Jeongeup

Jeongeup (정읍시) is in North Jeolla province in South Korea.

Jeongeup and its surrounding mountains and hills are a popular tourist destination in Korea for the maple leaf trees that have impressive colors during the fall.

35.575342126.8413541 Jeongeup Station connects the town to the wider Korean rail network.

There is a 35.572706126.8454742 Bus Station near the rail station, with connections to the national park outside of the town.

It is easy to get ripped off by taxi drivers who charge 10,000-15,000 per person, which is ~3-4 times the normal fee. So try to avoid these taxis and avoiding visiting at peak times for traffic, especially weekends. This has been an issue for many years, but the city government has done nothing effective to improve the situation.

• 35.601831126.9837311 Museong-seowon (E of Jeongeup). A Confucian academy, one of nine to make up the world heritage site Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies.  (updated Jul 2019).

35.5508126.86162 Jeongeupsa Culture Park (정읍사문화공원), 541 Jeongeupsa-ro, ☏ +82-63-539-6776. Open 24 hrs. A cultural park dedicated to Jeongeupsa, a famous Baekje Gayo. The park features a statue of the heroine of Jeongeupsa, a shrine, a monument commemorating the poem, walking trails and cultural facilities.  

• 35.483333126.8833331 Naejangsan National Park (내장산국립공원), Naejang-dong (From the Jeongeup bus terminal, take Bus 171 to Naejangsan National Park (내장산).), ☏ +82-63-538-7875.  (updated Sep 2015)

• Solnamu Tteokbangatgan (솔나무떡방앗간), 60 Chosan-ro, Jeongeup-si, ☏ +82 63-531-6212. A traditional rice cake shop where visitors can buy locally made tteok, including sommeori-tteok. (updated Sep 2026)