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Mureung Valley, Donghae

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A flat slab of rock the size of a football pitch mid-stream, covered in the carved names of old scholars.

Mureung — 'the valley of the immortals' — opens with an enormous white slab lying flat in the stream, wide enough to hold a thousand people. For centuries scholars passing through carved their names into it, and the surface is now dense with overlapping Chinese characters, a visitors' book written in stone. Deeper in the valley comes a chain of falls: Ssangpokpo, where two streams drop into the same rock pool, and Yongchupokpo at the end. The water runs green from the limestone and is bitterly cold even in August.

Visitor information

When is the best time to visit Mureung Valley, Donghae?

June–September and October for autumn colour

How much does it cost to visit Mureung Valley, Donghae?

2,000 KRW (1,500 teens, 700 children)

How long do you need at Mureung Valley, Donghae?

3 hours

What are the opening hours of Mureung Valley, Donghae?

Summer 09:00–20:00 (in July–August ticketing opens at 06:00), winter 09:00–18:00

Did you know

• The Mureungbanseok slab covers about 5,000m² in the streambed.
• Hundreds of Chinese inscriptions were carved into it by scholars over the centuries.
• Ssangpokpo and Yongchupokpo falls lie deeper in the valley.
• The valley sits below Dutasan, near the city of Donghae.

Travel tips

• Wear grippy shoes: the streambed rock is very slippery when wet.
• Summer brings crowds who come to swim; June or September is far quieter.
• The far waterfall is about an hour's walk from the gate.

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Updated: 2026-08-04