Gyeongpo & Anmok

Getting here

From Seoul

Take the KTX. VisitKorea's train guide, updated in August 2026, lists the Gangneung Line as running 237.7 km from Cheongnyangni Station in Seoul all the way to Gangneung Station, and names Seoul Station as a starting point of the line too, so board at either. From Gangneung Station, take a taxi or drive to Gyeongpo: VisitKorea puts the beach about 6 km from downtown Gangneung.

From Incheon Airport

Travel into Seoul and take the KTX on the Gangneung Line from Seoul Station, which VisitKorea's train guide names as a starting point of the line, to Gangneung Station. A taxi covers the last 6 km or so from downtown to Gyeongpo Beach, by VisitKorea's distance.

From Yangyang Airport

VisitKorea's domestic flights guide, updated in June 2026, places Yangyang International Airport in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon State, with the Yangyang Intercity Bus Terminal 20 minutes from the airport by city bus.

On your doorstep

• Gyeongpo Beach A sand bank formed between Gyeongpoho Lake and the ocean, VisitKorea says, with shallow water, a pine forest for forest bathing and a summer cultural art fair on the beach stage. VisitKorea lists it as open 24 hours, and Gangneung City calls it open year-round.
• Gyeongpoho Lake A naturally formed lake of 1,256,204 m² connected to the ocean, a nature protection site famous for migratory birds in winter, says VisitKorea; fishing is prohibited. Gangneung City adds spring cherry blossoms and a 4 km promenade with sculptures along the trail.
• Gyeongpodae Pavilion On a hill north of the lake, first built in 1326 and moved to its present site in 1508. Poems and calligraphy inside include works by King Sukjong and Yulgok, and VisitKorea says it is famous for the moon reflected on the lake. The area became a provincial park in 1981. Open 24 hours.
• Ojukheon House The birthplace of Yi I, the Joseon scholar and politician known as Yulgok, built in the early Joseon dynasty and designated a Treasure in 1963. The birth room, Mongryongsil, stands beside the Yulgok Memorial Hall and the Gangneung Municipal Museum. Open 09:00–18:00, last admission 17:00, all year.
• Heo Gyun and Heo Nanseolheon Memorial Park Honours Heo Gyun, author of the Story of Hong Gildong, and his sister Heo Nanseolheon, in VisitKorea's words one of Korea's most esteemed female writers, with a memorial hall, the site of her birth home and a traditional tea experience. The park is open 24 hours; the hall opens 09:00–18:00 and closes on Mondays, 1 January, Seollal and Chuseok.
• Chodang Sundubu Village VisitKorea's Gangneung course calls it a village dedicated to making tofu. Korea's culture ministry webzine (2019) places it near Gyeongpoho Lake and says the tofu is set with East Sea seawater, a practice rarely found elsewhere in the world.
• Gangneung Coffee Street, Anmok Coffee shops of various sizes along Anmok Beach, many with ocean views, at 17 Changhae-ro, says Gangneung City; its creative-city site places the street in Songjeong-dong. VisitKorea says Gangneung has been known for coffee expertise since the 1980s. Each café sets its own hours.
• Gangneung Beach Beer Festival Held on Gyeongpo Beach in the middle of the summer, in July, according to Gangneung City.

One easy day from here

1. Morning Ojukheon House from 09:00, open all year: Yulgok's birth room, the memorial hall and the municipal museum.
2. Late morning The Heo Gyun and Heo Nanseolheon Memorial Park (the hall closes on Mondays), then Chodang sundubu for lunch; both are in Chodang-dong.
3. Afternoon Walk or cycle the 4 km lake promenade to Gyeongpodae Pavilion, then coffee with a sea view on Coffee Street in Anmok, also on Changhae-ro.
4. Evening Gyeongpo Beach, open 24 hours, and the moon over the lake from Gyeongpodae, the view VisitKorea says the pavilion is famous for.

Before you book

• July is beach month: Gangneung City holds the Beach Beer Festival on Gyeongpo Beach in the middle of the summer. Book July early.
• Spring is cherry blossom season on the lake, Gangneung City says, and VisitKorea calls Gyeongpodae splendid then. Book spring weekends ahead.
• Plan your Monday around the closures: the Heo memorial hall shuts on Mondays, 1 January, Seollal and Chuseok, while Ojukheon is open all year.
• Late October brings the Yulgok memorial ceremony at Ojukheon on 25–26 October, and October is also the month of the Coffee Festival on Anmok's Coffee Street.
• Budget for taxis or bring a car: VisitKorea puts Gyeongpo Beach about 6 km from downtown Gangneung.