[New post] What You Should Know About Mallipo Beach
South of Seoul posted: " About Swimming Season in Korea The official 'Swimming Season' in South Korea is from about mid-July to sometime in August. Swimming Season is when beaches are at their height of popularity. Popular and rural Korean beaches are filled with visitors"
The official 'Swimming Season' in South Korea is from about mid-July to sometime in August. Swimming Season is when beaches are at their height of popularity. Popular and rural Korean beaches are filled with visitors, lifeguards, public showers, activities, and all the businesses are open and supporting visitors. It's beach party time.
During 'Swimming Season' your activities will be restricted to certain marked swimming areas that are strictly patrolled by lifeguards on jet skies. You may find this strange if you come from parts of the world where swimming in the sea and ocean is an unrestricted activity. However, you can quickly adjust and find tons of joy within the limited area.
During the off-season, you can still visit the beaches and be allowed to swim at most of them, except in areas like Busan and other extremely popular beaches that have begun enforcing beach closures during different times of the year. Basically, during the off-season, you can pretty much do what you want in the sea but most support services like lifeguards and public showers will be closed. However, public restrooms are often -but not always - still open.
Mallipo Beach Parking Lots
As of 2021, two of the best parking lots that allow you to be close to the beach are the following lots. All lots have very easy access to bathrooms and public showers. All the lots are free as of 2021. Parking fills up heavily after 12:00pm, we recommend arriving before that for the ideal spots.
Finding a Tent Spot on Mallipo Beach
During swimming season (July-August), beaches will be lined with umbrellas that can be rented. These will be between 30,000-40,000 for the whole day and sit back safely from high tide. Generally speaking, you can not set up your own tents between the paid locations and the ocean.
If you have not brought a tent or umbrella of your own, we highly recommend renting for the day so that you can safely take a rest. If you are from North America, you may find the sun burns you much faster in Korea than at home.
If you don't want to pay for an umbrella, Mallipo Beach also has a few areas where you can put up your tents. These spots vary each year and may change throughout the season. When it's not swimming season the entire beach is generally free to use.
Plenty of Outdoor Showers to Keep Away the Sand
Before entering any cafe or restaurant, make sure your feet are clean of sand. Most cafes and restaurants will have showers and feet washing areas. The beach also has free outdoor showers dotted along the sidewalk to help you get clean.
Remember that it's not a good form to use the private showers and foot washing stations unless you plan to use the business. Instead, use the free, outdoor public showers along the sidewalks.
Dogs at Mallipo Beach
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Mallipo Beach allows all sizes of dogs as of 2021. Dog owners are welcome to bring their pets as long as they follow a few basic rules.
ALWAYS keep your dog on a leash.
Carry a muzzle. Others may ask to have them muzzled and they have the right to ask this and you will need to comply.
Clean up after your dogs on the beach.
Additional advice gleaned from years of visiting Korean beaches with dogs:
ALWAYS keep your dog on a leash. It doesn't matter what others do. Off leash dogs are not allowed on public beaches. Additinally, you likely don't have the Korean language skills or cultural knowledge to negotiate your way out of a difficult situations that may happen. Keep your day fun by keeping your perfect pet on a leash.
Take a tent to protect them from sun. You don't want your pet to be out and exposed all day in the crazy hot sun. Make sure they have a safe place to escape.
Remember that your dog also has a language barrier and can't speak Korean. That means your dog can't communicate with strangers and strangers can't communicate with them. Protect your dog and others from the fear and confusing caused by this language barrier, and keep them on a leash.
Mallipo Beach Restaurants
If you are wondering what types of restaurants are at Mallipo Beach, read the following blog. Remember that restaurants often close during the off-season or winter months. Non-seafood restaurants will often change regularly due to the nature of seasonal businesses.
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