The name Hwajeokyeon of these granite rocks originates from their resemblance to sheaves of rice stacked on top of each other. The granite rocks rising high above the surface of a lake, formed in the area where the Hantangang River meanders, offers a magnificent landscape. Gyeomjae Jeongseon, the master of Jingyeong landscape paintings who ushered in a new era of paintings with his realistic painting style, is known to have stopped by this region on his travel to Mt. Geumgang and drawn a painting of? Hwajeokyeon.
Currently, a camping ground is operated right next to Hwajeokyeon and although it is administratively part of Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, it is located closer to Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do.
