Seoraksan National Park

One of the most beautiful and delightful National Parks of any country. The USA needs to take a cue from the Korean people of how to let you experience a great park, while staying on a well maintained path, and not ruining the surrounding beauty. I tough set of stairs to the top, but perfectly secure, safe and wonderful suspension bridges across the canyons. I could go on forever. But don't just visit Seoul or the North-South boarder. Go to this great natural National park!

Great national park! Free entrance, only need to pay for parking. There are a lot of restaurants, coffees, toilets at the entrance as well as on your hike. You can take the cable car or choose a hike that you prefer. We checked on Kahoot before and chose a hike that was 12km (round so 6-6km) It was lovely however the last 2 kms were uphill (so prepare yourself). I would really recommend this national park to everyone!!

Absolutely worth it! There are several walking trails BUT make sure you go prepared! Some of the hikes require a lot of stair climbing! One of the hikes brings you from the Buddhist temple to the top of the mountain. The hike is 3.5km one way and requires a lot of stair climbing! Halfway up there is another temple inside the rock. Once you’re on top of the mountain you can see several cities on the coast. The view is fantastic! The other hike takes you to 3 waterfalls. Same here, lots of stair climbing! The hikes are not suitable for little kids, people with strollers, or people in wheelchairs. There is a huge parking lot where you pay 6,000 Won per day.

Beautiful mountain park and worth to be visited any season of the year. We came here mid-spring and the weather was perfect and the trees were all green. We paid a 6,000 won parking fee and 15,000 won per person fee for the cable car that took us to one of the peaks of Seoraksan. Up there, there's several trails that lead to decks with breathtaking views. There's also a Buddhist temple inside the national park and several trails where you can walk and just enjoy the sound of birds under the shade of the the trees. Plenty of cafes, restaurants, stores that sells beverages and snacks so you will bever get hungry. There's also gazebos and benches to rest or have a picnic.

This mountain range has several trails and I took the relatively easier Osaek trail or the five colours trail. It is called the Jujeongol course and goes mostly along the river. The initial part of the trail has steep climbs on a ladder, but later gets flat. In the way you can get to see a pagoda built during Silla period around 668 AD. Try to have the cool natural spring water called Osaegyaksu Mineral Water which is supposed to have high mineral content as mentioned on the board near its entrance.

What a beautiful, beautiful national park. I would highly recommend visiting if you are planning on staying close by - and if you are not, I would recommend you doing it! We were staying in Sokcho, it is very easy to access Seoraksan by bus (number 7 or 7-1) as it is taking you right outside the park entrance. We arrived at the park at around 9am and it was the perfect timing as not too crowded at this time. We had a little walk around and decided to take the cable car straight away. I would highly recommend you to do it as soon as you arrive as it gets really crowded from 12pm. The views are absolutely breathtaking from up there. My friends and I are not expert at hiking, yet we went all the way to the top of the trail. It took us around 2 hours and a half with a few breaks and an hour and a half to walk down. You can judge by yourself by looking at the pictures, but I do think that it is more than worth it.

A phenomenal national park! It’s couple hours of drive away from Seoul but I think it’s definitely worth your time. The mountains are breathtaking and the Buddhist temple is amazing to walk through. You can also take the gondola up and there’s a very short hike to get to one of the peaks. There are drink and food vendors peppered throughout the park as well if you ever get hungry. If you can rent a car in Seoul, I think it’s one of the best places that you can visit for a day trip!

My favorite national park in Korea. It's simply beautiful. I've done two trails here and both were filled with stunning views. It's one of those parks where every picture you take could be perfect for a postcard.