Seoul Iris Garden

You can visit Seoul Iris Garden by wheelchair: the main entrance has no step, and there are elevators and an accessible toilet. It is a large botanical garden and ecological park with 12 themed areas.

Wheelchair: Wheelchair accessibleThe main entrance has no step, and the building has elevators inside and outside. The accessible toilet has room for a power wheelchair to turn, but it may be only partly easy to use. Ask about it at the information desk when you arrive.
Walking load: MediumThe garden is large, at about 16,000 pyeong (about 53,000 square meters). Expect a fair amount of walking if you want to see all 12 themed areas.
Source: Checked online · Oct 2026

Curved dirt path with stone edging winds through tall pine trees and green shrubs in Seoul Iris Garden — KTO, KOGL Type 1

Getting there

Dobongsan StationLine 1 and Line 7Street elevators at Exits 1-1 and 2.The station entrance is at street level.
Station
Dobongsan Station toiletsOutside the gates, 1F, by Exit 1-1. Wheelchair-usable.Inside the gates, 1F, by Exit 2. Wheelchair-usable.
Dobong StationLine 1Street elevators: not known yet.
Station

Accessible toilets near here

Getting in

Entrance: The main entrance has no step. It may be flat, or it may have a gentle slope. A wooden ramp with handrails appears to lead to the front deck, with stairs beside it.
Parking: There are 4 accessible parking spaces outdoors, behind the building. The spaces have plenty of room.
Route: An elevator exit at Dobongsan Station is also the suggested exit for the garden. The walk takes 1 minute.

Inside

Elevators: The building has elevators inside and outside. The floor buttons have Braille.
Toilets: The accessible toilet has room for a power wheelchair to turn. A fold-down grab bar and an L-shaped wall bar appear to be next to the toilet. It may still be only partly easy to use.
Wheelchairs: You can borrow a wheelchair at the information desk. There are 2, near the left entrance of the building.

Also useful

Strollers: You can borrow a stroller at the information desk. Do not count on stroller storage.
Baby care: There is a diaper-changing table and a nursing room. Do not count on a family toilet.
Vision, hearing: Support for visitors with low vision is available, including tactile paving at the entrance and Braille on the elevator floor buttons. Do not count on support for visitors with hearing loss.

Not known yet

Surface, slope and width of the paths inside the garden
Whether the wetland garden decks have steps
How steep the wooden ramp is, and how slippery it gets when wet
What makes the accessible toilet only partly easy to use
Admission fee and opening hours

Sources

The summary, the notes and the lists on this page draw on these sources.

Seoul DanurimDec 2024
Korea Tourism OrganizationDec 2025

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