Places to visit in Gokseong-gun

• Seomjingang Riverside Azalea Trail

  Azaleas line this trail along the Seomjingang River and an old railway. When the flowers bloom in spring, you can see the river, blossoms, and fresh greenery together.

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• Seomjingang Chimsil Wetland

  This is Korea's 22nd nationally designated wetland, with a well-preserved natural environment. It provides habitat for endangered animals such as otters, white-tailed eagles, and leopard cats.

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• Gokseong Train Village Paragliding Experience

  Try paragliding above Gokseong's mountains and rivers. Operations depend on weather and other conditions, so check the reservation information.

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• Seomjingang Riverside Cycling Route

  Ride scenic roads along the Seomjingang and Boseonggang rivers, as well as mountain forest roads, through an unspoiled landscape. Cycling groups from across Korea visit by Eco-Rail bike train.

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• Train Village Rose Park

  This rose garden is inside Seomjingang Train Village. Explore its roses, trees, and pond, and enjoy the scenery during the flowering season.

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• Gokseong Seomjingang Train Village

  This attraction makes use of the old Gokseong Station and railway grounds. Choose from a steam locomotive, rail bikes, gardens, and amusement facilities.

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• Gokseong Train Village Traditional Market

  Find Gokseong produce and local food at this traditional market. Visit on a market day to see how local residents shop.

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• Gokseong Gichadang Embankment Market

  This flea market takes place along the Gokseongcheon embankment trail. Browse crafts and local food on a walk, and check the event schedule in advance.

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• Daesin Weekend Farm Information Village

  This rural experience village covers the Daepyeong-ri and Sin-ri areas of Gokseong. Plan seasonal farming activities amid fields around the Seomjingang River.

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• Angae Rural Experience and Recreation Village

  This experience village is near Seomjingang Chimsil Wetland. Explore the riverside and lotus pond, and take in the rural scenery when mist rises over the water.

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• Dorimsa Auto Camping Resort

  Located in the Dorimsa Tourist Complex, this family-friendly campground has four four-person caravans, 21 six-person caravans, 14 cypress cabins, and 40 campsites. It also has cooking, shower, and restroom facilities.

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• Dorimsa Valley

  Water flowing down the southern side of Dongaksan Mountain runs across broad rock slabs in this valley. Look out for pine trees, rocks, and inscriptions carved by people in the past.

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• Dongaksan Mountain

  Dongaksan Mountain, 736.8 meters high, lies between Gokseong-eup and Ip-myeon and is known for the rocky stream scenery of Cheongnyudong Valley. The name is read Dongaksan rather than Dongnaksan, although the character 樂 is often read nak in other compounds.

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• Dorimsa Temple

  This temple sits on the slopes of Dongaksan Mountain. After exploring its halls, you can follow Dorimsa Valley near the entrance through forest and rock scenery.

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• Cheonggyedong Solbaram Campground

  Near the Seomjingang River, this campground has a scenic valley and thick surrounding forest. Facilities include natural pools, a children's playground, a lawn, a Righteous Army experience area, and walking trails, making it a popular family retreat.

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• Cheonggyedong Valley

  This valley lies where Dongaksan Mountain meets the river. Enjoy the natural scenery of water flowing between rocks under the pine trees.

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• Gokseong Ecology Experience Center

  This center offers experiences and educational programs focused on nature around the Seomjingang River. Check the schedule for ecology and environmental programs before visiting.

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• Muchang Rural Experience and Recreation Village

  This experience village is set among the fields of Gokseong's Okwa area. Plan seasonal harvest activities involving rice, fruit, and other farm produce.

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• Chilbong Rural Experience and Recreation Village

  This rural village in Gokseong is surrounded by several mountain peaks. Explore seasonal activities related to farming, tea making, and cotton.

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• Juksan Rural Experience and Recreation Village

  Juksan Apple Village is a rural experience village near Cotton Park, where you can enjoy the feel of the countryside. Activities include making injeolmi rice cakes by pounding the dough with a mallet.

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• Tongmyeongsan Mountain

  Tongmyeongsan Mountain is Gokseong's highest peak and stands between the Seomjingang and Boseonggang rivers.

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• Simcheong Valley Nara School

  This space in Gokseong offers alternative education and hands-on activities. As it is an educational institution, ask in advance whether general visits or activities are available.

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• Bongjeong Rural Experience and Recreation Village

  This rural village has fields, old trees, and traditional buildings. Meet village life and nature through activity programs and nearby forest trails.

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• Daehwanggang Natural Rest Park

  Seokgok's native Korean name is Dolsil. The name comes from the many striking rocks along the Daehwanggang near Seokgok.

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• Daehwanggang Suspension Bridge

  This pedestrian bridge connects villages on both sides of the Daehwanggang River. Cross it for views down to the river, then continue along nearby forest trails.

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• Daehwanggang Natural Recreation Experience Campground

  The campground provides riverside facilities for leisure and recreation, linking with existing resources to offer restorative nature experiences and support local tourism.

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• Banggujeong Wetland

  This wetland formed along a bend in the Daehwanggang River. Around Banggujeong, you can see river water and wetland plants coming together in the landscape.

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• Current Affairs Education Museum and Kim Gap-jin Gallery

  Housed in the former Giryong Elementary School, this museum holds extensive materials on modern history, current affairs, related products, and characters.

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• Cheontaeam Temple

  Cheontaeam is a temple near the summit of Amisan in Moksa-dong-myeon, Gokseong-gun, and an affiliated temple of Hwaeomsa, the 19th district headquarters of the Jogye Order. Founded by the monk Hyeam in 665, it was expanded in 1195 by Jinul, who enshrined the Sixteen Arhats in a natural cave and built a worship hall and monks' quarters.

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• Yongam Rural Experience and Recreation Village

  Yongam Village in Moksa-dong-myeon is a rural experience and recreation village. Seasonal farm activities let children and adults take part together, including sweetfish-catching experiences in summer.

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• Bongdusan Mountain

  This mountain is home to Taeansa, a thousand-year-old temple associated with the Gusan Seonmun tradition. Maps call it Bongdusan, while the plaque at Taeansa's entrance names it Dongnisan.

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• Sanghan Rural Experience and Recreation Village

  This mountain village lies along a valley below Bongdusan. You can arrange experiences focused on wild greens and rural life, as well as an overnight stay in a local guesthouse.

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• Amnok Recreation Area

  When river transport played an important role, the meeting point of two rivers served as a transport hub where people and goods gathered. Gokseong's Amnok Port, where the Seomjingang and Daehwanggang (Boseonggang) rivers meet, was one such place.

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• Amnok Imagination School

  This play and culture space uses the former Amnok Elementary School. It has children's play facilities, exhibits, and a viewing area.

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• Bongjo Rural Experience and Recreation Village

  This mountain village in Gokseong uses a closed school as an experience school. You can explore programs about farming and country life with local residents.

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• Gajeong Rural Experience and Recreation Village

  Gajeong Village in Gokseong is a green rural experience village. Next to a youth campground, it offers a chance to enjoy the Seomjingang River and the rural atmosphere.

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• Gokseong Youth Campground

  This is a place for camping and training activities on the banks of the Seomjingang River. You can plan an overnight stay or activities while taking in Gajeong Station and the riverside scenery.

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• Seomjingang Rail Bike

  The Seomjingang Rail Bike runs along the river on the former Jeolla Line. It comes in two and four-seat models and offers a family ride alongside the river and National Route 17, through the surrounding natural landscape.

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• Gajeong Station (Seomjingang Suspension Bridge)

  This station serves the Seomjingang tourist train and rail bike. Nearby, you can walk along the river and see the suspension bridge and mountain village scenery.

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• Gokseong Art Village

  Located at Gajeong Station, where the Seomjingang steam train runs, Gokseong Art Village includes an art gallery, glass craft workshop, outdoor stage, capsule hotel, wooden guesthouses, and Cafe Guglielmo. Pause here for a cup of tea and views of the Seomjingang River.

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• Asan Jo Bang-won Museum of Art

  A museum established around works donated by artist Jo Bang-won. Enjoy Korean paintings and other artworks in a building that blends with the forests of Okgwa, Gokseong.

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• Seongnyunsa Temple

  Seongnyunsa, a Jogye Order temple, stands in Seolryeong Valley on the south side of Seolsan, Okgwa's guardian mountain. Reconstruction began on June 4, 1988, and the surrounding ridges and small streams from Seolsan shelter the temple.

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• Seolsan Mountain

  Seolsan stands 522.6 m high, and the white quartz at its summit looks like snow from afar, giving the mountain its name. The bright sunset over Gwaeilbong is counted among Gokseong's Eight Scenic Views, and Seolsan Sudoam sits in a sheltered spot about 10 minutes up the forest road past Mokdong Village in Seolok-ri.

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• Simcheong Filial Piety Culture Center

  Gokseong takes pride in being Simcheong's hometown and works to promote filial piety, regarded as the foundation of human conduct, including through an annual Simcheong Festival. The Simcheong Filial Piety Culture Center is one of many local places named after Simcheong.

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• Gwaneumsa Temple

  This temple on the slopes of Seongdeoksan is associated with a founding legend and a long history. Explore its halls and the surrounding foothills to learn about Gokseong's Buddhist culture.

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• Yongsanjae Historic Site

  This historic site centers on the birthplace of Sin Sung-gyeom, a Goryeo founding general who died in 927. He helped Wang Geon overthrow Gungye and establish Goryeo. A few years after Wang Geon became king, Gyeon Hwon of Later Baekje attacked Silla.

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• Seomjingang Culture School Dokdo Photo Exhibition Hall

  This former school displays photographs of Dokdo and Korea's landscapes by photographer Kim Jong-gwon. See natural scenery from across the country through his work.

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• Jo Tae-il Poetry Memorial Hall

  This memorial hall introduces the life and work of poet Jo Tae-il. Exhibits of his personal belongings and poetry collections offer a look at his literary world.

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• Taeansa Temple

  According to tradition, three unnamed monks founded Taeansa in 742, during the Unified Silla period. During the Goryeo period, Master Gwangja expanded the temple to about 40 buildings and 110 rooms. Its main hall is thought to have enshrined a 1.4-meter-tall iron seated statue of Medicine Buddha.

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• Taeansa Valley

  Water and forest line the valley road leading to Taeansa Temple. Visit the temple and take in the pine trees and stream along the mountain path.

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• Gokseong Zipline

  Experience the thrill of flying through the air and take in the striking scenery along the Seomjingang River.

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• Simcheong Hanok Village

  This hanok village is themed around the story of Simcheong. Explore traditional houses and mountain village scenery, or plan a stay and a walk through the area.

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• Dugye Rural Experience and Recreation Village

  The village is set in a valley between Cheonmasan Mountain and the Seomjingang River. You can relax in a hanok or plan activities such as cooking and seasonal farming.

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• Seomjingang Goblin Village

  This village is themed around goblin stories passed down in Gokseong. Explore local legends and traditional culture through its activity programs.

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Scenes of the area

• The Seomjingang Riverside Azalea Trail and Seomjingang Chimsil Wetland.
• Gokseong Seomjingang Train Village and Gokseong Train Village Traditional Market.
• Dorimsa Auto Camping Resort and Dorimsa Valley.
• Cheonggyedong Valley and Gokseong Eco Experience Center.
• Tongmyeongsan Mountain and Simcheong Goljjak Nara School.
• Daehwanggang River Nature Rest and Experience Campground and Banggujeong Wetland.
• Bongdusan Mountain and Sanghan Rural Experience and Recreation Village.
• Gajeong Rural Experience and Recreation Village and Gokseong Youth Campground.
• Asan Jo Bang-won Museum of Art and Seongnyunsa Temple.
• Yongsanjae Shrine and the Dokdo Photo Exhibition Hall at Seomjingang Culture School.
• Gokseong Zipline and Simcheong Hanok Village.

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