National Natural Recreation Forest Expands Operations to All Recreational Facilities

A view of the Sanlim Cultural Recreation Center at Tonggosan Natural Recreation Forest located in Uljin, Gyeongbuk. Provided by the National Natural Recreation Forest Management Office.

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The National Natural Recreation Forest will expand its operations to include all facilities such as forest cabins, row houses, and campgrounds. This comes as most regions, except for some areas in Chungnam, will be subject to Level 1 social distancing following the revision of social distancing measures.

The National Natural Recreation Forest Management Office announced on the 6th that, starting from the 7th, as social distancing is reorganized into five levels and most regions are set to implement Level 1, it plans to gradually expand the operation of 41 national natural recreation forests nationwide, which had been operated with restrictions until now.

First, from the 11th of this month, 36 natural recreation forests nationwide will resume operations, excluding the famous mountains and ASEAN natural recreation forests located in the metropolitan area such as Yoomyeongsan, Saneum, Jungmisan, Unaksan, and ASEAN Natural Recreation Forest. The reopened natural recreation forests will open all facilities including forest culture recreation halls and forest cabins with 10 or more rooms.

However, Yongdae and Micheongol Natural Recreation Forests are still undergoing flood damage restoration work, so some facilities will be unavailable.

The five national natural recreation forests located in the metropolitan area, including Yoomyeongsan, will maintain operations at about 50% capacity of all recreational facilities until the 15th, and plan to expand operations from the following day.

Reservations for the expanded facilities can be made on a first-come, first-served basis through the ‘Sopnadeul-e’ website starting at 9 a.m. on the 10th for both weekdays and weekends.

However, reservations may be canceled later depending on the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Additionally, those wishing to use the natural recreation forests must strictly follow the five personal quarantine rules and four supplementary rules announced by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, as well as hygiene rules and behavioral guidelines specific to each facility.

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