Gyeongpo Beach in Anhyeon-dong, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do is one of the best beaches to visit in the summertime. There is saying, if you want to feel the youthful energy of Korea during the hot summer, go to Haeundae in Busan or Gyeongpodae in Gangneung. Many young people come to Gyeongpo Beach and as a result family visitors have spread to other beaches in Yangyang and Goseong. Gyeongpo is famous for being the longest coastal beach. Located 6km to the north of the city center and 1km from Gyeongpodae Pavilion, the beach shows off the clear waters of the East Sea along and shining sand. The parasols that cover the beach in the summertime look as if paint has been splashed on the beach and create a splendid view. Only after seeing this sight has your Gangneung travels truly begun.

Gyeongpo Beach can be reached in 15 minutes from downtown Gangneung. Once you set foot on the beach, you are greeted by the fresh smell of the ocean and the rough sound of the waves. The open beach view will lighthen your heart and let your worries and troubles go away. It is a very attractive tourist site. After arriving at Gyeongpo Beach, you can enjoy a nice drive along the Beach on the tree-lined street. There are cafes you can visit that fit your taste and enjoy Gyeongpo Beach as you like.

In Gwandongbyeolgok, one of the fathers of lyrical literature Jeong Cheol described Gyeongpo in mid Choseon Period as "Following the royal azaleas of Hyeonsan Mountain that the dinnertime sunlight slightly shines past, I rode the wagon that the Taoist gods ride and went down to Gyeongpo". Also, on hit TV show "Runningman" host Yoo Jae-suk said "I love Gyeongpodae" and the sight became more famous. One of the top eight famous sites in Eastern Korea, you can see the moon in five different ways at Gyeongpodae. Gyeongpodae is beautiful year round with cherry blossoms in the spring, as the perfect summer getaway location, waterlilies in the fall, and snow covered pine trees in the winter. Gyeonpo Beach is 1.8km long, with waves coming ashore as if trying to swallow something, and 1.44㎢ of white sand and 4km of pine trees surrounding it as if it were a folding screen insulating the area from the rest of the world. Gyeonpo Beach is beautiful with a unique harmony between dynamic and calm forces. In the spring, the greenish water washes ashore from Oribawi Rock and Sinmibawi Rock and hits the white sand. In the summer, it is an ocean where you can enjoy and make memories in the sizzling heat. In the fall, it is a beach you would want to walk alone on. In the winter, it is a beach where someone just might come visit you from afar. It changes every season to give visitors a sense of serenity and a lasting impression.