Hwaeumsa

Hwaeumsa: 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 temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Hwaeumsa

Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.

Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).

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 Hwaeumsa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.46058, 126.93722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hwaeumsa

• Seoul National University Museum of Art · museum · Gwanak-gu · ~2 km · Must-see
• Entrance to trail for Gwanaksan Mountain · viewpoint · Gwanak-gu · ~2 km · Must-see
• Nakseongdae Park · park · Gwanak-gu · ~3 km · Must-see
• Samseongsan · viewpoint · Gwanak-gu · ~3 km · Must-see
• Horim Museum · museum · Gwanak-gu · ~4 km · Must-see
• Gwanaksan Mountain · viewpoint · Gwacheon-si · ~4 km · Must-see
• Gwaneumsa · temple · Gwanak-gu · ~4 km · Must-see
• Boramae Park · park · Dongjak-gu · ~5 km · Must-see
• SeMA Nam Seoul Living Arts Museum · museum · Gwanak-gu · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kimjungeop Architecture Museum · museum · Geumcheon-gu · ~6 km · Must-see
• Seoul National Cemetery · attraction · Dongjak-gu · ~7 km · Must-see
• 산책로 · park · Geumcheon-gu · ~7 km · Must-see
• Chunghyeon Museum · museum · Geumcheon-gu · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ankara Park · park · Yeongdeungpo-gu · ~8 km · Must-see
• Yeongdeungpo Park · park · Yeongdeungpo-gu · ~8 km · Must-see
• Centre Pompidou Hanwha · museum · Yeongdeungpo-gu · ~8 km · Must-see
• Korea Racing Authority Equine Museum · museum · Seocho-gu · ~8 km · Must-see
• Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park · park · Yeongdeungpo-gu · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hwaeumsa

Other temples near Hwaeumsa

• Gwaneumsa · temple · Gwanak-gu · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cheonggyesan Clear Forest Park · temple · Seocho-gu · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bongeunsa Temple · temple · Gangnam-gu · ~15 km · Must-see
• Yongjusa · temple · Hwaseong-si · ~35 km · Must-see
• Osan Gwollisa · temple · Osan-si · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bongseonsa · temple · Nowon-gu · ~48 km · Must-see
• 고달사 · temple · Yeoju-si · ~80 km · Must-see
• Silleuksa Temple · temple · Yeoju-si · ~83 km · Must-see
• 무량사 · temple · Icheon-si · ~89 km · Must-see
• Cheonan Seongbulsa Temple · temple · Sejong · ~92 km · Must-see

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