Geumwonsan Recreational Forest

This description was machine-translated from the Korea Tourism Organization's Korean original.

The Geumwonsan Forest Resources Management Office is a place that preserves a naturally gifted environment and historical and cultural value, and operates the Geumwonsan Ecological Arboretum and Geumwonsan Natural Recreation Forest. Located at the highest elevation in Korea, the Geumwonsan Ecological Arboretum was established to collect, conserve, research, and exhibit some 1,500 species of rare endemic plants, and is equipped with various themed gardens such as a rhododendron garden, a rock garden, a Korean fir species conservation garden, and a hydrangea garden, as well as a forest experience education center, a visitor center, and a deck trail. At Geumwonsan Natural Recreation Forest, various lodging facilities such as forest cabins, a forest culture recreation hall, a forest training facility, and a campsite are prepared, so visitors can enjoy a comfortable rest amid nature. At the campsite, communal kitchens and communal restrooms are available, and with a clean valley and dense forest close at hand, it is a fine place for healing.