Sokcho
Good to know
- Best time to go
- July–August for beaches; October for Seoraksan autumn foliage
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A coastal city on the East Sea directly adjacent to the entrance of Seoraksan National Park, Sokcho serves as both a beach resort and the gateway for hikers approaching the park's Inner and Outer Seorak trails. Abai Village, a community settled by North Korean refugees along a narrow peninsula flanked by tidal inlets, offers a historically distinctive neighbourhood of simple seafood restaurants and flat-bottomed ferry crossings.
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