A place I’ve never heard of before... Guhou Fishing Port

Text and photos byMite

This time I came to Guhou Fishing Port in Wanli, New Taipei City—a place I’d never heard of before. I heard the water here is very clear and the scenery is beautiful, but the beach is piled high with trash, which made me even more curious to sneak a peek at this seascape.

Finally, I saw the sign for “Guhou Fishing Port” by the road. Though the sign is big, it’s located too close to the edge and the intersection, so it’s easy to miss or drive past. GPS is still the most reliable guide.

On Yuaolu Road, there’s a small fish market crowded with people and vehicles, as well as many seafood restaurants—so it seems quite a few people know about Guhou Fishing Port.

There’s a small parking lot right next to the Guhou Fishing Port harbor, but there are also parking spaces along the roadside outside, so you don’t have to park inside.
There are also restrooms here, and they’re pretty clean—I’d say they’re the cleanest portable toilets I’ve ever seen. The cleaning staff are always stationed nearby, no wonder they’re so spotless.
There’s even a basketball court here too—but the hoops are gone (?) XD

After parking the car, a vast sea spreads out before your eyes, with peculiar rocks and distant mountain views. It seems like the White House Resort is across the way.
The weather wasn’t great today, so I couldn’t take very beautiful photos, but it’s lucky to have pleasant and comfortable weather when going out.

Large boats are docked by Guhou Fishing Port, making me start to miss the feeling of being on a boat.

Facing the parking lot just now, going left leads to Yehliu Fishing Port and Yehliu Geopark; going right leads to Wanli and Guhou Fishing Port. Friends who want to dip their feet in the sea should head left. Yehliu Fishing Port and the geopark are a bit of a distance away. The place I’ll introduce later for playing in the water is the “Guhou Coastal Viewing Area.”

To the right is a whole stretch of beach where tourists are playing in the water and cooling off along the coast. There are parking spaces along the mountain-side road, but the seaside road is for pedestrians only. If you park your car here, you might get a ticket (!!) ((I actually saw a car get ticketed that day, so don’t be stubborn).

(The following introduces Guhou Area B, please refer to Mite’s Play Map at the end of the article for the location)
%As soon as you enter the cave-like shelter, you can walk down to the water. There’s also a pavilion nearby where vendors sell nets and cold drinks.

Layers of rocks stand in the sea, and waves bring the breath of nature to us wave by wave, as my thoughts quietly pause—just wanting to fully enjoy the beauty of this moment.

But the rocks on this side are a bit more sloped, and the waves are somewhat large, so it doesn’t seem very suitable for swimming. It’s better to just take photos and admire the sea from above.

This isn’t quite Yehliu Geopark yet, but you can still see some very unique rock formations. Looking at them is like seeing an earth-toned ink painting.

(The following introduces Guhou Area A, please refer to Mite’s Play Map at the end of the article for the location)
Next to the basketball court, there’s a slope leading down to a beach that’s flatter and has shallower water, making it more suitable for playing in the water than the pavilion area I introduced earlier.
If you have kids, they can also play here safely.

It’s a pity that there’s too much trash washed ashore by the rising tide along the shore, which ruins the view. Not only is there a smell when walking by, but you might also step on something sharp. Mite hopes to organize a beach cleanup next time I come back. Our beaches should be maintained by us, and I think everyone would be happy to join in.

Walking a little further, you can step into the cool seawater. Gazing at Keelung Islet in the distance, even if you’ve never been there, you can almost imagine every tree and blade of grass on the island, while also escaping the noise of the world.

The sandy beach in the Guhou Fishing Port coastal scenic area is simply adorable. The streamlined patterns on the rocks easily catch my attention, and the shells underfoot and the gravel polished by the waves also keep me mesmerized.

Look, this photo can definitely prove how incredibly clear the water at Guhou Fishing Port is.
You can clearly see every foot and every stone in the water. With such clean water, doesn’t it make you want to jump in?~

For the full article, click here >>> [Travel Record 'Northern Seaside Attractions'] New Taipei 'Wanli | Guhou Fishing Port | Coastal Scenic Area | Taipei’s Rarely Clear Waters, Zero Distance to the Sea.
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