Seoul Forest서울숲

At a glance

Seoul Forest stands on ground that held Seoul's first waterworks, built in 1908. It opened on June 18, 2005, when the Ttukseom sports park area was turned into a large urban forest, and it was the first park to be created and run with citizen participation from the start. It has four distinct areas, a Culture and Art Park, an Experience Learning Field, an Eco Forest and a Wetland Eco Field, and it runs right up to the Han River.

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Seoul Forest · 4 tours & tickets

1. KlookNature bike tour: Han River and Seoul ForestA guided bike ride of about 3 hours through Ttukseom Hangang Park, Seoul Forest and Seongsu, with an optional riverside picnic.Book
2. GetYourGuideKPop Demon Hunters day tour with lunchA 9-hour tour with hotel pickup to places linked to KPop Demon Hunters, including a 30-minute walk in Seoul Forest Park, lunch in Seongsu, Naksan Park and Bukchon.Book
3. GetYourGuideHan River highlights bike tourA 3-hour guided bike tour from Ttukseom along the Han River, through Seoul Forest and on to the Seongsu cafe street and a local market.Book
4. GetYourGuideSeoul Forest & Han River 5K runA 1.5-hour guided 5 km run at an easy pace through Seoul Forest, past the deer enclosure and along the Han River, with running-shoe rental available.Book

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Tips

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  The Seongsu neighborhood is right next to the park, so a walk in the forest pairs easily with its cafes and shops.

Nearby

Seongsu-dongSeoul's 'Brooklyn': red-brick factories and warehouses reborn as cafés, pop-ups and flagships, with Seoul Forest and the Han River next door.Ttukseom Hangang ParkA Han River park in eastern Seoul with a rose garden, water sports in summer and the tube-shaped Jabeolle gallery over the riverbank.Bongeunsa TempleA Buddhist temple with roots in the year 794, set among Gangnam's towers across the road from COEX.SEA LIFE COEX AquariumA large aquarium inside the COEX complex in Gangnam, home to about 40,000 animals and known for its many kinds of sharks.