Jangseong County to Create Premier Chukryeongsan Forest Recreation Area

Chukryeongsan Cypress Forest. Provided by Jangseong County.

Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, announced on March 4 that it will officially commence the Chukryeongsan Forest Recreation Area development project.

The "Chukryeongsan Forest Recreation Area Development Project" aims to create accommodation, convenience, sanitation, and experiential/educational facilities within the Chukryeongsan Cypress Forest, a point of pride for Jangseong. The goal is to establish healing tourism content that allows visitors to stay and enjoy the area. The project will cover 313,356 square meters of county-owned land in Moam-ri, Seosam-myeon, with a total investment of 10 billion won, including provincial government funding.

To advance the project, Jangseong County has already completed administrative procedures such as feasibility and preliminary site assessment services, consultations for preliminary site assessment with the Ministry of Environment, and on-site review by the Korea Forest Service. The county has also received official designation approval for the Chukryeongsan Forest Recreation Area from the Korea Forest Service.

Building on these results, the county recently commissioned the basic plan and detailed design services. The project period runs until the end of this year, during which the county can apply for various public offerings and support projects, accelerating the development of Chukryeongsan’s tourism resources.

The full-scale development of the recreation area is scheduled to begin next year, once the service contracts are completed.

Kim Hanjong, Mayor of Jangseong County, stated, “We will benchmark best practices from other regions, actively gather input from experts and local residents, and create a premier forest recreation area that will satisfy both residents and visitors.”

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