Park Map
Main Area
The Main Area includes the visitor center, birdwatching cabins, trails, and freshwater ponds. This area showcases a variety of habitat types ranging from coastal wetlands to low elevation forest of northern Taiwan, and several freshwater ponds. The area is suitable for outdoor classes, as well as leisure visit.
Nature Center
Facilities on the ground floor include displays, an auditorium, a conference room, exhibits, information desk, and a gift shop. Facilities on the second floor include an indoor observational area, a classroom, and a café.
Birdwatching Cabins
Designed to minimize the disturbance observers have on wildlife. Please lower your voices in the cabins.
Water Quality Improvement Education Area
To improve the water quality of Old Guizikeng Creek, whose major pollutants come from industrial, agricultural and domestic uses upstream. This small constructed wetland helps to improve the water quality before the water reaches the Core Reserve Area of the Park.
Crab Watching Area
A large mudflat ideal for observing fiddler crabs, mud skippers,and waterfowls. Please note that the area is influenced by the tides so please plan your visit when the tide is low and the mudflats are exposed.
(boardwalk sponsored by HSBC Bank)
Freshwater Ponds
These ponds were created to exemplify a habitat once typical of an agriculture-dominated landscape. This is the best place to observe the inhabitants of ponds such as dragonflies, damselflies, frogs and birds as well as the various aquatic plants.
Coastal Forest Area
Low Elevation Forest of Northern Taiwan
In this area, visitors can find representative broad-leaved trees found in low elevation forests that is typically seen in northern Taiwan. Visitors are encouraged to observe the difference each seasons brings: during the spring months flowers attract butterflies and bees, summer months look for breeding birds, in the fall to look at the fruits and seeds and the wildlife drawn to these trees, and during the winter to look underneath for wildlife hiding between the fallen leaves.
Sustainable Management Area
The Sustainable Management Area consists of a constructed wetland and rice paddy fields, showcasing the ecosystem services provided by wetlands. The Constructed Wetland here helps purify the water coming from the Shuimoken Creek before it enters the rice paddy fields and Core Reserve Area. This is one of the remaining areas in Taipei City where you will be able to see large stretched of rice paddy fields and offers a view with the mountain ranges of Tatun Mountains as the backdrop. Please note that this area is not open to the public unless an appointment for tour or activity has been made.
Core Reserve Area
The Core Reserve Area includes an array of habitat types, including ponds, marshes and mudflats, and the diversity of habitat types attract a range of wildlife. Thus this is the key conservation area and in order to minimize disturbance, access to the area is limited and restricted to authorized personnel only. Visitors can can enjoy the view using the scopes located in the Nature Center.
Outdoor Observational Area
South-east Birdwatching Area *currently closed
There is a small square and a bird watching hide. Please note the area is currently closed until further notice.
South-west Birdwatching Area
There is a boardwalk and bird watching hides. Please note that this area is open daily.
Embankment
An ideal place to observe mangrove ecosystem and its inhabitants along the pedestrian walkway and bike path. Please note that the embankment is not a part of Guandu Nature Park and open to all.
Guandu Nature Reserve
Please note that the Guandu Nature Reserve is not a part of Guandu Nature Park. The Guandu Nature Reserve is 55 hectares of mudflat originally protected for waterbirds, but the establishment of mangrove forest has decreased the use of the area by waterbirds. The area is managed by Taipei City Animal Protection Office .