Healing Programs to Soothe Body and Mind
Create Family Memories with Woodworking Experiences
Accommodation Facilities Including Auto Camping Site Available
This is the season when the cold air seeps deep into your chest. Yet, the forest offers even warmer comfort. Nestled on the slopes of Baegunsan Mountain at an elevation of 1,222 meters, Baegunsan Natural Recreation Forest is a place where the crispness and snowy scenery of winter coexist with the warmth that embraces people.
The spaces dedicated to understanding the forest are especially not to be missed.
At the Baegunsan Forest Museum, visitors can reflect calmly on the relationship between humans and forests as they follow the exhibition route themed "Forests Disappear - Forests Are Precious - Living with Forests." This also serves as a point to slow down the pace of your journey.
In particular, this site, which features a forest museum, a plant ecology forest, a healing forest, and a wood culture experience center within its dense primeval forest, is considered the quintessential destination for a winter forest trip where you walk, stay, and heal.
Winter at Baegunsan Natural Recreation Forest is tranquil. Sunlight filtering through bare branches, the deep green of evergreens, and the sensation of snow and fallen leaves crunching underfoot awaken senses lost in the city. The 20-hectare plant ecology forest reveals another life of trees holding winter buds, and just walking slowly becomes a lesson in nature.
The highlight of a winter trip here is undoubtedly the "Healing Forest." On the forest trails, you can take deep breaths, while indoors, you can participate in meditation, aromatherapy, yoga, and other experiential programs. Especially, the warm foot bath experience enjoyed in the depths of winter soothes both body and mind. The combination of the forest's energy and warmth provides deep relaxation, even during a short stay.
Families will want to pay special attention to the Wood Culture Experience Center. In the woodworking spaces-Camellia, Plum Blossom, and Baegun Workshops-both children and adults can feel the grain of the wood, inhale its scent, and create their own works. The "Wooden Imagination Playground," filled with eco-friendly wooden toys, is an especially attractive space for children during the winter holidays.
If you want to walk, follow the stories of Baegunsan. The forest trails, which hold the legend of Baegunsan's "Samjeong"-represented by the phoenix, pig, and fox-are freely open without reservations. Paths with intriguing names such as Pig Dream Trail, Fox Ascent Trail, and Phoenix Rise Trail lead you into the serene winter forest landscape.
The journey is complete when you stay. With accommodations including forest cabins, cabin houses, a comprehensive lodging building, and an auto camping site, Baegunsan Natural Recreation Forest is the perfect place for a "forest vacation." The winter forest viewed from the warmth of indoors becomes a healing landscape in itself.
Baegunsan, an ecological treasure trove where more than 900 species of plants grow wild and the energy of the Samjeong flows, is not flashy in winter, but it is profound. For travelers who wish to quietly catch their breath, it is well worth a visit.
Lee Hyunju, Director of Tourism at Gwangyang City, said, "Baegunsan Natural Recreation Forest is nestled in Baegunsan, an ecological treasure trove where the energy of the Samjeong-phoenix, pig, and fox-flows, and more than 900 species of plants grow wild. I hope you enjoy a warm rest, special experiences, and deep healing on your winter wellness trip to Gwangyang with your loved ones, surrounded by the clear, crisp winter air and the phytoncide-filled Baegunsan Natural Recreation Forest."
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