[360 Trip to Korea] Seoul Forest 🇰🇷 The Green Escape in the Heart of the City

Seoul Forest, located along the Han River between Seongsu and Gangnam, is one of Seoul’s most beloved urban parks — a vast green sanctuary where nature, art, and community coexist within the metropolitan skyline.

Originally transformed from a former industrial and horse-racing site in the early 2000s, Seoul Forest has evolved into a multi-zone ecological park featuring tree-lined paths, open lawns, wetlands, and cultural installations.

Visitors can walk through ginkgo-lined avenues in autumn, picnic beneath cherry blossoms in spring, or rent bicycles and explore the forest’s interconnected trails. A small deer enclosure and ecological gardens add an unexpected sense of intimacy within the city.

Surrounded by the trendy cafés and creative spaces of Seongsu-dong, Seoul Forest bridges modern lifestyle and natural calm — offering a balance between movement and stillness.

By day, it is filled with families, couples, and joggers. By evening, soft sunset light filters through the trees as the skyline glows in the distance.

More than a park, Seoul Forest represents the softer side of Seoul — a place where the city slows down just enough to breathe.