How do I see the Uhang-ri dinosaur fossil site and Gocheonamho Lake?

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Uhang-ri dinosaur fossil site: the exhibition rooms of Haenam Dinosaur Museum and 3 outdoor protective shelters

• Haenam Dinosaur Museum is a museum inside the Uhang-ri fossil site, and its exhibition rooms hold 447 items, including a genuine Allosaurus fossil.
• The fossil site has outdoor exhibition halls: the Ornithopod Dinosaur Hall, the Pterosaur and Bird Hall and the Large Herbivorous Dinosaur Footprint Shelter. They hold 263 ornithopod footprints, 443 pterosaur footprints, more than 1,000 webbed bird footprints and 110 star-shaped large herbivorous dinosaur footprints.
• 35 dinosaur sculptures stand outdoors at the fossil site.
• Uhang-ri is where pterosaur, dinosaur and bird footprints came out together in one layer, and the fossil site is nationally designated heritage named 'Dinosaur, Pterosaur and Bird Footprint Fossil Site in Uhang-ri, Haenam,' at 191 Uhang-ri.
• The museum opens 09:00–18:00 and is closed every Monday.
• Individual fees are 5,000 won for adults, 4,000 won for youth and 3,000 won for children, and groups of 20 or more pay 4,000 won for adults, 3,000 won for youth and 2,000 won for children.
• The 2026 Haenam Dinosaur Festival was held around Haenam Dinosaur Museum from May 2 to 5.

• Haenam Dinosaur MuseumHours 09:00–18:00
• Dinosaur, Pterosaur and Bird Footprint Fossil Site in Uhang-ri, Haenam

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Gocheonamho Lake and Gocheonam Natural Ecological Park: Baikal teal in winter, open at all times and free

• Gocheonamho Lake (Migratory Bird Habitat) is a lake with large reed beds, where 54 bird species have been observed, including rare birds such as the black stork and cinereous vulture.
• Of them, 33 are waterfowl and 5 are raptors.
• The mass flights of Baikal teals can be seen from December to February, and they peak at sunset and dawn. It is also a filming location for the films 'Seopyeonje' and 'Memories of Murder,' and it is open at all times, every day of the year, free to use, with parking available.
• Gocheonam Natural Ecological Park (752-14 Gocheonam-ro) is about 810 m from Gocheonamho Lake in a straight line. It is a park with a migratory bird pole gallery, bird sculptures, the Water Fragrance Wetland Garden, Birdsong Forest, Wildflower Fragrance Garden and a floor fountain in the Courtyard Plaza. It is also open at all times and free, with parking available (inquiries 061-530-5333).
• By bike, there is 'Course 7, Gocheonam Lakeside Road' (2 hours 30 minutes), which starts at Gocheonam Natural Ecology Park and returns via Namsan Farm Bridge, the Reed Trail, Geumpung Bridge and Gocheonan Seawall.

• Gocheonam Natural Ecological ParkHours Always open
• Gocheonamho Lake (Migratory Bird Habitat)Hours Always open

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Combining them in one day: about 7.7 km from the dinosaur museum to Gocheonamho Lake in a straight line

• From Haenam Dinosaur Museum it is about 7.7 km to Gocheonamho Lake and about 7.6 km to Gocheonam Natural Ecological Park (both straight-line distances that differ from the actual travel distance).
• The museum is open only 09:00–18:00, and Gocheonamho Lake is open at all times.
• So from December to February, see the museum during the day and go to Gocheonamho Lake around sunset to match the time of the Baikal teal flocks.
• Haenam County Culture and Tourism's Day Course 1 starts in Haenam-eup and passes the Uhang-ri Dinosaur Fossil Site (museum), Usuyeong Tourist Site, and the Gocheonam Migratory Bird Habitat. It then continues to Mihwangsa Temple on Dalmasan Mountain, Ttangkkeut Tourist Site (monorail), and Ttangkkeut Marine Natural History Museum. There is also the bike course 'Course 5 Jipyeongseon Trail' (5 hours), which starts and ends at Haenam Dinosaur Museum.
• On Mondays the museum is closed, so visit places open every day of the year, such as Gocheonamho Lake, Gocheonam Natural Ecological Park, Ongmae Mine, and Dojangsa Temple.

• Haenam Dinosaur MuseumHours 09:00–18:00
• Gocheonam Natural Ecological ParkHours Always open
• Ongmae MineHours Always open
• Dojangsa TempleHours Always open

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Other attractions in Hwangsan-myeon: Namni Market, Ongmae Mine, Dojangsa Temple, and old houses

• Namni Market is held only in the morning, 06:30–11:00, on the 3rd, 8th, 13th, 18th, 23rd, and 28th of each month. It sells local by-products, grains, and seafood, and it is about 1.8 km from Haenam Dinosaur Museum in a straight line.
• Ongmae Mine, at 414-3 Okdong-ri, has seaside concrete warehouses where alunite was mined and stockpiled during the Japanese colonial period. It also has a memorial to 118 miners who died in a ship fire in 1945, and it is open at all times and free.
• Dojangsa Temple is a temple in a camellia forest partway up Botasan Mountain. It is open at all times, and parking is available.
• For Haenam Jeong Myeong-sik House at 291 Uhang-ri, Jeong Yeong-cheol Old House at 101 Pyeongdeok-gil, and Maitreya Buddha in Yeondang-ri, Hwangsan-myeon, Haenam at 374-1 Yeondang-ri, contact the Haenam County Culture and Arts Division, Cultural Heritage Team (061-530-5250).
• For Sanso Fishing Experience Village at 135 Ansan-gil, ask the village office (061-534-0250).
• The 2026 Hwangsan Yeonho Barley Festival was held around 162-14 Wongeum-gil, Hwangsan-myeon, from May 23 to 25.

• Ongmae MineHours Always open
• Dojangsa TempleHours Always open
• Haenam Dinosaur MuseumHours 09:00–18:00
• Haenam Jeong Myeong-sik House
• Jeong Yeong-cheol Old House
• Maitreya Buddha in Yeondang-ri, Hwangsan-myeon, Haenam

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Staying in Hwangsan-myeon: 4 lodgings

This site lists 4 lodgings in Hwangsan-myeon: Haengbok 1ho Jip Minbak and Giseong Haengbok Village at 51-6 Giseong-gil (both 010-5600-3536), Mimo Oncheon Jang Yeogwan at 97-12 Sideung-ro (061-533-6300), and Hwangsan Yeogwan at 123-1 Sideung-ro (061-532-2403).