Hot Spot

Gangneung Bathed in Autumn Light

Autumn Photo Zones

• As summer's intense heat recedes, cool autumn breezes bring new scenery. Instead of deep blue sea and green forests, soft pink hues, yellow tones, and warm golden colors fill the landscape. Pink muhly farms with dreamy pink waves rippling in the breeze, yellow cosmos fields swaying in ocean winds under the sun, and reed beds and metasequoia paths exude the quiet charm of the season. These autumn hot spots in Gangneung are perfect for your camera and your memory! This fall, fill your album with the radiant colors of Gangneung.

Sageunjin Marine Park
Yellow Cosmos Field



• Golden waves of flowers ripple alongside the deep blue autumn sea. Near Sageunjin Marine Park, yellow cosmos fields create a spectacular scene each autumn. When the golden petals sway in ocean breezes, the horizon where sky and sea meet becomes a picture in itself.



• Sageunjin Marine Park is a coastal attraction featuring pastel rainbow breakwaters. Beloved for its canola blossoms in spring and yellow cosmos in autumn, it's a place where the sound of waves and the sight of flowers blend into what feels like autumn's song, sung by the sea and flowers together.



• ☺ Photography Tips
• Capture yellow cosmos, blue sky, and sea together in your frame to bring out vivid colors. Step into the narrow paths within flower fields, and you'll find yourself surrounded on all sides by flowers—a perfect photo opportunity.

Horin Park - pink muhly



• If asked to name the world's most romantic color, it would surely be pink. Walking among pink muhly grass makes you feel like you've entered a fairy tale world, away from everyday life. Up close, slender stems cluster like cotton candy and glow softly like a pink mist under the sunlight, completing an enchanting landscape.



• Horin Park is a garden-style space harmonizing with nature. In autumn, carefully tended pink muhly fields turns the entire park into a sea of pink. Walking paths, photo zones, and rest areas are laid out across the vast fields, making it an ideal spot for a short outing.



• ☺ Photography Tips
• Visit during the soft glow of morning or the golden light of afternoon to capture the pink hues at their most vivid. Wearing bright-colored clothes harmonizes with the pink background, making your photos shine even more. It's the perfect location for picture-perfect shots—family photos, wedding photos, friendship photos, and more.
• • Horin Park
  • Hours : 09:00–18:00
  • Admission : KRW 5,000 (free for children under 3)
• • 7th Gangneung Horin Park Pink Muhly Festival
  • Date : 2025. 9. 26. ~ 11. 10.
  • Venue : Horin Park

Gyeongpo Ecological
Storage Site



• As autumn deepens, Gyeongpo Ecological Storage Site turns golden. Reed beds lining the waterside sway like waves in the wind, and each glimmering moment in the sunlight conveys quiet tranquility. Walking paths winding through the reeds are the best course for healing.



• The metasequoia road that follows is beautiful in all seasons with straight trees forming a natural tunnel, but in autumn it becomes especially cinematic. Strolling along the path as the leaves change from green to reddish and brown tones creates a calm yet majestic atmosphere.



• ☺ Photography Tips
• In the reed beds, try capturing emotional photos using silhouettes when sunlight slants. Position yourself at the center of the metasequoia road to capture an unforgettable shot like a scene from a movie.