Mulmyeong Camp (물멍캠프) is a kids campsite in Jojong-myeon, and it was our pick for camping in Gapyeong with kids. My wife and I took our son and daughter there for two nights in late March 2026. The trip started on my birthday, so it turned into a birthday camping weekend for the four of us. The covered heated pool and the stream beside the campground kept our two busy for all three days. The one surprise was that the grounds were smaller than I had pictured.

Day 1: Setting up under the canopy

We drove up from our home in Hanam on the Friday and arrived in the afternoon. Check-in starts at 2 p.m. We had a site under an arched canopy roof, and we set up our own tent underneath it. Each site has its own restroom, shower and sink, and ours did too. With two kids, having a restroom right at the site made the whole stay much easier, especially at night.

While we were still pitching the tent, the two of them could not wait and ran off to the trampoline.

Dinner on the first night was pork belly with kimchi on a griddle. After dark we lit a campfire, and since March nights there were chilly, we stayed in front of it for a long time.

The nights were cold enough that we needed real heating. We rented a Toyotomi fan heater from the campsite for both nights and ran an electric blanket underneath us. Our site had electricity, so both worked without any trouble, and we slept warm through both cold nights.

Day 2: Pool, stream and zip line

Our son and daughter spent the morning waiting for the pool to open at 10 a.m. It is heated and sits under a vinyl dome, so it was warm once we were inside and they could play comfortably even in March. According to the campsite’s listing, the main pool is about 90 cm deep and the kids’ zone is 30 cm.

The stream runs along the edge of the campground, so it was easy to go back and forth between the pool, our site and the water. The water was still cold in March, so they only dipped their feet and spent their time looking for fish. Even so, they had a great time there.

They also went on the nest swings and the zip line, and my daughter went back to the zip line again and again. Since this is a kids campsite, there were a lot of children around, and it was nice to see them all playing together. Looking back, the pool and the stream were where our two spent most of their time.

That evening we grilled lamb chops and makchang (grilled intestines).

Day 3: One more jump before leaving

Check-out is at noon on the last day. Before we packed into the car, our two had one last go on the trampoline. On the way out they asked if we could come back again.

What surprised me

The campsite felt smaller than I expected. It was not small overall, just not as big as I had imagined before we arrived.

How the campsite is laid out

The campsite map on the Camfit booking page shows how the grounds are organized:

• Premium sites 1 to 30 sit around the pool building in the middle. We stayed at Site 24 in this area.
• Sites 22 and 23 are spaces for camping cars and caravans and have no tarp roof, though regular tents are also allowed there.
• Tarp sites 1 to 8 are a separate row on the gravel area along one edge of the campground.
• The play area near the management office has the trampoline, the zip line, the round nest swings and a four-season sled slope.
• The stream runs along one side of the campground. The map lists its maximum depth as about 2 m, so the deeper parts are worth keeping in mind with small kids.

Booking

We booked through the Camfit app. Our site was listed at 240,000 won for two nights, and a 36,000-won coupon in the app brought it down to 204,000 won. We paid through the app. We also added a fan heater rental for both nights as a separate booking in the app, which came to 40,000 won. Prices change with the season and the day of the week, so check the current rate on Camfit when you book.

If you go in March

• Plan for cold nights. We needed both a fan heater (rented from the campsite) and an electric blanket to sleep warm.
• Book the heater early. On Camfit it was a separate rental option, 40,000 won for our two nights.
• Pack swim caps. The pool requires a fitted swim cap.
• Expect cold stream water. In March our kids only dipped their feet, so the heated pool was their main place for real water play.

Practical info

• Address: 327-55 Myeongjisan-ro, Jojong-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do (경기 가평군 조종면 명지산로 327-55) · Google Maps
• Check-in / check-out: 2 p.m. / 12 p.m.
• Pool hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until 5 p.m. from December to March. The pool runs on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
• Booking: Camfit app
• Electricity: available at our site
• Heater rental: fan heater available as a rental option on Camfit (40,000 won for our 2 nights)
• Swim cap: a fitted swim cap is required in the pool.
• What we paid: 240,000 won for 2 nights at Site 24, and 204,000 won after a 36,000-won app coupon
• Note: check-in times and pool hours are from the campsite’s booking notices as of September 2026 and may change.

Who it suits

If your kids want water play in the colder months, the covered heated pool and the stream were what made this stay work for us.

More camping with kids

• Choihu Camping in Hanam
• Naepo Camping Square: horseback riding with kids

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What a Seongeup Folk Village stay is

Seongeup is one of the villages on Jeju where the old style of island house has been kept: low buildings with rounded thatched roofs, walls of stacked black volcanic stone, and narrow lanes between them. It is not a museum with ropes. It is a lived-in village, and some families rent out houses or rooms to visitors. Staying there means you sleep inside the old village rather than visiting it for an hour in the middle of the day.

The house: old outside, remodeled inside

From the gate, Swigopang looks the part: thick thatch, stone walls, a wooden porch. Inside, it has been remodeled. The rooms have smooth white walls and clean floors, and the old dark wooden rafters were left exposed in the ceiling. There was an air conditioner in the bedroom, which we needed in July.

We slept Korean style, on bedding laid out on the floor, all four of us in one room. If your family has never slept on the floor, the thick mats are comfortable enough, but it is not a mattress.

The kitchen was the practical win. It had an induction cooktop, a kettle, a microwave, a sink, a small fridge and a washing machine. On a family trip, being able to wash a load of clothes and keep drinks cold makes a big difference. The bathroom was remodeled too.

The courtyard, and what lives in it

The house wraps around a private square of grass, closed off from the lane by the stone wall. Our kids loved it. As soon as we arrived they were out on the grass and sitting on the wooden porch, and the courtyard was the part of the stay they talked about most.

The same garden brings bugs into the house. We had at least one house centipede (돈벌레, don-beolle), the fast, many-legged kind, and the kids were startled when it ran across the floor. It is harmless to people, and it comes with living in an old house next to a garden in summer, but it is worth telling children in advance so it does not ruin the evening. If anyone in your family is very bothered by insects, think about that before you book a house with a garden.

Walking the village

Stepping out of the gate puts you straight into the village lanes, lined with stone walls and thatched roofs in every direction. We checked in around 6 p.m., and the lanes were quiet. A quiet evening walk is something you only get by staying overnight.

A base for eastern Jeju

Seongeup sits inland in the east of the island, which made it a practical base. Snoopy Garden was a short drive away the next morning, and Seongsan Ilchulbong and Aqua Planet Jeju are on the east coast. We drove in from Segial Beach on the northeast coast. For dinner nearby, we ate at Gaseureum Sikdang in Pyoseon one evening.

Hanok stay or hotel?

We did both on this trip. We also spent a night at Hotel Aircity near the airport, which was easy and comfortable. The kids remember the thatched house much more. A hotel gives you a clean room; Swigopang gave the kids a courtyard, a porch and a night on the floor together. The trade-off is fewer hotel comforts and, in summer, the odd bug.

A little history of Seongeup

Seongeup was the seat of Jeongui-hyeon, one of Jeju’s old counties, from 1423 until 1914, and it has been lived in for about 600 years. Today the village has around 110 traditional structures, stone walls, and the short walled alleys that Jeju people call olle. The village as a whole is protected as national folklore heritage, and two of its old trees are natural monuments. Knowing that made our evening walk more interesting for the kids, who liked hearing that the village had been a kind of island capital.

Korean words that help

• 성읍민속마을 (Seongeup Minsok Maeul): Seongeup Folk Village
• 초가집 (chogajip): thatched-roof house
• 돌담 (doldam): stone wall
• 올레 (olle): the short walled alley to a house
• 독채 (dokchae): a whole house rented to one group
• 돈벌레 (don-beolle): house centipede

Questions parents ask

Are there hotels near Seongeup Folk Village?

We stayed inside the village in a private thatched house instead of a hotel. The village is inland, so any stay there means driving to the coast for sights.

Is it too hot in summer?

Our house had air conditioning in the bedroom, and we needed it in July. Check that before you book.

Before you book

• Check for air conditioning: ours had it, and July needed it.
• Expect floor bedding: comfortable, but not a bed.
• Prepare kids for bugs: a garden house in summer means insects indoors.
• Use the kitchen: the washing machine and fridge help on a long trip.
• Walk the lanes in the evening: the village is quiet after the day visitors leave.
• You need a car: the village is inland, and the sights are spread around it.

Would we stay again?

Yes. Our kids loved the house and the courtyard, and it gave the trip something a hotel could not. We would just warn them about the bugs next time. Our rating: 4.3 / 5.

For where we ate on this Jeju trip, see our Jeju family food guide on Korea Food Trails, our sister site for restaurant reviews.

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Why a hotel near the airport

The plan was simple. Pick up the rental car, drive a few minutes, and have the kids in bed instead of on a dark road. It worked: we were parked in the underground lot before anyone got cranky, and the kids were in pajamas within half an hour of walking in. If you land in Jeju on an evening flight with children, a night near the airport and a morning start is much easier than a late drive across the island.

Check-in

The drive from the rental car pickup was short enough that nobody had time to complain, and underground parking meant we did not have to circle a lot in the dark looking for a space. The lobby was bigger and brighter than I expected, with a revolving door, a stone-tiled entrance and the front desk straight ahead. There were families and quite a few foreign travelers coming and going even late in the evening. Check-in was quick, and we were in the elevator within a few minutes.

The room

The room was better than I expected for a stopover hotel: clean, big enough for four with room for the suitcases on the floor, with a slatted wood wall behind the beds and a wide window. Both kids claimed a bed, loudly. Our son went for the one by the window, dropped his dinosaur backpack and started bouncing before we could stop him. The window looks out over the high-rises of Jeju City with hills behind them. It is not a sea view, but our daughter stood at the glass for a long time, narrating the traffic below.

There was a wall-mounted TV, a control panel by the headboard and plenty of sockets near the beds for charging everyone’s devices.

The bathroom

The bathroom was modern and clean, with a glass shower that had both a rain head and a handheld shower, full-size toiletry bottles, a big mirror over a stone-look counter, and a bidet toilet that the kids found more entertaining than they should have.

The 24-hour convenience store downstairs

The most useful thing about this hotel for us was the convenience store on the first floor, open around the clock. We had run out of water, the kids wanted a bedtime snack, and my wife realized she had left her toothbrush at home. I went down in the elevator and came back with everything before the kids had picked a TV channel. The floor guide on the key sleeve shows the front desk and store on the first floor, a restaurant on the second, and parking underground. We did not try the restaurant.

The night

The beds were comfortable, the blackout curtains blocked the city light, and we barely heard any traffic once they were closed. Once the snacks were sorted and everyone had showered, both kids were asleep faster than usual, the surest sign a travel day has gone well, and my wife and I had a quiet hour to plan the next day’s drive. In the morning we packed up slowly and left without any rush.

Our older one, who normally fights bedtime on the first night anywhere new, was out within minutes. Good sleep before a long drive mattered more to us than any amenity, and that is the part this hotel got right.

The neighborhood

I booked the hotel only for its location, and expected a dull business area. There were gift shops and plenty of places to eat within a short walk. We had already eaten our way around the Dongmun night market that evening, so we did not need dinner, but if you arrive hungry, you do not need to drive anywhere.

A very international crowd

The other thing we both noticed was how many foreign guests there were, in the lobby, in the elevator and down at the store, far more than I expected for a mid-range city hotel. As a Korean family we are used to being the default guests. Here it felt mixed, and the kids heard a few different languages in the elevator and wondered where everyone was going. A hotel this close to the airport catches every kind of traveler landing on the island, so if you are visiting from abroad, you will not feel out of place.

What to know before you book

This is a city hotel, not a resort. There is no pool, no sea view and none of the kids’ facilities of the big resorts in the south of Jeju. If your children expect a water slide, this is not that kind of stay, and I would not book it for a whole Jeju week and expect the kids to be entertained on site. Set your expectations to a city stopover and it does well above that bar. As a clean, easy first or last night near the airport, it did everything we needed.

• Keep an overnight bag separate: you do not want to dig through a big suitcase for pajamas, toothbrushes and chargers at eleven at night.
• Ask for a city-view room: the window kept our kids busy.
• Use the store downstairs: for water, snacks and anything you forgot.
• Sort the rental car before you fly: with pickup and hotel parking handled, a late arrival stops being stressful.
• Keep the arrival night simple: we ate at the market, went straight back and let the night be boring on purpose, and everyone was fresh the next morning.

Would we stay again?

Yes, and next time we would book two nights and spend a day around Jeju City before heading south: Dongmun night market on the first evening, a slow morning and a look at Yongduam, the dragon-head rock, then a short drive out to a family farm such as the Little Prince Tangerine Farm. Our son asked if we could stay here again on the way back, which is not a reaction we usually get from an airport hotel. For our other stay on this trip, see the thatched house in Seongeup Folk Village, and closer to home, Choihu Camping in Hanam and a Children’s Day weekend at Naepo Camping Square.

For where we ate on this Jeju trip, see our Jeju family food guide on Korea Food Trails, our sister site for restaurant reviews.

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Where Choihu Camping is

Choihu is in Choi-dong in Hanam. The Korea Tourism Organization’s GoCamping listing describes it as about ten minutes by car from Olympic Park and Jamsil in Seoul, while still feeling like a quiet valley. For us in Hanam it is very close, which is the main reason we go: we can pack the car in the afternoon and be setting up before evening. For visitors staying in Seoul, it is one of the easiest ways to try Korean family camping without a long drive.

According to the GoCamping listing, the camp has 26 auto camping sites on wooden decks, in two sizes (4 by 6 meters and 5 by 7 meters), and allows pets and private trailers. Bookings are made online. You park and camp at your own site, so you bring your own tent and gear.

What we paid

Our site cost 90,000 won a night, so 180,000 won for the two nights. On the second day my younger sister drove over with her two kids for the day, and the camp charged day visitors 20,000 won per adult and 10,000 won per child, so 40,000 won for the three of them. The GoCamping listing shows lower standard prices for weekdays and weekends, so rates clearly vary by date and season; check the camp’s booking page for your dates.

Dinner on the grill

Most of the fun of camping for our kids is the grill. On the first night we grilled shrimp and mussels, and later more meat on a second round. The kids hovered around the grill waiting for the next piece to come off. As the evening got darker, we lit the fire pit in front of our site, and that is where everyone ended up.

The toad in the bottle

After dinner our daughter found a toad near our site and kept it in a clear bottle for a while, showing it to anyone who would look. She wanted to take it home, which was never going to happen, so we let it go again. She still brings up the toad when we talk about this trip.

The red-lit rocks at night

After dark, a group of rocks at the camp is lit up in red. The kids went over with flashlights and climbed around them, and it turned into a small night-time adventure before bed.

The kids’ program: bingo, pizza and dancing

The part that makes Choihu different from a plain campsite is the program for kids. On our stay, staff ran games in the open area: bingo, a pizza activity and a dance round. Our son won a round of bingo and got a bundle of firewood as his prize, which he carried back to our site like a trophy and which we burned that night. The kids from different families mixed together quickly, and ours and their cousins were in the middle of it.

Foam party and the fountain plaza

The camp also ran a foam party, with a bubble machine filling part of the open area with foam, and the kids ran through it screaming. There is also a fountain plaza with rocks and shallow water where kids play in warm weather. Our kids and their cousins spent a long time there. The rocks are slippery when wet, so bring spare shoes and socks.

A day with the cousins

Having my sister and her two kids join on the second day made the trip. The four cousins went from the program to the fountain to the rocks together, and the adults mostly sat and watched. A campsite this close to the city makes that kind of day visit easy, since family can drive over for the afternoon without staying the night.

Korean words that help at a Korean campsite

• 캠핑장 (kaempingjang): campsite
• 오토캠핑 (oto kaemping): auto camping, parking at your site
• 데크 (dekeu): the wooden deck your tent goes on
• 장작 (jangjak): firewood
• 불멍 (bulmeong): staring at the campfire, a popular camping word
• 두꺼비 (dukkeobi): toad
• 거품파티 (geopum pati): foam party

Questions parents ask

Is Choihu Camping glamping or regular camping?

It is listed as auto camping on wooden decks. You bring your own tent and gear.

Can family visit for the day?

Yes. We paid 20,000 won per adult and 10,000 won per child for day visitors.

How far is it from Seoul?

The GoCamping listing says about ten minutes by car from Olympic Park and Jamsil.

Tips for Choihu Camping Hanam with kids

• Ask about the program: bingo, dancing and the foam party were the highlights for our kids.
• Bring spare shoes: the fountain plaza rocks are slippery.
• Plan for day visitors: there is a per-person fee.
• Bring a flashlight: the kids will want to visit the lit rocks after dark.
• Book early: it is close to Seoul and weekends fill up.

Would we go back?

Yes. Choihu is close to home, the kids’ program keeps children busy, and it is easy for family to join for the day. It is a social, busy campsite rather than a quiet forest one, and for our kids that is the point. Our rating: 4.3 / 5.

For where we eat around home, see our Hanam and Misa restaurant guide on Korea Food Trails, our sister site for restaurant reviews.

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What we booked

We booked through Campit (캠핏), a Korean camping reservation app. Our booking was for a large B site in the section of Naepo Camping Square where each site has its own private bathroom, for two adults and two children, three nights from Friday May 1 to Monday May 4. The total was 320,000 won. Check-in was at 2 p.m. and check-out at noon.

The private bathroom was the reason we chose it. With two kids, not having to walk to a shared toilet block at night makes camping much easier. The Korea Tourism Organization’s GoCamping listing describes the campsite as an auto campsite at the foot of Yongbongsan with gravel sites, generous spacing between sites and an indoor playground, and lists a car theater, a valley stream and walking trails nearby.

Our site

Our large B site had room for the car, our tent and a table, with gravel underfoot, which drains well after rain. Having our own bathroom at the site meant no night walks to a shared block, and it also made teeth brushing and washing up after dinner much simpler. The sites are spaced well apart, so even on a full holiday weekend it did not feel crowded around us.

A rainy start

It rained on our first day. Setting up in the rain with two kids is nobody’s favorite part of camping, and we spent the first afternoon doing the minimum and waiting for it to ease off. The weather improved after that, and the rest of the weekend was dry. If you camp in Korea in early May, pack for rain and cool nights as well as sun.

The Children’s Day program, part one

For the long weekend, the campsite ran a Children’s Day program in two parts. The first part was cake making, recreation games and an evening by the fire. The kids lined up for group games at the check-in area, staff twisted balloons into animals, and there was a dance time in the afternoon. Our daughter came away with a beige balloon dog that she carried around for the rest of the day.

The kids also received small gifts from the campsite over the weekend, including a Children’s Day gift bag and a snack pack. The second part of the program, with horse riding, a horse keychain craft and a flea market, has its own post: horseback riding for kids at Naepo Camping Square.

Evenings at the site

Our evenings were simple. One night we had fried chicken for dinner at our site. After dark we lit the fire pit, sprinkled rainbow flame powder on the fire, which turns the flames blue and green for a few minutes, and let the kids hold sparklers. The fire was the part of the day our kids looked forward to most.

Why a program weekend works with kids

Without the program, a three-night stay could have felt long for two elementary-school kids. With something happening every day, they always had a reason to run off to the activity area and come back full of news. Children’s Day in Korea is May 5, and many family campsites run programs over the long weekend around it, so it is worth checking what is included when you compare sites. These weekends book out early.

After check-out

On May 4 we packed up in the morning and drove to Anmyeondo for a grilled clam lunch at Pungnyeon Hwesenta, then stopped at Kkotji Beach and the Taean Horticultural Therapy Expo on the way home. Naepo is a good base for the west coast of Chungcheongnam-do.

Korean words that help at a Korean campsite

• 캠핏 (Kaempit): Campit, the booking app we used
• 개별화장실 (gaebyeol hwajangsil): private bathroom
• 오토캠핑 (oto kaemping): auto camping
• 어린이날 (eorininal): Children’s Day, May 5
• 불멍 (bulmeong): staring into the campfire
• 입실 / 퇴실 (ipsil / toesil): check-in / check-out

Questions parents ask

Does every site at Naepo Camping Square have a private bathroom?

We booked the section listed as having private bathrooms. Check the site type when you book.

How much did three nights cost?

320,000 won in total for our large site over the Children’s Day long weekend.

Is there anything for kids besides the program?

GoCamping lists an indoor playground on site, and walking trails and a valley stream nearby.

Tips for Naepo Camping Square with kids

• Book the private bathroom section: it makes nights much easier with kids.
• Ask about the program: holiday weekends had daily activities.
• Pack for rain: our first day was wet.
• Bring fire pit extras: rainbow flame powder and sparklers were a hit.
• Book early: Children’s Day weekends fill up.

Would we go back?

Yes. The private bathroom, the space at our site and the Children’s Day program made three nights easy with two kids, even with a rainy start. Our rating: 4.3 / 5.

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