Yongchu Valley, Boseong: three free car parks, the nearest 420 m away

Yongchu Valley is a stream valley in Ungchi-myeon, Boseong County, in South Jeolla Province (Jeonnam). This guide pulls together the registered car parks, emergency services, lodging and campgrounds near the valley. Two car parks named for Ilimsan Yongchu Falls sit close by, so getting here by car is straightforward. Everything below comes from public registries, so what you find on site may differ.

The name Yongchu also belongs to a valley on Daeyasan in Mungyeong, and the Korea Tourism Organization's description in our data refers to that one. We have not borrowed it here. This guide uses only the registered data for the Boseong valley, so check the place name (Boseong, Ungchi-myeon) before you navigate.

Parking: three public car parks within 3 km, all free

Korea's national parking registry lists three car parks within 3 km of the valley. All three are recorded as free and open from 00:00 to 23:59. The nearest is 420 metres away, and two of the three lie within 2 km.

The township office car park has only 19 spaces and may be meant for office business, so think of the first two as your main options. Fees and hours are as registered. Follow the signs on site.

Water and safety

The data lists one managed swimming spot. No hazard points are registered, and no accident records appear in the data. However, there is no maximum depth on record, so the depth of the water is unknown. With stream swimming, it is safest to judge the depth and the current yourself on the day. If you bring children, keep an adult within arm's reach.

No toilets are registered near the valley in the data, so it is wise to stop somewhere before you arrive.

If you need a doctor

The nearest emergency rooms are Jangheung Uri Hospital (장흥우리병원), a regional emergency medical institution 9.6 km away, and Jangheung General Hospital (장흥종합병원), also regional, 9.7 km away. That is a real distance from the valley, so in an emergency call 119 first.

The closest pharmacies are Hangyeore Pharmacy (한겨레약국) at 6.8 km, Grand Pharmacy (그랜드약국) at 9.6 km and Onnuri Pharmacy (온누리약국) at 9.7 km. All three are registered as closed on Sundays, so if you visit on a Sunday, bring basic medicines with you. For accidents on water, the Korea Coast Guard can also be reached on 122.

Where to stay

Within 3 km of the valley there is only one licensed lodging, a residence-type property. Pensions and farm-stay guesthouses are registered under a different system and are not counted, so there may be more places to stay than this suggests.

For camping, Jeamsan Natural Recreation Forest Campground (제암산자연휴양림 야영장), a general campsite, is 2.7 km from the valley. Booking rules can change by season, so check before you set off.