Jirisan National Park (Namwon) (지리산국립공원(남원)) – Homepage jiri.knps.or.kr – Tel +82-63-630-8900 Jirisan National Park is the second-highest mountain in South Korea, standing at an elevation of 1,915 meters, spanning across the provinces of Gyeongsang-do and Jeolla-do. Revered as a sacred mountain alongside North Korea’s Baekdusan Mountain, it is home to the Asiatic Black Bear and…

Gimje Munsusa Temple (문수사(김제)) – Tel +82-63-547-0972 Munsusa Temple, located in Hwangsan-dong, Gimje, is a branch temple of Geumsansa Temple. The temple is located in the heart of nature atop Bonghwangsan Mountain (alt. 100 meters), which is surrounded by the seemingly endless Mangyeong Plains. The temple was built by the great monk Hyedeok Seonsa in…

Moaksan Mountain (모악산) – Homepage www.wanju.go.kr/tour/ Moaksan Mountain is a mountain with an elevation of 793 meters, spanning across Gui-myeon in Wanju-gun, and Geumsan-myeon in Gimje-si, Jeollabuk-do. It overlooks the Honam Plain, a major agricultural region in Korea, and houses the precious Buddhist cultural heritage site, Geumsansa Temple, along with its subsidiary hermitages. To the…

Waryong Recreational Forest (와룡자연휴양림) – Homepage www.foresttrip.go.kr – Tel +82-63-350-2477 Waryong Recreational Forest opened in June 1996 and serves as a family-friendly vacation destination to interact with nature. The park can accept up to 1,200 visitors per day. It also has a camping site as well as lodging facilities for both individual and group visitors….

Jaman Mural Village (자만벽화마을) – Homepage www.jeonjuhanoktown.com (Korean only) Jaman Mural Village is located in the ridge between Omokdae and Imokdae along the foot of Seungamsan Mountain’s Jungbawi Rock. Jeonju Hanok Village is also visible from the wide street. Although it is a fairly steep walk up to Jaman Village, visitors will be able to…

Hoemunsan Mountain (회문산) – Homepage tour.sunchang.go.kr – Tel +82-63-653-4779 Hoemunsan Mountain (alt. 830 m) stands at the border of Imsil-gun, Sunchang-gun, and Jeongeup-si. It consists of three peaks — Hoemunbong, Janggunbong, and Gitdaebong Peaks — and stretches 8 kilometers from east to west and 5 kilometers from north to south. Because the Seomjingang River, flowing…

Daea Arboretum (대아수목원) – Homepage forest.jb.go.kr – Tel +82-63-280-4590 Daea Arboretum is located in Sancheon-ri, Wanju. Daea Arboretum has an extensive forest of 300,000 ornamental trees. The forest is equipped with spring water, an observatory, forest museum, and a forest classroom. The arboretum focuses on preserving the forest ecosystem, research and utilize domestic plants, and…

Gochang Munsusa Temple (문수사 (고창)) – Homepage www.gochang.go.kr – Tel +82-63-562-0502 Nestled on the slope of Munsusan Mountain (alt. 621 m) in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do and Jangseong, Jeollanam-do, Munsusa Temple is located in the area of a dense mountain ridge to the west of Gosu Kiln Site in Gosu-myeon, and Josan Reservoir. The ridge features clean…

Muju Anguksa Temple (안국사 (무주)) – Homepage www.templestay.com – Tel +82-63-322-6162 As the only temple in Jeoksangsan Mountain, Anguksa Temple was built in 1227 (during the 3rd year of King Chungryeol’s reign) by Monk Wolin. A secret historical archives, called Sagak, was built to store Joseonwangjo Sillok (annals of the Joseon dynasty) in 1614 (during…