Park, eco park and picnic spot, Chattogram
Foy's Lakeফয়’স লেক
- Time needed
- Half a day.
- Cost
- Entry ticket plus separate tickets for rides, boats and the water park.
A lake dammed between the hills of Khulshi in 1924 by the Assam Bengal Railway, named for its English engineer; now an amusement park, boat rides and a resort around the water, the city's family day out.
Plan your visit
- Opening
- Daily, roughly 10:00 to evening; hours change by season.
At a glance
- Made
- 1924, by the Assam Bengal Railway
- Where
- Khulshi, north of the city centre, near the zoo
About
The railway needed water for its workshops at Pahartali, so in 1924 it dammed a valley in the hills above the city; the lake took the name of Mr Foy, the engineer in charge. For decades it was a quiet picnic spot with hills on three sides and the Bay visible from the ridges. Since the 2000s a private company has run it as an amusement park, with rides, a water park, a small zoo, a concert ground and a resort, and the lake itself is crossed by boat to the far shore and the walking paths on the hills.
It is a city park, busy and built up, not a wild place; the value is the water between green hills in the middle of Chattogram, a slow boat across it, and the view from the top of the ridge. Families and school groups fill it on holidays.
Getting there: CNG or ride-hailing to Foy's Lake gate at Khulshi, 20–30 minutes from the station.
Things to do
- Take the boat across the lake and walk the ridge path for the view.
Good to know
- Go on a weekday morning; weekends queue for every ride.
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