West coast · Taean, South Chungcheong
Mongsanpo Beach
몽산포해수욕장
Pine trees behind the sand, and clams to dig for when the tide goes out.
Mongsanpo is backed by an old pine grove that people camp under in summer, and the tide withdraws a very long way, leaving flats that families comb for clams.
It is a shallow, safe beach and one of the quieter ones in Taean Haean National Park.
Photograph by 골뱅이, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for this page.
More on the west coast
Daecheon Beach
The mud festival beach — and the west coast's biggest stretch of sand.
Eurwangni Beach
Thirty minutes from Incheon Airport — the easiest beach in Korea to reach on a layover.
Kkotji Beach
Two rocks in the surf that the sun sets between — the classic west-coast sunset.