What It Is

Yehliu Geopark occupies a narrow sandstone cape on Taiwan's North Coast, shaped by wave and mineral erosion into hoodoo formations found in this concentration nowhere else on the island. The park's single most photographed feature is the Queen's Head (女王頭) — a mushroom rock eroded into a profile resembling a crowned head. Its neck has thinned over decades of erosion and the park does not permit touching it; the formation is expected to eventually break, and no replacement is possible.

Getting There

Bus 1815 (Kuo-Kuang) from Taipei West Bus Station Terminal A (beside Taipei Main Station), roughly NT$96, ~1h20 min, departures approximately every 20 minutes.

Admission & Hours

NT$120 general admission; NT$60 discount rate for Taiwanese students, children 6–12, and seniors 65+. Standard opening 08:00–17:00 year-round; hours reportedly extend in summer at some sources — confirm same-day if visiting outside standard daylight hours.

What Else to See

Beyond the Queen's Head: the Fairy Shoe, tofu rocks (a grid-cracked wide flat formation), ginger rocks, and candle rocks, spread across three numbered zones of the cape. The park is entirely outdoors and exposed to sun and wind — no shade cover on the formations themselves.

Queue for the Queen's Head: the single-file photo queue at the formation itself can run 20–40 minutes at midday on weekends. Visit early or late in the opening window to avoid it.

Sources: Yehliu Geopark admission/hours per park visitor guides (Taipei Tourism Guide, Guide to Taipei, Round Taiwan Round); bus route/fare per Kuo-Kuang listings. Checked 21 Aug 2026.