Pantai Kamloon Recreational Park

Pantai Kamloon Recreational Park (22 July 2015)


Pantai Kamloon Recreational Park (GPS: 5.56404, 100.44477) is a now disused recreational park within the wetland areas of Seberang Perai Utara. It is located at Kampung Tanjung Rambai in Kepala Batas, at the border between Penang Mainland and Kedah.

I explored Pantai Kamloon Recreational Park on 22 July, 2015. I looked at the elevated walkways that are now left to rot, railings that have fallen off and pavilions that are no longer reachable. I do not know why Pantai Kamloon was abandoned. I was told by a visitor that it used to be very popular with the locals.

The concrete wall at Pantai Kamloon Recreational Park (22 July 2015)


The scenery at Pantai Kamloon Recreational Park is gorgeous. The area is dotted with ponds with sluice locks. There is a rusting boat (or something like it) parked by the bank of one of the ponds. A concrete wall runs parallel with the North-South Expressway. It cuts across the walkway. I do not know why this concrete wall was built and what is its purpose - is it to control flooding? Is it effective?

The disused walkway at Pantai Kamloon Recreational Park now blocked by the concrete wall. (22 July 2015)


Steps leading up to the elevated walkway now overgrown with undergrowth. (22 July 2015)


A boat - is this a sand dredger - moored at Pantai Kamloon. (22 July 2015)

Pantai Kamloon on Google Street View

Pantai Kamloon wetlands as seen from the North-South Expressway.

How to go to Pantai Kamloon Recreational Park

The easiest way to reach Pantai Kamloon Recreational Park is to turn off Federal Route 1 to Bumbung Lima. As soon as you turn off the highway, you will see the signboard "Pusat Rekreasi Pantai Kamloon" pointing the way. The street view below shows location of the turn-off from Federal Route 1 as you head north on the highway.

Pantai Kamloon is on the Map of Kepala Batas, Seberang Perai