Gahaksan Recreational Forest
- +82-61-535-4812
- haenam.go.kr
Overview
Located at the base of Heukseoksan Mountain, Gahaksan Recreational Forest is a recommended vacation spot for forest and valleys and has beautiful azaleas on display during the azalea festival held every March. There are also new nice lakes near the valley. In addition, the general mountain cottage was remodeled to add a red-clay room and there is also a water park facility.
Utilization information
Opening hours, closed days and other practical details.
- Capacity
- Up to 700 guests per day
- Contact
- • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-61-535-4812 - Opened
- July 1999
- Parking
- 4,458㎡ (110 cars)
- Hours
- [Accommodations] 14:00-11:00
Updated 2017.04.09
Restrooms
Available Facilities
Recreation Hall (4 types) / Family Hall / Seonnyeo Hall / Namukkun Hall / Group Hall / Camping (2 sites) / Deck camping (13 sites: 6 deck and 7 parking lot deck)
[Parking Facilities]
Small / Large-scaled parking lot
[Convenient Facilities]
Management office, forest path, deck facility, swimming pool, shower booth, two outdoor restrooms
[Educational Facilities]
Wild flower field, Bird exhibition, etc.
Facility Utilization Fees
- Peak-Season 50,000 won-180,000 won / Off-Season 40,000 won-140,000 won
[Forest Recreation Center]
- Peak Season 120,000 won-150,000 won / Off-Season 95,000 won-120,000 won
[Seminar Room]
- Peak Season 80,000 won / Off-season 65,000 won (3 hours)
[Camping Site]
- Camping Deck 20,000 won
※ Peak Season: July 1 - August 31, Weekends (Fri-Sat), the day before National Holidays
Reservation Info. for Natives
Access
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306, Sangol-gil, Gyegok-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do
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