Parks · Our pick in Seoul

Seoul Forest

City park·Seongsu

Deer by the river

A large park by the Han in Seongdong, with woods, ponds and a deer enclosure.

Our take

  • Pair it with Seongsu
Address
Seongsu, Seoul
Nearest metro
Ttukseom
450 m · 6 min walk
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About Seoul Forest

Seoul Forest is a large park beside the Han in Seongdong-gu, run with the Seoul Forest Conservancy (seoulforest.or.kr).

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Seoul Forest before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Seoul Forest are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest metro stations

  1. TtukseomLine 2450 m6 min walk

Key sights

  1. COEX3.7 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 20 min
  2. The DDP4.0 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 21 min
  3. N Seoul Tower5.1 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 25 min
  4. Lotte World Tower6.2 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 29 min
  5. Changdeokgung6.4 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 29 min
  6. Bukchon7.0 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 31 min
  7. Gyeongbokgung7.2 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 32 min

Main railway stations

  1. Seoul Station6.5 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 30 min
  2. Yongsan Station7.2 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 32 min
  3. Suseo Station (SRT)7.8 kmCycle 39 minCar or taxi 34 min

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