Boryeong Wonsando Natural Recreation Forest Embracing Forest and Sea Prepares to Welcome Visitors

Accommodation Zone to Be Completed in the First Half of the Year...
Temporary Opening Planned for the Second Half
Visitor Information Center, Parking Lot, and Walking Trails Finished

Visitor Information Center and Panorama Completed at Wonsando Natural Recreation Forest

The Wonsando Natural Recreation Forest in Boryeong, Chungnam, is emerging as a premium recreational forest where lush woods and the blue sea harmoniously blend, and preparations to welcome guests are in full swing.

The Boryeong Office of the Chungnam Forest Resources Research Institute announced on the 12th that it will complete the first phase of construction?including the visitor information center, parking lot, and walking trails within the Wonsando Natural Recreation Forest accommodation zone?within the first half of the year, and will proceed with a temporary opening in the second half of the year.

The Wonsando Natural Recreation Forest is a project being promoted as part of the “Oseom Islands” initiative, which began in earnest in September 2022 under the 8th popularly elected administration’s vision to create a “Global Marine Leisure Tourism City.”

The Wonsando Natural Recreation Forest development project, with a total budget of 15.365 billion KRW, is being established on 28.4 hectares near the Boryeong Undersea Tunnel in Wonsando-ri, Ocheon-myeon, Boryeong City. Notably, it boasts stunning natural scenery, with direct views of the sea and Wonsando Beach and Jeodu Beach located on either side.

The Boryeong Office completed the first phase?visitor information center, parking lot, and walking trails?in March last year, and after a winter construction pause, began full-scale work on the second-phase accommodation zone, with plans to complete it before the end of June.

The second-phase accommodation zone will feature five forest houses and four cabin houses, along with various convenience facilities such as laundry rooms. The current construction progress rate is 72%.

For the third phase, the planned camping zone will include two treehouses, five caravans, and a forest experience zone. Detailed designs are underway, and after selecting a construction company in the second half of the year, full-scale construction will begin.

The Boryeong Office plans to welcome visitors with a temporary opening once the second and third phases are completed in the second half of this year, address any shortcomings, and accelerate preparations for the official opening next year.

Ahn Kyuwon, head of the Boryeong Office of the Chungnam Forest Resources Research Institute, said, “The Wonsando Natural Recreation Forest is a rare sea-view type even nationwide, boasting an excellent location amidst pristine natural surroundings. We will ensure the recreation forest is developed promptly and safely to provide high-quality forest welfare services.”

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