Verified coast & islands in Gangneung — descriptions, map and practical info.
Selected city: 강릉시
Coast & islands
강릉시
A long sandbar between Gyeongpoho Lagoon and the East Sea has become a beach. Gyeongpo Beach is the largest on Korea's east coast, known for 1.8 km of white sand and the screen of pines behind it. It has been a summer escape for so long th…
Coast & islands
강릉시
North of Jumunjin harbour in Gangneung, right beside Sodol harbour and Adeulbawi Park, lies a compact sandy beach about 500 m long. Sodol Beach takes its name, meaning "ox rock", from the shape of the village, said to look like a reclining…
Coast & islands
강릉시
Between Anmok and Gangmun beaches in Gangneung, Songjeong Beach pairs about 700 m of sand with a deep belt of black pines behind it. Walk a little north from the busy Anmok coffee street and the crowds thin out, and a path runs through the…
Coast & islands
강릉시
Anmok Beach is a stretch of sand about 500 m long and some 20,000 m² in area just north of the Namdaecheon River mouth in Gangneung, right beside Gangneung Port. The cafés lining the seafront became known as "Gangneung Coffee Street", and…
Coast & islands
강릉시
Step off the train and the end of the platform is the beach, with the East Sea right behind it. Jeongdongjin is a seaside village south of Gangneung that became famous across Korea for its tiny station almost touching the water and for New…
Coast & islands
강릉시
When the boats come in at dawn, the market by the harbour is the first thing to wake up. Jumunjin is a town at the northern edge of Gangneung and one of the main fishing ports on Korea's east coast, landing squid, pollack, sand lance and h…
Coast & islands
강릉시
North of Jumunjin in Gangneung, Hyanghohaebyeon Beach is a stretch of white sand backed by pine forest, running on into Jumunjin Beach to the south. What made it famous around the world is a lone bus stop on the sand. BTS shot the cover ph…
Coast & islands
강릉시
The stream that drains Gyeongpo Lake into the sea splits the coast in two: Gyeongpo Beach to the north, Gangmun Beach to the south. Gangmun is the smaller, quieter neighbour, but it packs a tiny fishing harbour, a row of raw-fish restauran…
Coast & islands
강릉시
Sageunjin Beach runs straight on from the northern end of Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung. Rocks of all sizes rise out of the sand and the water is very clear, so it is a good choice when you want a quieter stretch of sea away from the Gyeongp…