The Khobar Corniche runs for around five kilometres along the city's Gulf shoreline, a continuous landscaped promenade with separate cycling and walking lanes, palm trees, playgrounds, and a sequence of small public squares. Between October and April — when the weather is bearable — it is where the city comes out in the evenings: families with strollers, joggers, food trucks set up along the parking strips, kids playing football on the lawns.
The view east is across the Gulf toward Bahrain, whose silhouette is visible on clear days; the King Fahd Causeway departs from the northern end of the city. A handful of cafes and seafood restaurants are clustered at the southern end near the Aramco Gardens, and the central section has the city's most photographed landmark, the Water Tower, lit in changing colours after dark. The Corniche is essentially unusable from May to September because of heat and humidity.