Sam-bong

Sam-bong: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sam-bong

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Sam-bong — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.02167, 127.56167. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sam-bong

• Sogwang Temple Site · temple · Kangwon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pashini-3 Train · fort · Kangwon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tŏk-chae · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kim Jong-Il Statue · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Songdowon · beach · Kangwon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ryeo-do · river spot · Kangwon · ~30 km · Must-see
• 매봉산 · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ullim Falls · waterfall · Kangwon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Changjin Falls · waterfall · Kangwon · ~5 km
• Anbyon Pohyon Temple · temple · Kangwon · ~6 km
• Hwangnyong-san · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~8 km
• Tower of Immortality · fort · Kangwon · ~11 km
• 양새봉 · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~11 km
• Peak Manhae · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~13 km
• Peak Changdae · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~15 km
• Gidaebong · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~19 km
• Jangsu Peak · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~19 km
• Galma Station · attraction · Kangwon · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sam-bong

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sam-bong

• Tŏk-chae · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kim Jong-Il Statue · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~25 km · Must-see
• 매봉산 · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Kumgang · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~78 km · Must-see
• Samgak Hill · viewpoint · Kangwon · ~98 km · Must-see
• Seongjaesan · viewpoint · Cheorwon-gun · ~101 km · Must-see
• Baekseoksan · viewpoint · Yanggu-gun · ~112 km · Must-see
• 가칠봉 · viewpoint · ~114 km · Must-see
• Bokgyesan · viewpoint · Pocheon-si · ~114 km · Must-see
• Broken Arrow · viewpoint · Cheorwon-gun · ~121 km · Must-see

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