number of people in the park is limited every day, so it is recommended to complete online reservations before going, as it is easy to be full on holidays and long weekends.
- Opening date : Open all year round
The waterfront area is closed for maintenance every Thursday
- Opening hours : 08:00 ~ 17:00 daily
- Suitable age : 3 years old and above, especially suitable for lower grade children or children who are having their first water adventure
- Ticket price information :
🎫 Full ticket: 100 yuan / person
🎫 Half-price ticket: NT$75 (7-12 years old or Taichung residents)
🎫 Free for preschoolers
- Reservation required : You can make reservations and purchase tickets online on the travel platform
☝️In order to protect the park's ecology, smoking and bringing pets into the park are prohibited . Please also prepare for mosquito, insect, rain and cold protection to ensure the safety and comfort of the whole family in the natural space.
Baokuo Living Water Leisure Center + Daan Coastal Park: Short-term parent-child water play space recommendation
If you have already arranged other major activities in your itinerary, or your child has limited physical strength and is not suitable for long-term water play, you can also consider arranging water play as a short-term activity at one of the stops. For example, the Baokuo Healthy Water Leisure Center in the eastern district of Taichung and the Daan Coastal Park on the Taichung Coast provide different types of parent-child water play spaces, which are suitable for those who want to step on water and feel the coolness of the water in summer.
Baokuo Healthy Water Leisure Center
(Photo source: Baokuo Healthy Water Leisure Center official website)
There is a children's paddling pool and spa equipment, and the water quality is circulated and managed daily. There is also a paid foot bath and shaded rest area, which is suitable for a 1-1.5 hour stay in the morning or afternoon.
- Opening hours : 5:30 to 11:30, 12:00 to 22:00 daily
- Suitable age : No age limit, suitable for young children and the elderly
- Ticket price information :
🎫 Single admission: Half-price ticket NT$150, Full-price ticket NT$250
👉 Learn about other swimming lessons
Daan Coastal Park
(Photo source: Xianghai Nayang official website)
The water play area of Daan Coastal Park is mainly open sea view space, with sheltered rest areas and lifeguard management, suitable for a short stay in the morning or evening on weekends. Some activities require on-site registration, or the content will be updated according to the organizer's announcement.
- Opening date : June 1st ~ August 31st
- Opening hours :
⏰Monday , Wednesday ~ Friday - 8:00 ~ 17:00
⏰Saturday and Sunday - 8:00 ~ 18:00
⏰Closed on Tuesday
- Suitable age : Suitable for children over 3 years old
- Ticket price information :
🎫 Adults and children are charged NT$100
🎫 Every Monday, the admission fee can be deducted from 50 yuan of consumption in the park
👉 Detailed ticket price information and admission instructions
- Reservation required : No reservation required for general entry, specific activities are subject to the organizer's announcement 👉Reservation for more activities in the park
The advantage of this type of regional waterfront space is that it is highly flexible and does not require a full day stay. It can also be combined with surrounding tours or other activities to become a transitional rest point. However, it is still recommended to bring sun protection equipment and a change of clothes, and pay attention to safety management when the pool surface is slippery or there are a lot of people.
You don’t have to fill up the whole day. Finding the right water play space is the key to having a safe discharge.
Summer vacation water play schedules do not have to be scheduled from morning to night, nor do they necessarily require exciting facilities to be fun. What really allows children to release their energy and parents to relax and accompany them is often the just right space and rhythm. Although there are not many water play spaces in Taichung, from all-day water parks, half-day paddling pools, to regional water-friendly venues, they can already meet different travel needs and flexibility.
Sometimes it’s a bubble party, other times just a little breeze time playing in the creek, both are ways to leave happy memories for children during the hot summer.