Wachira Benjathat Park is an ideal park for families, providing all kinds of recreational activities for all ages. This is a dream park for mountain bike cyclists as it has a three kilometre long undulating dirt track, attracting cyclists from all over. It is part of the Chatuchak Learning Centre, referred to above, the outdoor learning resource centre open daily to the public.
The large expanse of Suan Wachira Benchathat was once a private golf course for the exclusive use of State Railway employees. In the 1990s the union was convinced (not easily) to turn the land over to the city for a public park. For a while, the entirety was simply one big park known as “Railroad Park” but then it was split in two, with the larger northern portion becoming Wachira Benchathat Park, while the southern portion became Queen Sirikit Park.
Aside from the bike paths, there are a number of other attractions spread around the park. At the far northern end is the new Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives, or “Suan Mokkh Bangkok” as it's also called. The lake-side post-modern building provides a cool, serene escape from the noise of the outside world. The north-eastern side of the park is lined with tennis, basketball and futsal courts as well as a public swimming pool. There is a large children's area on the western side while towards the southeast is a butterfly garden.