Daecheon Park and Lake Guide, Haeundae

Daecheon Park (대천공원) is a city park around an artificial lake in Haeundae-gu, at the foot of Jangsan Mountain. It is a lake park, not a beach spot, and it is also the point where a trail into Jangsan begins. This guide covers what the park has, how to reach it, and what to check before you go.

We checked the sources on 3 October 2026. We have not visited, so this is a source summary and not a review. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) photos in this guide have no dates, and several show gray, wet weather, so they do not tell you what the park looks like in autumn.

A person with a yellow umbrella walks on a green path beside a lake, with apartment blocks across the water — Photo: Korea Tourism Organization (KOGL Type 3)

Quick answer

Daecheon Park is a lake park with a walking path around Daecheon Lake (대천호), listed as open at all times and free of closing days.
Reach it on foot from Sin Haeundae Station (about 20 minutes) or Jangsan Station (about 25 minutes), according to Visit Busan.
It is also the starting point for walks into Jangsan.

What the Park Is

KTO says Daecheon Park was made together with the new town in Haeundae to give residents a place to rest. It has a walking path along the lake and a children’s play area. The two things KTO says catch the eye are a large symbolic sculpture that wishes for a full catch of fish, and the lake itself. KTO adds that half of the lake view is an apartment-lined city and the other half is the forest of Jangsan.

Large white and green curved sculptures on a paved plaza with dark stone seats and tree-covered hills behind — Photo: Korea Tourism Organization (KOGL Type 3)

KTO says many residents walk the lake in the morning and the evening, and that families with children come at midday. We did not measure crowds, so treat that as KTO’s description, not a forecast. We also found no official length or walking time for the lake path, so we do not give one.

What Is in the Park

KTO lists these features:

shelters and benches for resting, spread through the park;
an outdoor stage and a plaza;
a snack kiosk and toilets;
play facilities for children.

The photo below shows wooden shelters with benches, which match the resting places KTO describes. KTO’s text does not say how many there are or where they stand, so we cannot place them on a map for you.

Two wooden pergolas with benches on a paved area under trees — Photo: Korea Tourism Organization (KOGL Type 3)

KTO lists the park as open at all times, with no closing days, and says parking is available. Visit Busan’s hiking page describes the Daecheon Park public parking lot as charged. We found no price. The tourist information contact KTO gives is the Haeundae Tourist Information Center at 051-749-5700. If you plan a long stay, remember that these are listings and not a visit report, so confirm what is open on the day.

The stage in the next photo is a concrete structure with a curved green roof that faces a wide paved plaza. KTO says there is an outdoor stage and a plaza, and we assume this is it, but the listing does not label the photo.

A concrete outdoor stage with a green curved roof facing a wide paved plaza — Photo: Korea Tourism Organization (KOGL Type 3)

Autumn and the Jangsan Trailhead

Visit Busan’s autumn itinerary says Daecheon Lake takes on a different beauty in autumn, with maple and ginkgo trees in red and yellow and their reflections on the still water. That is Visit Busan’s description and it gives no dates, so we cannot tell you when the colors peak.

The same page says the lake connects to the trailhead of Jangsan Mountain. It describes a flat, well-formed start into the valley and says a field of silver grass lies before the summit. It adds that past the field it takes about 40 to 50 minutes to reach the top, and that the summit lies inside a military zone and is open only from 10:00 to 15:00. Another Visit Busan page calls the park the place where most people start the hike and describes a 3-hour outing to the peak. If you want only the lake, you can skip the mountain.

Our autumn walks guide covers other seasonal walks in the city.

Getting There

Visit Busan gives different figures on two pages, so we show both.

Autumn itinerary page: about 25 minutes on foot from Exit 12 of Jangsan Station (장산역), or about 20 minutes on foot from Exit 1 of Sin Haeundae Station (신해운대역).
Hiking page: about 26 minutes on foot from Exit 10 of Jangsan Station on Busan Metro Line 2, or a bus 100-1, 115-1, 181, 40 or 63 to the Daelim 3-cha Apt. stop and a 15-minute walk.

The two pages list different exits for Jangsan Station and give slightly different minutes, so allow 20 to 26 minutes on foot and check the exit signs. We did not check the bus timetable. For card basics, see our Busan metro and T-money guide.

The park’s address is 331-18 Jangsan-ro (장산로 331-18), Haeundae-gu.

What Else Is Nearby

KTO says Buheung Park, Dongbaekseom, Haeundae Dalmaji Park and Cheongsapo are around the park. We did not check distances or routes between them. If you want to extend the day, read our guides to the Dalmaji Road walk, Dongbaekseom and Blueline Park and Cheongsapo.

First-Timer Tips

These are our suggestions, not sourced facts.

Check the weather. Several KTO photos show wet days and we have no advice on October conditions.
Bring water and a snack. We could not confirm the snack kiosk’s hours.
If you plan to enter Jangsan, check the 10:00 to 15:00 summit window and the last metro before you start.
Wear shoes that suit a paved path, and stronger shoes if you go up the trail.

FAQ

Is Daecheon Park free? KTO lists it as open at all times with no closing days. We found no entry fee.

How long does it take to walk from the metro? Visit Busan gives about 20 minutes from Sin Haeundae Station Exit 1 and 25 to 26 minutes from Jangsan Station, depending on the page.

Can I walk around the lake? KTO says there is a walking path along the lake. We found no length for it.

Can I reach the Jangsan summit from here? Visit Busan says the trail starts at the park and the summit takes about 40 to 50 minutes past the silver-grass field. The summit is open only from 10:00 to 15:00.

Is there parking? KTO says yes. Visit Busan describes the public lot as charged, and we found no price.

What We Could Not Confirm

The length and walking time of the lake path.
Parking prices and the number of spaces.
When the autumn colors peak in a given year.
Opening hours for the snack kiosk and toilets.
Which Jangsan Station exit is best, and the bus timetable.
Distances to Buheung Park, Dongbaekseom, Dalmaji Park and Cheongsapo.

Related guides

We post short first-timer guides on Instagram too: @rolo.koreaguide.

Sources

Checked on 3 Oct 2026.

Korea Tourism Organization, TourAPI (Korean service): Daecheon Park (content ID 2875849). Photographs from this listing (KOGL Type 3) used unaltered.
Visit Busan (official Busan tourism site), “A 2-Day Busan Getaway Following the Colors of Autumn”: https://visitbusan.net/index.do?lang_cd=en&menuCd=DOM_000000302011001000&uc_seq=2606 ; “To the peak of Jangsan Mountain”: https://visitbusan.net/index.do?lang_cd=en&menuCd=DOM_000000301001001000&uc_seq=432 .
Walking times and distances are those given by Visit Busan; we did not walk them.