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Elysian Gangchon Ski Resort (엘리시안 강촌 리조트)

Elysian Gangchon Ski Resort (엘리시안 강촌 리조트)

11.4Km    2025-03-16

688 Bukhangangbyeon-gil, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-260-2000

The Elysian Gangchon Ski Resort is a multifaceted resort offering more than just ski slopes with diverse courses. It also features the Gangchon Country Club, tailored to highlight the natural mountain terrain. For events like banquets and seminars, the resort offers 222 rooms, a wedding hall, and a reception center, alongside various dining options. Additionally, guests can enjoy both relaxation and recreational facilities, including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a sauna, a fitness center, and a kids' park. The resort also provides scenic walkways and hiking trails for guests to explore and enjoy the surrounding landscape.

Gyeonggang Makguksu (경강막국수)

Gyeonggang Makguksu (경강막국수)

11.5Km    2024-03-20

62-4 Seobaek-gil, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

Kyunggang Makguksu is a Korean restaurant specializing in suyuk (boiled pork slices) and makguksu (buckwheat noodles). Their suyuk (boiled pork slices) is renowned for its chewy yet tender texture, free from any gamey odor. The makguksu, made with 100% buckwheat noodles, is mixed with musaengchae (julienne radish fresh salad), vegetables, and seasoning for a rich, savory flavor. Additionally, they offer a course menu featuring homemade dubu (bean curd), suyuk, gamja jeon (potato pancake), and makguksu.

Gangchon Rail Park Gyeonggang Railbike (강촌레일파크경강레일바이크)

11.6Km    2024-10-30

57 Seobaek-gil, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

Gangchon Rail Park Gyeonggang Railbike is a leisure sport facility located in the area around the previous Gyeonggang Station. The railbike course stretches for 8 kilometers from the old red brick station through forests and across the Bukhangang River before returning to Gyeonggang Station. The full course takes around 1 hour to complete and operates in 1 hour 30 minute intervals. A key point to this railbike is that they offer pet bikes as well, something not found at other railbike locations throughout Korea. 

Mekong Café (메콩 카페)

Mekong Café (메콩 카페)

12.1Km    2024-02-19

1983-2, Bukhangang-ro, Cheongpyeong-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
031-584-0777

Located by the Bukhangang River, Mekong café offers a charming Southeast Asian-style ambiance, complemented by scenic river views. The establishment features a main building, a lounge-style annex with doctor fish experiences, and outdoor cabins. The individual cabins, offering a closer connection to the Bukhangang River, are particularly popular. The menu includes specialties such as Espresso vienna, Milk vienna, Salted bread, and the Mekong brunch set menu. Conveniently located, the café is just a 10-minute drive from Cheongpyeong Station.

Yongchugyegok Valley (용추계곡)

Yongchugyegok Valley (용추계곡)

13.1Km    2024-02-14

223 San, Seungan-ri, Gapyeong-eup, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

Located in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, this picturesque valley takes its source from the 900-meter high Kalbongsan Mountain, winding around Ongnyeobong Peak. Stretching over 24 km, it is home to nine remarkable sights, earning it the nicknames "Nine Okgye Valleys" and "Nine Yongchu Valleys." Blanketed by pine nut forests, the valley’s clear waters flow past rocky walls and ridges, forming natural pools along its course. A notable highlight is the 5-meter tall Yongchupokpo Falls about 6 kilometers upstream, accompanied by a legend of a dragon’s ascent to heaven; a deep groove in the adjacent sloping rock is believed to be the dragon’s resting spot. Flanked by Yumyeongsan, Jungmisan, and Eobisan Mountains, the valley offers an excellent short hiking route for a half-day excursion.

Chi-ong Art Center (취옹예술관)

Chi-ong Art Center (취옹예술관)

13.4Km    2024-08-01

300 , Sumogwon-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-585-8649

The Chi-ong Art Museum is a cultural space spreading up the slope of Cheongnyeongsan Mountain in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do. The site incorporates an art gallery, meeting rooms, a Korean restaurant and hanok lodgings. Inside the lofty gate is a spacious yard, pavilion and pond, and a wooden veranda and tea room at the top. Visitors can experience a traditional tea ceremony, cloth dyeing, and mask making, rice cake and tofu makingl and boudoir handicrafts. With no TV or Internet, this is a place of peace and quiet.

Gangchon Resort (강촌유원지)

Gangchon Resort (강촌유원지)

13.5Km    2021-04-27

The area of Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-250-3896

The Gangchon Resort, as one of Chuncheon’s major resorts, stretches along the Bukhangang River and the Gangchoncheon Stream. It offers splendid scenery and many neighboring tourist attractions, such as Gugok Falls, Deungseon Falls, and Samaksan Mountain. It has excellent accessibility of public transportation, many theme park facilities, and accommodation facilities, so it has been a popular location for a young people’s membership trip from the 1970s to the 1990s. However, along with the opening of the double-track railway on the Gyeongchun Line in 2010, the Gangchon Station building was relocated and consequently, the number of visitors has decreased and the local business experienced depression. Therefore, there has been a campaign to revitalize Gangchon. Near the former Gangchon Station, the large sculpture “Ddo-ori Gangchon” has been installed, and the reduced-size model of the Deungseongyo Bridge (suspension bridge), which was a famous tourist attraction in the past, has been reproduced. In particular, “Ddo-ori Gangchon,” which is a popular photo zone, was built by embodying the Scaly-side Merganser (Mergus squamatus, Natural Monument No. 448), which come the area of Gangchon in winter. Additionally, the Deungseongyo Bridge, which was Korea’s first suspension bridge, but demolished in 1985, was reproduced as a tourist pedestrian bridge with a length of 58 m. Furthermore, Gangchon Land, which is a well-known theme park, and the activity of four-wheel motorcycle riding along the riverside, are also major tourist attractions in Gangchon.

d.forest (강아지숲)

d.forest (강아지숲)

13.5Km    2024-11-08

437 Chunghyo-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

d.forest is the largest dog park in Korea at approximately 99,173 ㎡. It has various attractions to enjoy, together with visitor's pet dog, including museum, walking trails, playground and more. The museum focuses on the theme of human and dogs living in harmony. The museum provides pet waiting room for owners to enjoy the exhibition without distraction. Various walking trail courses are available with age and physical condition of the dog in mind. A large and small playground where dogs can play without leashes are available as well as a cafe with drinks for dogs, market and more.

Daesung Water Leports (대성수상레저)

Daesung Water Leports (대성수상레저)

13.5Km    2022-10-17

14 , Daeseonggangbyeon-gil, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-584-3119

Daeseong Water Leports is a private water sports specialty business located in Daeseong-ri that offers a variety of enjoyable programs that include water skiing, motorboating, wakeboarding, banana boating, an excursion ferry, and paddle boats.

They also provide several other conveniences such as a restaurant, series of bungalows, a convenience stand, a sporting field, camping grounds, and a large cherry tree forest. The clean and clear waters of the Bukhangang River makes the perfect place for an outing or large social gatherings and events.

Daeseong-ri National Tourist Site (대성리 국민관광지)

Daeseong-ri National Tourist Site (대성리 국민관광지)

13.6Km    2024-02-19

601-1 Daeseong-ri, Cheongpyeong-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

Daeseong-ri National Tourist Site, nestled along the Bukhangang River, is a recreational area that offers walking trails, picnic areas, campgrounds, and forest paths. A highlight of the area is the Daeseong-ri Bukhangang Cherry Blossom Street, located between the Bukhangang River and the Daeseong-ri National Tourist Site. This street is renowned for its spectacular cherry blossoms that bloom every April, attracting numerous visitors for cherry blossom viewing. Additionally, the area is equipped with various water leisure facilities, offering visitors an opportunity to enjoy a range of water-based activities.