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Korea National ArboretumNotice22 September 2026The Korea National Arboretum shuts for three days over Chuseok, then opens free on the 27th24 Sept – 27 Sept · Korea National Arboretum, Gwangneung forest, 509 Gwangneungsumogwon-ro, Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do
Korea National Park ServiceNotice8 October 2026Jirisan's Guryong Valley trail reopens Oct 9 — waterfall route restoredFrom 9 Oct · Guryong Valley trail, Jirisan National Park (Namwon, Jeonbuk)
Korea Tourism OrganizationNotice5 October 2026Hadong panda stamp zone at Hwagae Market — to November 2026The Hadong stop of the Korea Tourism Organization and Everland campaign Rui & Hui's Every Corner of Korea has its stamp zone in front of the tourist information office at Hwagae Market, and the stamp tour runs until November 2026. Stamps go on a leaflet that comes only with the Rui & Hui companion plush sold at Everland, so there is no way to join without buying one. Of the four places on the suggested route, Jirisan National Park's Hwagae Visitor Center closes on Mondays and the Jirisan Ecology Science Museum charges KRW 1,000 for adults. Hwagae itself is a worthwhile day out by intercity bus from Seoul or Busan, stamps or not.
Korea National ArboretumNews29 September 2026When Korea's autumn leaves peak in 2026 — Seoraksan from 20 OctoberThe Korea Forest Service's 2026 autumn foliage forecast, published on 22 September, puts the national peak in late October: 30 October for ginkgo, 31 October for maples and for oaks. By mountain it runs from Seoraksan on 20 October to Hallasan on 6 November — but those are maple dates, and the same mountain can peak up to 12 days apart depending on which trees you are looking at. Nothing here needs booking, but national park trails keep designated entry times and close at short notice in the autumn fire season, and the Korea National Arboretum only admits cars that have booked 30 days ahead.
National Museum of KoreaNotice26 September 2026Free wedding venue at the National Museum of Korea — how the booking really worksThe Traditional Courtyard (전통마당), a 506 m² outdoor space in the grounds of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, can be used for a wedding of up to 100 guests, and the museum charges no venue fee. Ceremonies run on Saturdays only, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, one couple per day, in March–June and October–November (the 2026 seasons), and bookings for 2026 opened first come first served on 4 November 2025. The government's Gongyu Nuri facility site takes no online bookings for it: the only route is the Korean-language application form of the museum's appointed wedding vendor, and everything after that — planning, chairs, sound, the contract — is arranged in Korean. What is free is the venue; the ceremony itself is not.
Korea National Park ServiceNews22 September 2026Ninety-two illegal structures cleared from a Palgongsan valley, and the animals came backThe Korea National Park Service removed 92 illegally occupying structures from the Dohak-dong valley in Palgongsan National Park and disposed of about 356 tonnes of waste. Three months of camera-trap monitoring afterwards recorded seventeen wild species using the valley again, including the yellow-throated marten and the northern goshawk, both listed as Class II endangered wildlife in Korea.
Korea National Park ServiceNotice22 September 2026Jirisan's Baemsagol campsite is now a free picnic area — no booking, no feeThe two campsites in Baemsagol valley at Jirisan National Park became free picnic areas in September 2026. The booking process and the fee are both gone: between 9:00am and 5:00pm anyone can walk in and use 34 picnic tables, toilets, showers and drinking water. Camping and dogs are not permitted, despite the old name.