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Daepo Port

Daepo Port

대포항

Attraction

Daepo Port is Sokcho's best-known southern tourism fishery harbor, with seafood restaurants, market lanes, harbor lights, and quick access to Daepo Port Observatory, Oeongchi Beach, and the Oeongchi coastal route.

Reviewed by HeySeorak Editorial

·Updated Sep 22, 2026

Area

Daepo Port

Price

₩ Budget-friendly

Hours, address & map

Info

6-13 Daepohang 1-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do

강원특별자치도 속초시 대포항1길 6-13

+82-33-633-3171

Sokcho Tourism lists the port as available at all times and free to visit. Individual seafood restaurants, markets, and boats keep separate hours.

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The story

The official tourism page presents Daepo Port as a long-running harbor that has become one of Sokcho's representative tourism fishery areas.

Behind the signature

Daepo Port shows how Sokcho's working seafood economy turned into a visitor-facing harbor district without losing the visual language of tanks, boats, gulls, breakwaters, and night lights.

Local tip

Come to Daepo Port for seafood, harbor photos, or the southern coast. For displaced-people history, Abai Village and Sokcho Tourist & Fishery Market are better places to start.

Seasonal note

Evening lights are strong for atmosphere, while seafood menus and prices vary by catch, season, and individual restaurant.

For travelers

For international visitors, Daepo Port is a readable introduction to Korean East Sea seafood culture. Decide what you came for first, so the harbor, observatory, beach, and restaurants do not blur together.

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Pro tip
Come to Daepo Port for seafood and harbor views on the south side of Sokcho. Daepo Port Observatory and the individual restaurants and fish centers are separate stops, each with its own page.

Notes from travelers

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Questions travelers ask

Where is Daepo Port?+

Daepo Port is at 6-13 Daepohang 1-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do.

What should I know before visiting Daepo Port?+

Come to Daepo Port for seafood, harbor photos, or the southern coast. For displaced-people history, Abai Village and Sokcho Tourist & Fishery Market are better places to start.

What is Daepo Port known for?+

Daepo Port shows how Sokcho's working seafood economy turned into a visitor-facing harbor district without losing the visual language of tanks, boats, gulls, breakwaters, and night lights.

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