Jeongeup

Jeongeup  (정읍시) is in North Jeolla in the south of South Korea

Understand
Jeongeup and its surrounding mountains and hills are a popular tourist destination in Korea for the maple leaf trees that have impressive colors during the fall.

Get in
connects the town to the wider Korean rail network.

There is a near the rail station, with connections to the national park outside of the town.

By taxi
It is easy to get ripped off by taxi drivers who charge 10,000-15,000 per person, which is ~3-4 times the normal fee. So try to avoid these taxis and avoiding visiting at peak times for traffic, especially weekends. This has been an issue for many years, but the city government has done nothing effective to improve the situation.