Gimje-si Creates 'Toddler Forest Experience Space' in Seongsan Park

Jeonbuk Gimje City (Mayor Jeong Seong-ju) announced on the 22nd that it has created a forest experience space in Seongsan Neighborhood Park by investing 400 million won in the budget.

A panoramic view of the children's forest experience area within Seongsan Park, Gimje-si. [Photo by Gimje-si]

This project, where young children can freely run and experience in the forest, utilized the pine forest near the Seongsan Park parking lot, considering minimizing the movement paths of young children and vehicle parking. It was created to ensure safe use by young children through maintenance of the paved walkway, removal of timber stairs and installation of deck stairs, installation of experience facilities and rest facilities, and restroom maintenance.

The forest experience space includes six types of experience facilities such as forest tag play, crossing a single rope, and crossing a short suspension bridge. It aims to promote creativity development and emotional cultivation through forest experiences for young children and provide a pleasant and safe forest culture and recreation for visiting families.

In addition, the city plans to maintain old facilities within Seongsan Park in connection with the newly created forest experience space. Additional facilities such as a forest shelter and outdoor experience learning center will be established in the second half of the year, and next year, the city plans to apply for registration as a Young Children’s Forest Experience Center with the Korea Forest Service.

Mayor Jeong said, "By creating a Young Children’s Forest Experience Center utilizing forest resources within Seongsan Park, we expect to improve the childcare environment, make Gimje a happy place for children, respond to population decline, and bring vitality to the region."

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