Dongducheon-si Soyou Byeol-aen Sup Theme Park Selected as Excellent Public Camping Site

Soyou Byeol and Sup Theme Park Campground.

Dongducheon City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Park Hyung-deok) announced on the 1st that the Soyo Byeol-aen Forest Theme Park Campground, operated by the city, has been selected as a ‘2024 Excellent Public Campsite’ through a joint contest held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.

The Excellent Public Campsite Selection Project is an initiative by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization to promote outstanding public campsites and spread a sustainable camping culture.

The main evaluation criteria are divided into four categories: △family-friendliness △consideration for transportation-disadvantaged individuals △pet-friendliness △environmental friendliness. The contest is held annually, and selections are made through evaluations. This year, the contest targeted a total of 607 campsites nationwide, including national parks, natural recreation forests, and local government public campsites. After the first round of document screening and the second round of on-site evaluation, a total of 20 excellent public campsites were finally selected.

Among them, the Soyo Byeol-aen Forest Theme Park Campground in Dongducheon City, selected in the family-friendliness category, is a nature-friendly campground where visitors can enjoy rest and relaxation within the city, equipped with 10 caravans and 17 camping sites.

The campground was highly rated for having facilities such as a children's forest experience center, woodworking experience center, and children's water play facilities, which families camping together can enjoy.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization will award plaques to the excellent registered campsites by category. Additionally, as a special benefit, the selected campsites will be promoted for one year through the Korea Tourism Organization’s Go Camping website, Go Camping social media (SNS), and Korea’s official travel portal, Korea Tourism Organization’s KOREA Travel.