"The Korea Meteorological Administration recently announced that the autumnal tint will be making its appearance 1-6 days later than it has in previous years. Leaves on Jirisan Mountain and the central regions of Korea are expected to start changing between October 3rd and 19th, while the southern regions will start experiencing the seasonal bursts of color between October 13th and 30th.
The first foliage* of Seoraksan Mountain is predicted to start around October 3rd, and will reach its peak** around October 18th. The peak time of fall foliage on Naejangsan Mountain will be around the 7th of November. Last but not least, the autumnal tint will peak in the central regions and Jirisan Mountain around middle to late October, and in the southern regions around late October to early November.
2011 Autumn Foliage Schedule ( I've just selected some national parks. For the full schedule, click here.)
How to Read the Info Below:
National Park - Date for First Foliage - Date for the Peak Foliage
NOTE:
*First foliage = 20% of a given area’s foliage has changed color
**Peak foliage = 80% or more of a given area’s foliage has changed colors
Seoraksan in Gangwon-do (설악산) 10.3 - 10.20
Bukhansan in Gyeonggi-do, nearest to Seoul (북한산) 10.19 - 10.28
Naejangsan, a popular place for viewing maple reds (내장산) 10.26 - 11.7
Jirisan - one of the biggest national parks (지리산) 10.13 10.23
Hallasan on Jeju-do (한라산) 10.17- 10.28
See earlier posting on shorter autumns in Korea
sources:
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/FU/FU_EN_15.jsp?cid=1391042
Courtesy of: Korea Meteorological Administration
