Places to visit in Samcheok-si

• Chodang Tourist Site

  This eco-friendly golf course preserves the area's natural landscape and terrain. Relatively less affected by climate, it has the character of a year-round destination for longer stays.

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• Jangho Tourist Site

  Visitor amenities include sports and recreation facilities, an auto campground, caravans, and campsites. A sea cableway and landscaped rest areas offer ways to enjoy the scenery, and many visitors come each year.

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• Maengbang Tourist Site

  This beach destination features the clear waters of the East Sea, a long sandy shore known as Myeongsasimni, and black pine groves running parallel to nearby farmland.

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• Samcheok Beach

  The beach has a sandy shore 1 kilometer long and 85 meters wide, clear East Sea waters, pine groves, a small harbor, unusual coastal rocks, sand, and mountains. A 4.2-kilometer coastal road runs south along the shore and is popular with visitors.

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• Jukseoru Pavilion

  This traditional pavilion is in downtown Samcheok. It is a National Treasure and one of the Eight Scenic Views of Gwandong.

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• Samcheok Sajik Dawn Market

  This traditional market opens at dawn across from Samcheok Station. Find seafood from nearby ports and local agricultural and fishery products.

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• Sol Beach Samcheok

  This coastal resort is near Samcheok Beach. Enjoy a stay with views of the sea.

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• Samcheok Daei-ri Cave Area

  This natural heritage area contains limestone caves in Daei-ri. See the karst landscape around Hwanseon Cave and Daegeum Cave.

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• Hwanseon Cave

  This limestone cave is in the Samcheok Daei-ri Cave Area. Explore its spacious underground chambers in the mountain.

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• Daegeum Cave

  This Natural Monument limestone cave is in the Samcheok Daei-ri Cave Area. See the cave scenery inside the mountain.

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• Deokhangsan Mountain

  This Baekdudaegan mountain straddles Singi-myeon in Samcheok and Taebaek City. Steep cliffs meet a rugged karst landscape.

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• High1 Choo Choo Park

  This railway experience resort was created using a former section of the Yeongdong Line. It has train-themed accommodation and activities.

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• Dutasan Mountain

  This Baekdudaegan mountain spans Donghae City and Samcheok City. Its mountain scenery combines forest and cliffs.

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• Daetjae Pass

  This Baekdudaegan mountain pass lies between Miro-myeon and Hajang-myeon in Samcheok. The Dutasan hiking trail begins here.

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• Cheoneunsa Temple

  This Jogye Order temple sits on the slopes of Dutasan. It is said that Yi Seung-hyu wrote Jewang Ungi here.

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• Hwang Young-jo Memorial Park

  This coastal park in Samcheok commemorates Olympic marathon gold medalist Hwang Young-jo.

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• Surobuin Heonhwa Park

  This coastal park is themed around the legend of Lady Suro. From its observatory and walking areas, look out over Imwon Port and the sea.

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Scenes of the area

• The sea and forest trails of Samcheok.
• Samcheok, from downtown to the coast
• Limestone caves in Daeiri
• Limestone mountain foothills and old railway tracks
• The Baekdu Daegan ridge in Duta Mountain
• Legends and marathons along the southern coast

Nearby areas

• Donghae-siNext door
• Taebaek-siNext door
• Uljin-gunNext door
• Jeongseon-gunNext door
• Bonghwa-gunNext door