Gangneung Jeongdongjin Beach is located at Jeongdongjin-ri, Gangdong-myeon, Gangneung. Jeongdongjin is famous as the best place for watching the first sunrise of a new year. This beach is about 250m long and has an area of 13,000㎡. Sea bathing is available from July to August. It is also possible to collect clams, mussels, sea urchins and seaweed from the rocks around.

Jeongdongjin Beach is famous for having a way station closest to the sea in the world. Therefore, guests can see the wide ocean right upon getting off Jeongdongjin Station. It also has a convenient transportation with trains going between Gangneung and Jeongdongjin. The beach is so large that there are three places suitable for sea bathing; in front of Jeongdongjin Station, Hourglass Park and Jeongdongjin Embankment.

Jeongdongjin Beach became first known as a filming site of an SBS drama titled "Hourglass" in 1995, getting more and more popularity with people. Then, a park in front of such filming site was named as "Hourglass Park." Moreover, Hourglass Beach has such a wide sandy beach that it can draw many frequent visitors. It also allows people to enjoy many tourist attractions together, including Hourglass Park, Sculpture Park in the south and Heonhwa-ro Road. There is a park on the hill 700m away from the south of Jeongdongjin, commanding a panoramic view toward the East Sea, beaches, the train station and coastal roads. Being close to Jeongdongjin, this Sculpture Park exhibits many beautiful sculptures, so that lots of families and couples can enjoy visiting here. Sculpture Park is equipped with convenient facilities like a store, a train cafe and a boathouse cafe. A giant boat-shaped condominium was built in 2001. Visitors can enjoy staying overnight thanks to this Sun Cruise condominium with about 600 rooms. The boathouse cafe takes on an actual boat shape, including a restaurant, a cafe and an observatory. Although it is just a model sitting on the land, visitors can feel as if they were floating at sea while taking a picture there. Being close to the sea, visitors can see many boat-shaped buildings, which look fascinating beyond imagination.