Gangwon-do Provincial Flower Garden 강원도립화목원
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Situated in north of the river in Chuncheon and also known as 'The City of Lakes', Gangwon-do Provincial Flower Garden is a gift of nature with its wonderful harmony of lakes and mountains. Gangwon-do Provincial Flower Garden was formed with intention to create and display Gangwon-do's local flower as well as to preserve nature, distribute and experiment. Gangwon-do's local flower exhibition and arboretum lasted from February 1996 to October 1998. It was opened to the public on May 20, 1999 where it has been used as nature observation for kids as well as a place to relax.
Main facilities include Gangwon-do Forest Park, Gangwon-do Flower Museum, forest-product shop, information center and octagonal pavilion warehouse for farming utensils. An area covering 537,020 sq. ft. is filled with gardens, fountains, ponds, a stone bridge and many more.
* Flower Garden ¬- 120,476㎡ (1,804 species / about 85,000 pieces)
Utilization information
・Information : 4D Theater, Forest Guided Tour, Craft Class (reservation required), and etc.
・Information : • 1330 Korea Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-33-248-6690~1
・Operating Hours : Mar-Oct 10:00–18:00
Nov-Feb 10:00–17:00
Available Facilities
Theme park 2 : Local specialty stores, Gardens, Flower beds, Resting area, Accupressure Trail, and more.
Theme park 3 : Artificial waterfall, Rock garden, Open grass, and more.
Admission Fees
Individual
Adults 2,000 won / Teenagers 1,500 won / Children 1,000 won
Group (30 or more people)
Adults 1,500 won / Teenagers 1,000 won / Children 700 won
[Multi-purpose room rental (per hour)]
Saturday-Sunday & Public Holidays 4,000 won / Weekdays 3,000 won
Access
[Bus]
Take an intercity bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Chuncheon.
(Travel time: approx. 1 hour and 50 min)
Get off at Chuncheon Bus Terminal and take a bus heading for Yongsan/Chuncheon Dam and get off at Gangwon-do Provincial Flower Garden.
* Note: Local bus line running between following stops.
Chuncheon Station: 12, 31, 150
NamChuncheon Station: 83, 150
Myeong-dong: 30, 31, 32, 33, 33-1, 36, 37, 38, 39, 92, 102
24, Hwamokwon-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
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