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Dadohaehaesang National Park

다도해해상국립공원

Reach Hyangiram by bus from Yeosu, or take a Mokpo ferry for Hongdo's island ridge and Heuksando's Jinridang woodland trail. Each choice has a different arrival point.

Steep green slopes of Hongdo rising above a harbour village, with rocky islets in a calm blue sea
Hongdo, one of the islands in Dadohaehaesang National Park. Photo: justinjfj

  • 15 Nov – 15 Dec 2026

    Autumn fire-season trail closures

    The Korea National Park Service closes 148 trail sections in the national parks for the autumn wildfire season: 115 fully and 33 in part. Other trails stay open as usual. Check the closure list for your park before you set off.

    KNPS · trail closure listSource: KNPS

Plan your visit

A coastal walk from Yeosu or an island from Mokpo?

Dadohaehaesang has separate coastal and island districts. Hyangiram is reached by road through Dolsan; Hongdo and Heuksando begin with a ferry from Mokpo Coastal Passenger Terminal.

  • Sea views from the Yeosu coast

    Hyangiram above Impo village

    Start at Impo (Hyangiram) bus stop 임포(향일암)

    From Impo, follow the uphill approach to Hyangiram on Dolsan. The hermitage sits among rocks above the sea, with views towards the islands of the southern coast. The final approach is steep and passes through gaps between rocks; the Yeosu bus directions below serve this entrance.

    Official Hyangiram walking route

  • Island views from a mountain trail

    Hongdo's viewpoint and Gitdaebong

    Start at Hongdo 1-gu village trail entrance 홍도1구마을 탐방로 입구

    Take a ferry from Mokpo Coastal Passenger Terminal to Hongdo, then reach the trail entrance in 1-gu village. Deck stairs lead to a viewpoint over the village and pebble beach. Continue beyond it on the narrower mountain path to Gitdaebong if the summit is your objective; the climb includes steep sections.

    Official Hongdo and Gitdaebong route

  • A short island woodland walk

    Jinridang on Heuksando

    Start at Jinridang trail entrance, Jin-ri 진리당 탐방로 입구 · 흑산면 진리

    Choose Heuksando for the woodland around Jinridang, a village shrine with a path towards the sea. Take a Mokpo ferry to Heuksando and visit the KNPS Heuksando branch office for reservation confirmation or on-site registration before entering. The linked reservation covers the Jinridang loop; arrange the ferry ticket separately.

    Jinridang trail reservations

The bus below reaches Hyangiram

Bus 116 from Yeosu Intercity Bus Terminal reaches Impo (Hyangiram), followed by the uphill walk. For Hongdo or Heuksando, start instead at Mokpo Coastal Passenger Terminal and select the island as your ferry destination. Use the operator's booking service below to choose outward and return sailings for your travel dates.

See the arrival directions

Place details

Type of place
National park

Getting there

Start at Yeosu Intercity Bus Terminal

Entrance or stop 향일암

  1. From the city bus stop at the terminal, take bus 116 to Impo (Hyangiram), 임포(향일암).
  2. Continue uphill on foot to Hyangiram Hermitage (향일암). The final approach includes slopes and stairs.
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About Dadohaehaesang National Park

Dadohaehaesang, the marine park of many islands, became Korea’s fourteenth national park on 23 December 1981. It reaches from Hongdo in Sinan to Dolsan in Yeosu and is the largest of the country’s national parks.

True to its name it holds about 400 islands, managed in eight districts: Heuksan–Hongdo, Bigeum–Docho, Jodo, Soan–Cheongsan, Geomun–Baekdo, Naro-do, Geumodo and Paryeongsan.

The islands are built of Paleozoic schist and gneiss, sedimentary layers of the Gyeongsang Basin, tuff and granite; sea cliffs show clearly here, and Geomundo’s Mulneomimok and Heuksando are its geology sites.

Worth seeing

  • Heuksando and Hongdo 흑산도·홍도Islands at the western end of the park, in Sinan.
  • Geomundo Mulneomimok 거문도 물넘이목A geology site on Geomundo in the Geomun–Baekdo district.
  • Paryeongsan district 팔영산지구One of the park’s eight districts.

Written from the Korea National Park Service park introduction.

Sources

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