Tonggosan National Recreational Forest

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

Located in the upper reaches of Buryeongsa Valley, a scenic site of the Taebaek Mountains, Tonggosan Natural Recreation Forest sees few visitors and thus preserves the mystery of ancient times intact. On the valley floor and both cliffs, whitish granite has weathered into a spectacular sight; as the stream winds and cascades, it forms large and small waterfalls here and there, while hollows in the rock beds look as if small water jars of differing shapes have been gathered together. Recreation forest facilities include a forest recreation hall, forest cottages, three campgrounds, a sports field, a woodcraft experience center, shower rooms, a restaurant, and more. In addition, a 1.4 km nature observation trail follows the valley that runs through the middle of the recreation forest, and there is a hiking trail ascending to the summit of Tonggosan. Signature programs at Tonggosan Natural Recreation Forest include forest experience programs and wood culture experience classes. Forest experience programs include Circular Play with Kudzu Vines, where visitors learn about kudzu and try games using it; Becoming Friends with Geumgang Pine, learning about the Geumgang pine among the native pines in the recreation forest; and Let's Play with Walnut Trees, where visitors learn about the walnut tree, one of the three major tree species of Tonggosan Natural Recreation Forest, and try walnut games.