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Photo: Korea Tourism OrganizationAbout
Deungmyeong Beach in Jeongdongjin-ri, Gangdong-myeon, has a sandy shore 800 m long and about 24,000 m², a large parking area and a pine forest, making it suitable for camping. It lies about 240 km southeast of Seoul and about 8 km south of Gangneung, and it has paved walkways, parking and camping facilities. Within 2 km to the north are the 6·25 Battle Memorial, the five-story stone pagoda of Deungmyeongnakgasa Temple and the Tansan Mineral Spring. KBS and MBC transmission towers stand nearby, offering a view over Gangneung.
Before you go
| Free public parking | 2 lots, 761 spaces within 2.3 km |
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| Nearest emergency room | 12.3 km — 강원특별자치도강릉의료원 (Korean name), ER 033-610-1200 |
| Seawater quality (2025 season) | 9 of 9 tests passed |
| Beach visitors | 10,950 in 2024 (10,988 in 2015) |
| Licensed lodging within 3 km | 28 (hotels, motels, guesthouses; pensions not included) |
| Public restrooms nearby | 3 |
| Campsites nearby | 5 |
| Emergency numbers | 119 (fire & ambulance) · 122 (coast guard) · 1330 (Korea travel hotline, English) |
Sources & dates
- Name & description: machine translation of Korea Tourism Organization's Korean tourism information (KOGL), translated 2026-10-12, not reviewed yet
- Parking: Ministry of the Interior and Safety, National Parking Lot Standard Data (records dated 2026-03-11 to 2026-10-01)
- Emergency rooms: National Medical Center (retrieved 2026-10-11)
- Water quality: Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, beach water tests (2025 season, retrieved 2026-10-10)
- Visitors: Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, beach visitor statistics (2015–2024, retrieved 2026-10-11)
- Lodging: Ministry of the Interior and Safety, lodging business licenses (retrieved 2026-10-11)
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