Ilsan Beach

Since we live in a coastal city, we decided to go on a day trip to the beach in Ulsan last Sunday. We looked-up what bus to take, but we weren't sure exactly where to get off since none of the information is in English. After a long bus ride to the opposite side of Ulsan, we finally managed to get off at the right stop...thanks to some helpful Koreans! We got off at the bus stop and luckily found Daewangam Park, which is a park known for its large rock cliffs and pine forest.

Ilsan Beach: The beach is along a bay, so it's pretty small. Supposedly in the summer, it's packed, but you can see that was not the case during this cold, winter day in Feb.

A group of kids flying kites...it was so windy!

At the entrance of the park, there was an area of food vendors set-up along the street selling some crazy foods, like bugs, weird fish, and corndogs covered in sugar (which were actually good)!



Daewangam Park: The park has a bridge that you can walk across to the rock cliffs that are along the ocean. We spent a while exploring here.

Light House: There was a light house at the park as well.

Pine Forest: The park also has a pine forest, which was interesting because it was right along the beach.

Hyundai Shipping Port: During the 1 hour bus ride, we could see the Hyundai shipping ports along the coast for about half the trip. (Hyundai manufacturing sites are based in Ulsan; operating the largest ship building facility in the world).

This turned-out to be a fun getaway for the 2 of us. We're hoping to come back when the weather's warmer.