Shihtiping Geopark


One of Taiwan's most beautiful areas of unspoilt coastline runs south from Fengbin, culminating at a headland beyond Shitigang fishing harbour, known as Shihtiping. Here, a reserve area offers pathways and viewing platforms from which to appreciate a series of wave-battered geological formations, including deep rock pools and a white-coloured cuesta (sloping scarp) onto which you can clamber.

The site somewhat immodestly touts itself as a 'world-class outdoor geological classroom', but anyone can appreciate the splendid views looking north at layer upon layer of steep green slopes rising from the frothing Pacific. Or, on a calm day, watch fish darting in the shallows. The park's spine is a 1.1km toll road starting from Km63.4 on Highway 11. Come at dawn for the sunrise or after 6pm to enjoy the scene with few other tourists. At weekends and especially during Chinese holiday periods, the site can become a contrastingly crowded traffic jam thanks to limited parking and passing places.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby attractions

1. Tropic of Cancer Monolith

2.84 MILES

Busloads of visitors stop at Km69.8, where a tall, white monolith marks the Tropic of Cancer, though probably, before seeing it, few had ever stopped to…

2. Baxian Caves

6.85 MILES

Backing a pretty landscaped garden right beside Hwy 11 are a series of rocky cliffs cut into which are at least 30 natural caves and crevices. Within,…

3. Danong Dafu Forest Park

10.4 MILES

If you turn east off Hwy 9 at Km254.8, a photogenically die-straight lane fires itself towards a serrated green ridge, crossing through a regenerated…

4. Patarongen Rice Terraces

11.51 MILES

The indigenous Kavalan people migrated to Patarongen (新社; Xīnshè) from Yilan, settling on a nearly flat headland which they converted into terraced rice…

5. Fuyuan Forest Recreational Area

11.82 MILES

Fuyuan takes an area of serene natural beauty and tames it just enough to make accessible the abundant birdlife and multitudinous butterflies that flit…

6. Fengbin Skywalk

12.86 MILES

This short but memorable seascape experience includes a cliff-ledge walk where a 40m section is along a glass-floored protruding shelf above the Pacific…

7. Baci Viewpoint

16.86 MILES

On a bend of Hwy 11, this small roadside rest stop has what is arguably the most beautiful panorama of the whole east coast. Leafy branches frame the…

8. Lintianshan

17.08 MILES

An attractively set 'cultural village' and tour bus magnet, Lintianshan was founded in 1918 as a Japanese-era logging village. At its 1960 peak, it housed…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "taiwan/shihtiping/attractions/shihtiping-geopark/a/poi-sig/1621519/1318933",
      "position": "superzone"
    }