Gungchon Beach

This description was machine-translated from the Korea Tourism Organization's Korean original.

About 15 km south of Samcheok along the national highway toward Uljin lies Gungchon Beach, surrounded by a sandy shore and a pine forest. For visitors’ convenience, vehicles can drive onto the sand within the bathing beach, so auto camping is also possible. Where seawater and freshwater meet, the water is shallow and clean, making it an ideal place for families to enjoy together. Here, Korean mitten crabs and the freshwater fish sweetfish (ayu) are also caught. Though not yet widely known to the general public, facilities are well equipped. The beach space is spacious, making it a perfect place to pitch a tent and camp. The water in front of the beach is shallow and virtually unpolluted, a clean area, and many hard clams inhabit the sea, so clam digging with one’s toes is possible. To the north of the beach is Gungchon Port. The red-and-white lighthouse installed on the breakwater built at Gungchon Port further enhances the charm of Gungchon Beach. To the south, Gungchon Beach connects with Wonpyeong Beach. Nearby is the Samcheok Marine Rail Bike Gungchon Station, where you can enjoy the rail bike, and it is close to the Tomb of King Gongyang, a Gangwon-do memorial, and Yeongeunsa Temple, which houses Daeungbojeon Hall and Palsangjeon Hall, Gangwon-do tangible cultural properties.