tourist attractions in gangwon-do, south korea

Gyeongpoho Lake

Gyeongpoho Lake

Gyeongpoho Lake is a popular attraction, with beautiful natural scenery and many cultural relics nearby. The view of the moon reflecting off the la...

Soyangho Lake Yanggu Section

Soyangho Lake Yanggu Section

Soyangho Lake is a man-made lake that was created when Soyang Dam, the biggest rock-filled dam in Asia, was built in 1973. The lake is a hotspot fo...

Soyangho Lake Inje Section

Soyangho Lake Inje Section

Soyangho Lake, one of the biggest manmade lakes in Korea, along with Chungjuho Lake, was created in 1973 when the world’s fourth largest dam,...

Paroho Lake Hwacheon

Paroho Lake Hwacheon

Paroho Lake is a manmade lake created when Hwacheon Dam was built in the valley of the Bukhangang River. The lake was once referred to as Daebungho...

Paroho Lake Yanggu

Paroho Lake Yanggu

Paroho Lake is a manmade lake that was completed in 1943. The lake was created due to the construction of a hydraulic power plant in Hwacheon durin...

Cheongchoho Lake

Cheongchoho Lake

Cheongchoho Lake, located in the center of Sokcho city, is a large natural lake with a circumference of 5 m and an area of 1.3 km2. The source wate...

Hwajinpo Lake

Hwajinpo Lake

Hwajinpo Lake is the largest lagoon in Korea with its sand made from seashells and rocks that were broken down over thousands of years. With soft s...

Chuncheon Soyangho Lake

Chuncheon Soyangho Lake

Soyangho Lake was created by the building of Soyang Dam in 1973. Soyangho Lake is famous for catching freshwater fish, such as trout, carp, smelt, ...

Chuncheonho Lake

Chuncheonho Lake

Chuncheonho Lake was formed as a result of the construction of Chuncheon Dam in February 1965. The area around the dam has been developed into a re...

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Yeongnangho Lake

Yeongnangho Lake is a deep and large lake with a circumference of 7.8 km, an area of about 1.2 km2, and a depth of over 8 m, formed by the developm...