Spring time has arrived and the Stars and Stripes has a good listing of some of the most popular cherry blossom viewing sites in Korea. Here is where the Stars and Stripes recommends viewing cherry blossoms:

Chinhae
Changgyeonggung Palace in Seoul
Children’s Grand Park in Seoul
Namsan Mountain in Seoul
Seokchon Lake at Lotte World
Seoul Land Amusement Park
Sip-ri Cherry Blossom Road
Walker Hill Road
Yeouido Yunjungno Cherry Blossom Festival

Just be warned these are the most popular areas which means floods of people will be there with you if you go. If you are like me and hate going where the crowds are it is best to find some areas that are not common tourist destination to view the cherry blossoms.

Here is a recommendation that is off the beaten path if you want to view cherry blossoms. Go to Gayasan Mountain just west of Taegu to get the national park. The road to the national park is lined with cherry blossoms trees. It is really a pretty drive. To get there go to Taegu and then head west on I-12 and exit at road 1084 which connects to highway 59 that leads into Gayasan National Park.

Another nice area is that is nearby to Camp Casey is Soyasan Park just North of Dongducheon. The road leading to the mountain is also lined with cherry blossoms trees. To get here just travel North of Dongducheon on highway 3 until you see the Soyosan park signs to the right just north of Camp Casey.

Finally another great area is Jirisan Mountain in the far south of the mountain. Many areas of the mountain have the cherry blossom trees as well as having the spring time azaleas blooming. To get to Jirisan Mountain just travel South from Seoul on I-35 which will lead you to multiple exits to get to the park.

Enjoy the spring time while it lasts. It will be hot and humid before you know it and we will all be talking about the latest wave of fan deaths.