Soyang Dam & Soyang Lake
소양강댐
South Korea's largest earth-and-rock dam, which holds back Lake Soyang, known as the 'inland sea'; visit the dam top for views, or take a boat to Cheongpyeongsa Temple.
The Soyang River Dam was completed in 1973. It stands 123 meters high and 530 meters long, and it is South Korea's largest multipurpose dam. The lake it creates, Soyang Lake, covers a vast area and is known as the 'inland sea'. The dam crest has a viewing plaza and a monument, where you can look out over the lake among layered mountains. Below the dam stands the Soyang River Maiden song monument. From the pier upstream of the dam, boats take about 10–15 minutes to reach Cheongpyeongsa Temple, and other boats head toward Yanggu and Inje. To get there, take bus No. 11 or 12 from Chuncheon Station, about 40 minutes; there are more buses on autumn foliage weekends.
Opening hours
All day (viewing area)
Nearby sights
- Cheongpyeongsa Temple
- Chuncheon National Museum
- Soyanggang Skywalk
- Chuncheon Myeongdong Dakgalbi Street
- Animation Museum (Chuncheon)
- Legoland Korea Resort
- Samaksan Lake Cable Car
- Kim Yu-jeong Literary Village