Hongcheon Ginkgo Forest홍천 은행나무숲

At a glance

One person planted and tended this ginkgo forest for some 30 years. For its first 25 years it stayed closed, but word spread, and since 2010 it has opened free of charge for the month of October, when around 2,000 trees turn bright yellow. It is in the mountains of Nae-myeon, near Sambong Mineral Spring and Guryongnyeong Pass.

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Hongcheon Ginkgo Forest · 4 tours & tickets

1. KKdayAlpaca World & Hongcheon Ginkgo Forest autumn day tourAn autumn (October) day tour from Seoul to the Hongcheon Ginkgo Forest, which opens only that month, and Alpaca World.Book
2. KlookHongcheon Ginkgo Forest & Alpaca World tourAn autumn day tour from Seoul to the Hongcheon Ginkgo Forest and Alpaca World.Book
3. Trip.comAlpaca World + Hongcheon Ginkgo ForestAn October day tour from Seoul (Hongdae, Myeongdong or Dongdaemun pickup) to Alpaca World and the Hongcheon Ginkgo Forest, which opens only in October.Book
4. GetYourGuideAutumn special: Alpaca World & Hongcheon Ginkgo ForestAn October day tour from Hongdae, Myeongdong or Dongdaemun to Alpaca World and the Hongcheon Ginkgo Forest.Book

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Tips

• 01
  The forest is only open in October, so check the opening with the phone line before making the trip.
• 02
  There is no parking at the forest, so a tour from Seoul saves you from hunting for a space.

Nearby

Woljeongsa Temple and Fir Tree ForestA 7th-century temple on Odaesan, reached by a 1 km walk through more than 1,700 fir trees, with an octagonal nine-story pagoda.