Korea Water Escapes

Where Koreans go to cool off in summer — mountain valleys, beaches and hot springs across South Korea, written in English.

Every summer Koreans leave the city for a gyegok (계곡): a cold mountain stream running through forest, shaded all day, a short drive from almost any city. Foreign visitors rarely hear about them because almost nothing is written in English. This app is.

WHAT'S INSIDE
· 796 places across South Korea — 363 mountain valleys, 388 beaches, 45 hot springs
· English name, description and address for every single place
· Korean name and address shown together, so you can show a taxi driver or ask for directions
· Browse by region: Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, Jeolla, Gyeongsang, Jeju
· Search by name, or filter by what matters — parking, restrooms, shallow water
· A map on every place, and one tap to open it in Kakao Map, Naver Map, Google Maps or Apple Maps

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
· Water depth — shallow, deep, or both in one spot
· Whether swimming is actually allowed. Some streams are protected drinking water and swimming there is illegal, not just discouraged
· Parking and restrooms
· Which places suit small children
· Entry price where a place charges one

AI TRIP PLANNER
Tell it where you are staying and how many days you have. It builds a day-by-day plan using only real places from this app — no invented destinations, no vague "visit the local tourist office".

WRITTEN FOR VISITORS, NOT TRANSLATED
· Emergency numbers that work in English — 119 for fire, ambulance and rescue, 112 for police, 1330 for the 24-hour travel helpline — with what to say when you call
· Water safety for mountain streams: water rises fast after rain upstream, cold shock happens even in midsummer, and valleys have no lifeguards
· Hot spring guide for first-timers: bathing areas are separated by gender and you bathe without clothing, you wash before getting in, and many places also run a separate swimsuit pool
· What to bring, and what people around you will be wearing

PLACES YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW
Haeundae and Gwangalli in Busan, Gyeongpo and Sokcho in Gangwon, Hyeopjae and Jungmun on Jeju — plus hundreds of valleys and beaches that never make an English travel list.

FREE AND SUBSCRIPTION
Browsing, search and the map are always free. Full details are free for a few places a day in each category — valleys, beaches and hot springs count separately — and you can watch a short ad to open more. A subscription removes the limits and the ads. Cancel anytime in Google Play.

Places are checked and updated over time. Something wrong or missing? Tell us from inside the app.