Naejangsan National Park in South Korea

Address of Naejangsan National Park in South Korea: Yaksu-ri, Bukha-myeon, Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, Naejang-dong, Jeongup-si, Jeollabuk-do

Local Transportation at Naejangsan National Park in South Korea: From Jeongeup Bus Terminal, take a bus No.171 headed to Mt. Naejangsan National Park. (Bus runs every 20 min); Taxi takes 20 minutes.

Contact no. at Naejangsan National Park in South Korea: +82-63-538-7875 (Kor)

Homepage of Naejangsan National Park in South Korea: www.npa.or.kr/naejang (Eng, Kor)

Opening hours at Naejangsan National Park in South Korea: From Sunrise to Sunset

Naejangsan National Park in South Korea closed on: None

Features of Naejangsan National Park in South Korea

Naejangsan National Park in South Korea is a famous mountain in Jeolla-do, and the best mountain in Korea to view autumn crimson leaves. The features of the park include:

  -   It is 76,032 sq. km. in size and became a National Park along with Baekyangsa District on Nov. 17th, 1971.

  -   The name Naejang means 'many secrets' in the mountain, and because of the beautiful fall scenery of Naejangsan Mountain it is also called the   -  Geumgangsan of Honam.  -  

  -   Inside the park, you can visit the famous waterfalls such as Dodeok Falls and Geumseon Falls, and Temples such as Baekyangsa and Naejangsa temples.

  -   If you follow the valley to the left from the ticket booth, you can see Dodeok Falls, with about 20 meters of water pouring down from the cliff. Geumseon Falls. It bear a legend that gods bathed here and it appears if you go further along the valley path to the left.

  -   Baekyangsa Temple is both majestic and serene, surrounded by Gulgeori trees that retain their lush green leaves even in winter, and also the Bija trees.

  -   Along with Baekyangsa Temple, the Naejangsa Temple is the place to visit during the fall for its lovely autumn leaves.

  -   Besides these, there are about 760 kinds of local plants, designated Natural Monuments, and various wild animals living inside Mt. Naejangsan Park.

  -   You can not only visit the park in the fall, but also plan to go there in the spring when the azaleas and cherry blossoms bloom. In summer when the green mountain turns even greener. In winter the rock cliffs cover themselves with snow.

  -   All throughout the year, different kinds of wild flowers bloom here.