Hyeopjae Beach

협재해수욕장

A beach in Hallim-eup on Jeju's west side, on Jeju Olle Trail Course 14. At low tide a long stretch of pale sand with crushed shell in it is exposed, the slope is gentle and the water shallow, and it runs into Geumneung Beach next door, which is why the two are usually called the twin beaches. Biyangdo sits offshore. The publisher lists the site as open at all times, but the bathing season — when it is staffed and supervised — covers only part of the summer, and that distinction is what decides when to come.

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Hyeopjae Beach at low tide, shallow emerald water running out to the horizon with Biyangdo on it.

Place information

Korean name: 협재해수욕장
Address: 2497-1 Hyeopjae-ri, Hallim-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju
Opening hours: open at all hours
Closed: Open year-round
Hours notes: The beach itself is open at all times, and the only times the publisher attaches to it belong to the bathing season. In 2026 that season, when the beach is staffed and supervised, runs from 24 June to 6 September with hours of 10:00-19:00, extended to 21:00 from 15 July to 15 August. Those are the hours supervision is provided rather than hours of opening and closing, so they are not written as hours rules here. The situation room on 064-728-3981 operates only during the season. Whether tubes are for hire and at what price, and the rules on dogs and on entering the swimming area, are all marked by the publisher as needing official confirmation, and it gives no values for them.
Time needed: 2 hours

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Prices

Parasol	₩20,000Published as the 2026 common rate across Jeju's designated beaches rather than as this beach's own charge.
Platform bed	₩30,000Published as the 2026 common rate across Jeju's designated beaches.

Source: Visit Jeju — Hyeopjae Beach (2497-1 Hyeopjae-ri, Hallim-eup; 33.3924809/126.2389861; tel 064-728-3981. The visitor note reads: open at all times; the 2026 bathing season with safety management runs 24 June to 6 September, 10:00-19:00, extended to 21:00 from 15 July to 15 August; parasol 20,000 KRW; platform bed 30,000 KRW; tube hire and its price need official confirmation; the rules on dogs and on entering the swimming area need official confirmation; the situation room on 064-728-3981 operates during the season. It is part of Jeju Olle Trail Course 14, runs into Geumneung Beach as its twin, and looks out on Biyangdo.) · Sep 10, 2026

What to see

Emerald-coloured water

The clear water has a colour that resembles emerald dye slowly spreading through it.

Nearby

Hallim Park

A private theme park immediately south of Hyeopjae Beach. The publisher describes nine themed sections across a hundred thousand pyeong; besides the palm avenue and the gardens, lava tubes including Hyeopjaegul and Ssangyonggul lie inside it. What is worth noticing on this record is that the operator states its times only as when ticketing opens and when it closes, and publishes no closing time for the park at all.

Gwakji Gwamul Beach

The designated season is the whole planning problem: outside it the shore is open but unstaffed, and inside it Gwakji is one of the beaches that closes at 19:00 with no evening extension. It is also the far end of the Handam Coastal Trail, so it is rarely worth driving to on its own.

Basalt-lined coastal walking path along Jeju Olle Route 15-B

Handam Coastal Trail

The path and Gwakji Gwamul Beach are the two ends of the same walk, which is the fact that decides how to plan them: they are one stop, not two. West-facing, so the sunset end of the day belongs here.

Osulloc Tea Museum

The museum itself is free and takes under an hour; the tea fields around it are the reason most people stay longer. It sits in Andeok, in Jeju's south-west — a long way from Seogwipo city and from Jeongbang, so plan it with the west, not with the south coast.

Stories about this place

Three Places to Visit in Western Jeju: Opening Hours and Suggested Order
What each of these three sites on Jeju's west side is like and which kind of trip it suits, with the summer bathing season, the seasonal ticketing deadline, the tide closures at Yongmeori Coast and the rules on dogs set out for planning.

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