Even the many recreational areas which have recently sprung up around the Tsaotun to Taichung road have pulled up short of Puli--ShuangTung Park, Tutu Playground, Peak 99 Recreational Area, and the Taiya Vacation Village are all located within Tsaotun.
連新近在台中、草屯幹道沿線興起的遊樂園，也在到埔里之前便戛然止步﹘﹘雙冬花園、嘟嘟樂園、九九峰遊樂區和泰雅族渡假村均在草屯境內。