Seoul Children's Grand Park

You can visit by wheelchair: the main and back gates have no steps and the park has accessible toilets, but expect many gentle slopes. This large city park is free to enter. It opened in 1973 and has a zoo, an amusement park, a music fountain, and walking paths.

Wheelchair: Wheelchair accessibleThe main and back gates have no steps, ramps are fairly well placed, and the park has accessible toilets.
Walking load: MediumThe park is large, with many gentle slopes and gate-to-gate walks of 15 to 20 minutes, but it has pavilions and benches for rest.
Source: Checked online · Oct 2026

Traditional Korean pavilion with a tiled roof among autumn trees and a railing in front, at Seoul Children's Grand Park — KTO, KOGL Type 1

Getting there

Children's Grand Park StationLine 7Street elevators at Exits 1 and 5.
Station
Children's Grand Park Station toiletOutside the gates, B2, by Exits 1 and 6. Wheelchair-usable.
Gunja StationLine 5 and Line 7Street elevators at Exits 4 and 7.
Station
Gunja Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exits 7 and 8. Wheelchair-usable.

Accessible toilets near here

Heads-up

The Botanical Garden is closed for renovation from May 27, 2026 until the second half of 2027 (planned). The closure is for the Botanical Garden.

The zoo closes at 17:00, much earlier than the park, as of October 2026. Visit the zoo first.

Parking waits can be long on weekends and in peak season. On spring Fridays, weekends, and holidays, lots can be full from 10:30 to 16:30, with an average wait of 1 hour 30 minutes. The main gate lot fills first on weekends, so try the back gate or Guui Gate lot.

Getting in

Entrance: You can enter by wheelchair at the main gate and the back gate. Neither has a step. The approach and main entrance are gentle ramps.
Parking: The park has 30 accessible parking spaces at the back gate, Neungdong Gate (능동문), Seoul Sangsang Nara (서울상상나라), and Guui Gate (구의문) lots. Parking hours are 09:00–22:00, as of October 2026.
Route: For the main gate, use Exit 1 of Children's Grand Park Station (Line 7). For the back gate, use Exit 4 of Achasan Station (Line 5).
Vehicles: As of November 2024, the park bans cars, motorcycles, bicycles, kick scooters, inline skates, and electric vehicles.

Inside

Paths: Expect many gentle slopes, which can make moving harder in a wheelchair. Ramps are fairly well placed. One travel guide says the paths are wide and easy with a stroller. In older information from 2016, one wheelchair user said the hills made getting around not easy.
Steep spots: Some sections inside and outside the Tropical Animal House (열대동물관) are steep. Older information says ramps link its two floors.
Toilets: Find accessible toilets beside Neungdong Forest Stage (능동숲속의무대), behind the Tropical Animal House, near the sports ground (운동장), and at Neungdong Gate. The one in the Customer Information Center has plenty of room. Some accessible toilets are not easy to use.
Distance: The park is very large, about 536,000 m². From the main gate, the back gate is about a 20-minute walk and Guui Gate about 15 minutes. Guui Gate to the back gate is about 18 minutes. Allow more time if you move slowly. Pavilions and long benches give you places to rest.
Wheelchairs: You can borrow a wheelchair at the gates. Show ID and write down your phone number. The main gate has 7, Neungdong Gate 2, and Guui Gate 1. Sources differ on the back gate: it has 8 or 4. Call the Customer Information Center at 02-450-9336 (+82-2-450-9336) to ask.

Also useful

Hours: As of October 2026, the park is open every day, 05:00–22:00. The zoo is open 10:00–17:00, and this may change with weather or disease control. The amusement park opens at 10:00 and closes at 18:30 on weekdays and 19:30 on weekends.
Admission: Park entry is free for all nationalities, as of October 2026. Paid facilities, such as the amusement park, cost extra. Ticket counters can be a little hard to reach in a wheelchair.
Help: The Customer Information Center at the main gate has an information desk and a first-aid room. The first-aid room is open 09:00–18:00, with lunch 12:00–13:00, as of October 2026. Call 02-450-9336 or 02-450-9337 (+82-2-450-9336).
Vision, hearing: The official park map page has a braille map tab. As of December 2024, there may be no facilities for deaf or hard-of-hearing visitors, or they may be hard to use.

Not known yet

How steep and rough the paths are around the zoo and along the central road, and whether you can manage the steep Tropical Animal House sections alone
Whether Achasan Station Exit 4 has an elevator, and the step-free path from station elevators to the gates
Wheelchair rental fee and hours, and whether a passport counts as ID
How far each accessible toilet is from the gates
Which amusement park rides wheelchair users and older visitors can use

Sources

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