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Harpeau
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC
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 Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject: Camping out in Korea KH Article |
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We really enjoyed camping at Jarasum. Great scenery!
Read the article here:
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/07/11/200907110046.asp
Camping in Korea has not been a common leisure activity until recently, with regular campers usually restricted to those who explore, hike or climb mountains.
But since a couple of years ago, as municipalities began offering well-kept camping sites and people started looking for new stuff to do, camping has become a favorite vacation trend.
"The market for camping now reaches some 100 billion to 150 billion won," said Lee Jeong-woo, deputy director at the marketing team of Okoutdoor (www.okoutdoor.com), an online shop selling camping and other outdoor gear. The company also started selling more camping-related gear recently, mindful of the increasing number of campers.
Almost all major cities in Korea have set up their own camping resort or complex, with the support of the central government. Some are better than others, of course. Nonetheless, camping facilities are considered a good alternative for Korea, where there is less accommodation provision outside of city centers.
"We have been offering subsidies by selecting several camping projects from each province. Six more projects are to be commenced this year," said Jang Seong-hwa of the Tourism Promotion Division of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Camping on beaches is one of my greatest pleasures in Korea on a lot of weekends from the middle of May to the end of September. |
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climber159
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| It kind of gives a sense of being out in the wild... |
I also get that feeling when I park my trailer next to the other tewnty or so trailers on the concrete parking lot.
But, yes, I would rather be there than stuck in Seoul all the time. There are some beautiful places in Korea, I just wouldn't say they are "wild." |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| It kind of gives a sense of being out in the wild... |
I also get that feeling when I park my trailer next to the other tewnty or so trailers on the concrete parking lot.
But, yes, I would rather be there than stuck in Seoul all the time. There are some beautiful places in Korea, I just wouldn't say they are "wild." |
Yeah, the "wild" and "natural" sites here are filled with 50,000+ people at any given time. If Korea ever gets reunited, I really wish they would close off the DMZ area and limit tourists so wild life can flourish. |
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saw6436
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon, ROK
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I've spent too much of my time hiking and camping in wilderness areas in the US to waste my time "camping" in Korea. |
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RufusW
Joined: 14 Jun 2008
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm thinking of walking up from Busan to Saroksan, camping on beaches and hillsides on the way. I presume I'm not going to have a problem? I should also be able to avoid crowds, until I hit Soraksan anyway... |
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diver
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| saw6436 wrote: |
| I've spent too much of my time hiking and camping in wilderness areas in the US to waste my time "camping" in Korea. |
Is it difficult to be so cool? |
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Elvis Gratton
Joined: 12 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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Let's go 'camping' at a 'restort'. I can think of only one country where this sentence makes perfect sense.
"I think the best part about camping is that you have to do everything from scratch."
I'm sure this means Mrs. Kim dug her own latrine, gathered and chopped her own firewood, and cleaned and cooked the fish she caught herself, right? |
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jonbowman88
Joined: 20 Jan 2009
Location: gwangju, s korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| My Korean friends tell me it's illegal to camp on a beach, is this nonsense true? Cause I think it would be sweeter than molasses |
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oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: On the road to somewhere.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| jonbowman88 wrote: |
| My Korean friends tell me it's illegal to camp on a beach, is this nonsense true? Cause I think it would be sweeter than molasses |
Some beaches are totally off-limits in Korea - and some are off-limits during non-summer months. I got nabbed once by the army, walking around a headland in Pohang.
The army guys were nice enough about it - but they made me detour along a busy highway. There were big signs everywhere, army sentry posts, and cardboard cutouts of SK soldiers. Welcome to Korea. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| My Korean friends tell me it's illegal to camp on a beach, is this nonsense true? |
 if it is, it surely is not enforced, as Koreans do and I have done likewise plenty of times
SOME beaches have no tents, other beaches are BLANKETED with tents (and i don't mean day tents, i mean overnight ones, like at hakdong pebble beach on geoje island)
if there is a set campground near the beach, then campers are shooed over there
some beaches charge 5000 won to camp on
really, if there is a law, it's as inconsistently applied as most laws in thsi country - which is a good thing if you want, relaxed, loosy goosy living as i do on vacation
just go to a beach and pitch the tent, and if someone has an issue with it then move it closer to the grassline or to the campsites if they are there
camping at beaches is wonderful and i've yet to be kicked off one (but there's a first time for everything) |
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davidmatthewsullivan
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
Location: Gwangju
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:52 am Post subject: wilderness areas |
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| It seems like the key is to be discreet with island camping, does anyone have favorites? |
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Crockpot2001
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| Camping on beaches is one of my greatest pleasures in Korea on a lot of weekends from the middle of May to the end of September. |
We just did Deokjeok-Do last weekend, during the storm, all by ourselves, on a beach in the pines. Best weekend in Korea EVER! We've penned in more weekends until the cold freezes our water supply.
In addition, we took our mountain bikes and a kid trailer full of our camping needs. It worked out great but is not for the faint of legs and lungs. |
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Crockpot2001
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| jonbowman88 wrote: |
| My Korean friends tell me it's illegal to camp on a beach, is this nonsense true? |
if it is, it surely is not enforced, as Koreans do and I have done likewise plenty of times
SOME beaches have no tents, other beaches are BLANKETED with tents (and i don't mean day tents, i mean overnight ones, like at hakdong pebble beach on geoje island)
if there is a set campground near the beach, then campers are shooed over there
some beaches charge 5000 won to camp on
really, if there is a law, it's as inconsistently applied as most laws in thsi country - which is a good thing if you want, relaxed, loosy goosy living as i do on vacation
just go to a beach and pitch the tent, and if someone has an issue with it then move it closer to the grassline or to the campsites if they are there
camping at beaches is wonderful and i've yet to be kicked off one (but there's a first time for everything) |
During our stay on DeokJeok-Do we looked at the rules for all of the beaches and they never said no camping. You can't have a fire however and that may make our Nov-Dec. trips a bit rough. |
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thunderbird
Joined: 18 Aug 2009
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why do south koreans call extra english classes during the winter camp???
my schools been talking about planning all of these camp activities for during the winter and none of it has anything to do with camping.
u have no idea how releived i was when i found out i didnt have to go camping with the kids in a real camp. |
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