The Korea Meteorological Administration has forecasted the first place to see the magnificent fall colors this year will be starting in the northeast region, at Seoraksan National Park (Gangwon-do) around September 25, followed by the central region around October 14, and then Jirisan National Park (Gyeongsangnam-do ) in the south central region October 7 to 19.
Normally,the foliage hits its peak, two weeks from the first fall foliage is observed. Below is the fall foliage prediction for 2015.
Mountain (Area) | Start of Foliage | Foliage Peak |
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Seoraksan National Park (Gangwon-do) | September 25 | October 18 |
Odaesan National Park (Gangwon-do) | September 29 | October 17 |
Chiaksan National Park (Gangwon-do) | October 6 | October 21 |
Jirisan National Park (Gyeongsangnam-do) | October 7 | October 20 |
Woraksan National Park (Chungcheongbuk-do) | October 11 | October 24 |
Bukhansan National Park (Gyeonggi-do) | October 12 | October 27 |
Gayasan National Park (Gyeongsangnam-do) | October 12 | October 29 |
Gyeryongsan National Park (Chungcheongnam-do) | October 14 | October 26 |
Songnisan National Park (Chungcheongbuk-do) | October 14 | October 28 |
Hallasan National Park (Jeju-do) | October 14 | October 28 |
Palgongsan Natural Park (Daegu) | October 17 | October 28 |
Naejangsan National Park (Jeollabuk-do) | October 17 | November 6 |
Mudeungsan National Park (Gwangju) | October 20 | November 4 |
Duryunsan Provincial Park (Jeollanam-do) | October 29 | November 11 |
Above is the 2015 fall prediction, dates are subjected to changes depending on weather conditions.
Travellers to Korea during this period can consider staying at our guesthouse and they might catch an appearance of the ” Autumn Boys” .
Photo and sources credits to The Korea Meteorological Administration :http://web.kma.go.kr/