Opening of Gwangyang 'Geumcheon Valley Campground'

Camping Population Reaches 7 Million Era, Opens on the Afternoon of the 28th

Auto Camping Site with 24 Spaces, Operated by Pyeongchon Village Residents

Gwangyang City in Jeollanam-do announced that it has completed the Geumcheon Valley Camping Site construction project, part of the Baegunsan Mountain Four Major Valleys Attraction Project, and will open it to citizens and tourists.

On the 28th at 3 p.m., the city held an opening ceremony for the Geumcheon Valley Camping Site and hosted a branding event including a 1-night, 2-day camping experience for 24 camping teams recruited nationwide.

[Photo provided by Gwangyang-si]

The opening ceremony was attended by about 100 people, including Lim Chae-gi, Director of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Gwangyang City council members, camping participants, and residents of Daap-myeon, and proceeded with a progress report, commemorative speeches, and performances.

Following this, a sincere and exciting talk show was held featuring master Hong Ssang-ri’s “Gwangyang Plum Story” and rider Yang Chang-seok’s “Bicycle Travel,” which received great empathy and response.

Additionally, the 1-night, 2-day camping was filled with romantic programs such as campfires, busking, village road trekking, and plogging, branding the beautiful day and night of Gwangyang.

The newly opened Geumcheon Valley Camping Site has 24 auto camping spots (14 decks, 10 crushed stone) and is equipped with auxiliary facilities including a management building, parking lot, washbasin, and restrooms.

After reviewing various operational methods, it was decided that the camping site will be operated by the “Forest Street Agricultural Cooperative Corporation,” composed of residents of Pyeongchon Village.

Lim Chae-gi, Director of Tourism, Culture and Environment, said, “Gwangyang, which embraces natural resources such as Baegunsan Mountain, Seomjin River, and Mangdeok Port, has sufficient conditions to leap forward as a camping mecca leading the era of 7 million campers.”

He added, “I hope that this Geumcheon Valley Camping Site, overlooking the beautiful Geumcheon Valley originating from Oknyobong Peak, where a fairy is said to have descended to weave cloth, and the Seomjin River that flows for 550 ri, will be bustling with campers from across the country and become a driving force for revitalizing stay-type tourism.”

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