Gayasan National Park
A large national park in the eastern part of South Korea, named for Gayasan, and designated a national park in 1972. It protects granite peaks and forest valleys, and holds Haeinsa, the temple that stores the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks.
- Where
- Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 35.8167, 128.1167
Get the Gayasan National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gayasan National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Gyeongsang volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gayasan National Park
Janggyeong Panjeon 2.3 km
The storage halls at Haeinsa that house the Tripitaka Koreana, 81,352 wooden printing blocks carved in the 13th century. The halls were built to let air move through, which has kept the blocks in good condition for centuries.
Haeinsa 2.4 km
A Buddhist temple in Gayasan National Park, the head temple of the Jogye Order. It houses the Tripitaka Koreana, more than 81,000 wooden printing blocks carved in the 13th century, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Palgongsan 57 km
A mountain in southeastern South Korea on an outlier of the Taebaek range, standing on the northeastern border of Daegu. It was once called Gongsan, and it is a provincial park known for its temples and a cable car to the ridge.
Gatbawi 59 km
A stone seated Medicine Buddha on Gwanbong Peak of Mount Palgong, in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province. It was carved in the Unified Silla era and is known by the nickname Gatbawi, meaning hat rock, for the flat stone slab on its head.
Jirisan 64 km
The second tallest mountain in South Korea, with broad ridges that spread across three provinces. Jirisan National Park was the first national park in Korea, and hikers cross it on a multi day ridge route.
Jinju Fortress 70 km
A walled fortress above the Nam River in Jinju, designated Historic Site of South Korea No. 118 on 21 January 1963. It was the site of the great siege of Jinju in 1592 during the Japanese invasions, and its walls and gates have been rebuilt.
Songnisan National Park 82 km
A mountain and national park in the Sobaek Mountains along the border between North Gyeongsang and North Chungcheong Provinces. Its main attractions are the temple Beopjusa and the picturesque peak Munjangdae, and its forested trails draw many hikers each autumn.
Beopjusa 85 km
A head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism on the slopes of Songnisan, in Naesongni-myeon, Boeun County. Its five storey wooden pagoda, Palsangjeon, is the tallest of its kind in Korea, and a large bronze Buddha stands in the grounds.
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Questions
Where is Gayasan National Park?
Gayasan National Park is in Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Janggyeong Panjeon (2.3 km), Haeinsa (2.4 km), Palgongsan (57 km).
How do I get the Gayasan National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gayasan National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Gyeongsang volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gayasan National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Gyeongsang volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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