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Gunsan at night: where can you go after sunset?

After sunset, you can still enter Eunpa Lake Park, Mallaengi Village, Saemangeum Bieung Park and Bieung Mapaji Trail.

All four are always open, all year. At Eunpa Lake Park, the Mulbit Bridge and the musical fountain make the night scenery. In Mallaengi Village, climb the alleys toward Wolmyeongsan Mountain to see the sunset glow and night views. On Bieung Mapaji Trail, you can see the lit-up sea at night after sunset. Gunsan Night Food Zone near the inner harbor opens at 18:00 on weekdays and 15:00 on weekends, closes at 23:00 and is closed on Tuesdays. In Gogunsan Islands, watch the sunset from the Jangja Grand Bridge and from a hill on Daejangdo Island. You can visit Mulbit Bridge 09:00–23:00, and Haemanggul Tunnel and Wolmyeong Park 09:00–18:00 (Gunsan City).

The 12 places in this guideFull list

  1. Eunpa Lake Park

    Nature and outdoors · Naun-dong

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  2. Mallaengi Village

    Alleys and Culture · Sinheung-dong

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  3. Saemangeum Bieung Park

    Nature and outdoors · Bieungdo-dong

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  4. Bieung Mapaji Trail

    Nature and outdoors · Bieungdo-dong

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  5. Gunsan Night Food Zone

    Attraction · Jangmi-dong

    Hours
    Weekdays 18:00–23:00Weekends 15:00–23:00
    Closed days
    Regularly closed on Tuesdays

  6. Daejangdo Island

    Nature and outdoors · Okdo-myeon

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  7. Haemanggul Tunnel

    Cultural heritage · Haemang-dong

    Hours
    09:00–18:00
    Closed days
    Open all year

  8. Wolmyeong Park

    Nature and outdoors

    Hours
    09:00–18:00
    Closed days
    Open all year

  9. Eunpa Lake Park Mulbit Bridge

    Nature and outdoors

    Hours
    09:00–23:00
    Closed days
    Open all year

  10. Gunsan Modern Architecture Museum

    Museums and exhibitions

    Hours
    Winter 09:00–17:00, summer 09:00–18:00Summer (last entry 17:30), Winter (last entry 16:30)
    Closed days
    Every Monday more

  11. Seonyudo Island

    Nature and outdoors · Okdo-myeon

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  12. Jangjado Island

    Nature and outdoors · Okdo-myeon

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1, KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)

Eunpa Lake Park is always open, and Mulbit Bridge is open 09:00–23:00

  • Eunpa Lake Park in Naun-dong is a lake park built around a reservoir.
  • The Mulbit Bridge, designed after the folk tale of Baby Rock, Monk Rock and Dog Rock, and the musical fountain make its night scenery.
  • The park is always open, all year, with no fee, and you can park.
  • The Mulbit Bridge, which Gunsan City classifies as a night tour spot, is open 09:00–23:00.
  • Gunsan City's 1-night, 2-day Course C (Modern History and Gunsan Nature and Ecology) starts at the Modern History Museum on the first day, passes Mallaengi Village and Lee Yeong-chun House, and ends with the night view at Eunpa Lake Park. It starts again at Eunpa Lake Park on the second day.
  • From Mallaengi Village to the Mulbit Bridge is about 4.0 km in a straight line, which differs from the actual travel distance.

Watch the sunset from Mallaengi Village, then move on to Haemanggul Tunnel and Wolmyeong Park

  • On the first day of Gunsan City's 2-night, 3-day course, you tour Mallaengi Village and have dinner.
  • Then you see night views at places such as Haemanggul Tunnel, Susi Tower in Wolmyeong Park, Sinheung-dong Urban Forest Park and Eunpa Lake Park.
  • At Mallaengi Village on the hillside of Sinheung-dong, walk past the exhibition halls and up the alleys toward Wolmyeongsan Mountain.
  • You can look down on the sea where the Geumgang River estuary meets the West Sea, and see the sunset glow and night views together.
  • The village is always open, all year, with no fee.
  • You can park (3 accessible spaces), and there are accessible toilets for men and women.
  • Haemanggul Tunnel is a tunnel dug through Haemang Pass in 1926, during the 3rd harbor construction project at Gunsan Port, to link Haemang-dong with downtown. It is 131 m long and 4.5 m high, and you can now only walk through it.
  • You cannot park at Haemanggul Tunnel.
  • Wolmyeong Park is a downtown park where you can see both the Geumgang River and the West Sea from the top, and you can park.
  • From Mallaengi Village to Haemanggul Tunnel is about 590 m in a straight line, which differs from the actual travel distance.

Gunsan Night Food Zone near the inner harbor is open until 23:00 and closed on Tuesdays

  • Gunsan Night Food Zone is a food trailer zone set up in 2018 at the Jinpo Marine Park parking lot in Jangmi-dong (1-71 Jangmi-dong).
  • A light tunnel inside and swan and crescent moon sculptures at the entrance light up the night near the inner harbor. It opens 18:00–23:00 on weekdays and 15:00–23:00 on weekends, and it is regularly closed on Tuesdays.
  • Gunsan Modern Architecture Museum (the former Joseon Bank Gunsan Branch), which Gunsan City puts in the same night tour category, ends viewing at 18:00 in summer and 17:00 in winter. It is closed every Monday, on January 1 and on days the mayor designates.
  • At night you cannot go inside the building, and on weekends its viewing hours overlap with the food zone, which opens at 15:00.
  • Visitors to Gunsan Modern Architecture Museum are to park at the Modern History Museum or Jinpo Marine Park parking lot, and Gunsan Night Food Zone is in this very Jinpo Marine Park parking lot.

In Bieungdo-dong, see the sunset and the lit-up night sea from Mapaji Trail

  • Bieung Mapaji Trail around Bieung Port is a 1.8 km walking path built together with an observation deck rest area.
  • You can watch the sun set beyond the horizon, and when it gets dark, see the sea at night under the lights that come on. It is always open, all year, with 5 accessible parking spaces and accessible toilets for men and women.
  • Saemangeum Bieung Park, about 700 m away in a straight line, is a park of more than 50,000 pyeong that Gunsan City classifies as a night tour spot. It has an outdoor stage, walking paths and water features including a rainbow fountain. It is always open, all year, and both admission and parking are free.
  • From Haemanggul Tunnel to Saemangeum Bieung Park is about 15.8 km in a straight line.
  • All are straight-line distances, so actual travel distances differ.

In Gogunsan Islands, watch the sunset from the Jangja Grand Bridge and from a hill on Daejangdo Island

  • The Jangja Grand Bridge between Seonyudo Island and Jangjado Island is for pedestrians only, not cars.
  • From the bridge you can see the 8 Views of Seonyu, the sunset and Mangjubong, Jangjabong and Seonyubong peaks.
  • On Daejangdo Island, linked to Jangjado Island by the 33 m Daejang Bridge, you can see the sunrise and the sunset from the hill in front of the bridge to Jangjado Island.
  • Gunsan City's 1-night, 2-day Course B (Gogunsan) ends the first day by watching the sunset from the Jangjado Island skywalk before going to the lodging.
  • The 2-night, 3-day course includes the sunset at Myeongsasimni Beach on Seonyudo Island on the second day.
  • Seonyudo Island is always open, all year, and has the Seonyu 2-gu parking lot (331 spaces).
  • Jangjado Island is always open and free to use (passenger ships cost extra), and the Jangjado Island parking lot (145 spaces) is paid.
  • You cannot park on Daejangdo Island.
  • In a straight line, it is about 1.4 km from Seonyudo Island to Jangjado Island and about 930 m from Jangjado Island to Daejangdo Island, which differs from the actual travel distance.

Hours end at 23:00 at Mulbit Bridge and at 18:00 at Haemanggul Tunnel and Wolmyeong Park

The 12 places in this guide

  1. 1

    Eunpa Lake Park Mulbit BridgeNature and outdoors

    This bridge in Eunpa Lake Park is designed after the folk tale of Baby Rock, Monk Rock and Dog Rock, and Gunsan City classifies it as a night tour spot. There is no fee, and it is open 09:00–23:00 (Gunsan City).

    Hours
    09:00–23:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Free
    Eunpa Lake Park Mulbit Bridge
  2. 2

    Eunpa Lake ParkNature and outdoors · Naun-dong

    It is a lake park in Naun-dong where the Mulbit Bridge and the musical fountain make the night scenery. It is always open, all year, with no fee, and you can park. Gunsan City's 1-night, 2-day Course C ends the first day with the night view here.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Free
    Eunpa Lake Park photo 1
  3. 3

    Mallaengi VillageAlleys and Culture · Sinheung-dong

    It is a hillside village in Sinheung-dong. Walk past the exhibition halls and up the alleys toward Wolmyeongsan Mountain to see the sunset glow and night views. It is always open, all year, and on Gunsan City's 2-night, 3-day course it comes right before dinner and the night view part.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Free
    Mallaengi Village photo 1
  4. 4

    Haemanggul TunnelCultural heritage · Haemang-dong

    It is a 131 m long, 4.5 m high pedestrian-only tunnel dug through Haemang Pass in 1926, and it is part of the night view plan on the first day of Gunsan City's 2-night, 3-day course. You cannot park, and it is open 09:00–18:00 (Gunsan City).

    Hours
    09:00–18:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Free
    Haemanggul Tunnel photo 1
  5. 5

    Wolmyeong ParkNature and outdoors

    It is a downtown park where you can see both the Geumgang River and the West Sea from the top, and its Susi Tower is part of the night view plan of Gunsan City's 2-night, 3-day course. You can park, and it is open 09:00–18:00 (Gunsan City).

    Hours
    09:00–18:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Free
    Wolmyeong Park photo 1
  6. 6

    Gunsan Night Food ZoneAttraction · Jangmi-dong

    It is a food trailer zone set up in 2018 at the Jinpo Marine Park parking lot, where a light tunnel and swan and crescent moon sculptures light up the night. It opens 18:00–23:00 on weekdays and 15:00–23:00 on weekends, and it is closed on Tuesdays.

    Hours
    Weekdays 18:00–23:00Weekends 15:00–23:00
    Closed days
    Regularly closed on Tuesdays
    Fee
    Not listed
  7. 7

    Gunsan Modern Architecture MuseumMuseums and exhibitions

    It is the former Joseon Bank Gunsan Branch building, which Gunsan City classifies as a night tour spot. But viewing ends at 18:00 in summer and 17:00 in winter, and it is closed every Monday, so you cannot go inside at night. Gunsan Night Food Zone is in the Jinpo Marine Park parking lot mentioned in the parking information.

    Hours
    Winter 09:00–17:00, summer 09:00–18:00Summer (last entry 17:30), Winter (last entry 16:30)
    Closed days
    Every Monday more
    Fee
    Adults 500 wonMuseum combined ticket: Adults 3,000 won more
    Gunsan Modern Architecture Museum photo 1
  8. 8

    Saemangeum Bieung ParkNature and outdoors · Bieungdo-dong

    It is a park of more than 50,000 pyeong with an outdoor stage, walking paths and water features including a rainbow fountain, and Gunsan City classifies it as a night tour spot. It is always open, all year, and both admission and parking are free.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Free
    Saemangeum Bieung Park photo 1
  9. 9

    Bieung Mapaji TrailNature and outdoors · Bieungdo-dong

    This 1.8 km walking trail around Bieung Port lets you watch the sunset beyond the horizon, and after dark, the lit-up night sea. It is always open, all year.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Not listed
    Bieung Mapaji Trail photo 1
  10. 10

    Seonyudo IslandNature and outdoors · Okdo-myeon

    Gunsan City's 2-night, 3-day course includes the sunset at this island's Myeongsasimni Beach on the second day. It is always open, all year, has the Seonyu 2-gu parking lot (331 spaces) and is linked to Jangjado Island by the Jangja Grand Bridge.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Not listed
    Seonyudo Island photo 1
  11. 11

    Jangjado IslandNature and outdoors · Okdo-myeon

    It is an island linked to Seonyudo Island by the pedestrian-only Jangja Grand Bridge, and from the bridge you can see the 8 Views of Seonyu and the sunset. Gunsan City's 1-night, 2-day Course B ends the first day by watching the sunset from the Jangjado Island skywalk before going to the lodging, and the Jangjado Island parking lot (145 spaces) is paid.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Free (ferry fares are extra)
    Jangjado Island photo 1
  12. 12

    Daejangdo IslandNature and outdoors · Okdo-myeon

    It is an island linked to Jangjado Island by the 33 m Daejang Bridge, and you can see the sunrise and the sunset from the hill in front of the bridge to Jangjado Island. It is always open, and parking is not available.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Not listed
    Daejangdo Island photo 1

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1, KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)

FAQ

Which Gunsan night-view spots can I enter late at night?

Eunpa Lake Park, Mallaengi Village, Saemangeum Bieung Park and Bieung Mapaji Trail are always open, all year, and the first three have no fee either. Eunpa Lake Park Mulbit Bridge is open 09:00–23:00, and Haemanggul Tunnel and Wolmyeong Park 09:00–18:00 (Gunsan City). source 1

Is there a Gunsan course for night views after dinner?

Yes. On the first day of Gunsan City's 2-night, 3-day course, you tour Mallaengi Village and have dinner. Then you see night views at places such as Haemanggul Tunnel, Susi Tower in Wolmyeong Park, Sinheung-dong Urban Forest Park and Eunpa Lake Park. Mallaengi Village is about 590 m from Haemanggul Tunnel in a straight line, which differs from the actual travel distance. source 2

Is anything open at night near Gunsan's inner harbor?

Gunsan Night Food Zone in the Jinpo Marine Park lot (1-71 Jangmi-dong) opens 18:00–23:00 on weekdays and 15:00–23:00 on weekends, and closes on Tuesdays. It is a food trailer area with a light tunnel and swan and crescent moon sculptures. The Gunsan Modern Architecture Museum, also classified as a night tour spot, ends visiting at 18:00 in summer and 17:00 in winter and closes every Monday. source 3

Where can I watch the sunset over the sea in Gunsan?

At Bieung Mapaji Trail, a 1.8 km walking path around Bieung Port, you can watch the sun set beyond the horizon and, when it gets dark, see the sea at night under the lights. In Gogunsan Islands, you can watch the sunset from the Jangja Grand Bridge between Seonyudo Island and Jangjado Island, and from the hill on Daejangdo Island in front of the bridge to Jangjado Island. source 4

1Korea Tourism Organization (VisitKorea)2Gunsan City Culture and Tourism3Gunsan City Culture and Tourism4Gunsan City Culture and Tourism

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