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List of national parks of South Korea

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The twenty-two national parks of South Korea.
Land-based parks are in red and marine parks are in blue.

The national parks of South Korea are preserved parcels of public land on which most forms of development are prohibited. They cover a total of 6.6% of the country's area, and are typically located in mountainous or coastal regions.[1] The country's largest mountain park is Jirisan National Park in the southwest; this was also the first national park to be designated in 1967. The largest marine park is Dadohaehaesang, with an area of more than 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi), but almost all of this is water. The smallest park is Wolchulsan, with an area of only 56.1 km2 (21.7 sq mi).

As of 2023, there are 23 national parks in South Korea; the parks, with the exception of Hallasan National Park, are managed by the Korea National Park Service, established in 1987.[2] The Authority operates its own police force, and since 1998 has been under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment. It was previously under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Construction.

History

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Early on, admission to national parks in South Korea was free. In 1974, most of South Korea's national parks cancelled the free admission policy. Currently only Gyeongju National Park is free. In 1993, the ticket revenue of the Korean National Park accounted for 65% of the park's total revenue. With the increase in the number of tourists year by year, the Korean government has restricted the number of tourists and activities in order to effectively protect the natural environment of the park, and controlled the number of tourists through an appointment system. Picnic and camping for tourists can only be carried out in designated areas, and night climbing is strictly prohibited. In addition, South Korea has imposed a natural rest program on some areas of high conservation value in national parks to avoid man-made damage.[3][4]

  Mountainous national parks (17)
  Marine & coastal national parks (4)
  Historical national park (1)
Name
(English, hangul, hanja)
Photo Location Designated Area Land type[5]
Bukhansan
북한산국립공원
きたかんやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Seoul,
Gyeonggi
1983 80 km2 (31 sq mi) Mountainous
Byeonsan-bando
변산반도국립공원
あたりやま半島はんとう國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Jeollabuk-do 1988 155 km2 (60 sq mi) Marine and coastal
Chiaksan
치악산국립공원
雉岳やま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Gangwon-do 1984 182 km2 (70 sq mi) Mountainous
Dadohaehaesang
다도해해상국립공원
おおとううみ海上かいじょう國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Jeollanam-do 1981 2,325 km2 (898 sq mi) Marine and coastal
Deogyusan
덕유산국립공원
とくひろしやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Jeollabuk-do,
Gyeongsangnam-do
1975 232 km2 (90 sq mi) Mountainous
Gayasan
가야산국립공원
とぎ倻山國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Gyeongsangnam-do,
Gyeongsangbuk-do
1972 77 km2 (30 sq mi) Mountainous
Gyeongju
경주국립공원
慶州けいしゅう國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Gyeongsangbuk-do 1968 137 km2 (53 sq mi) Historical
Gyeryongsan
계룡산국립공원
にわとり龍山たつやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Chungcheongnam-do,
Daejeon
1968 65 km2 (25 sq mi) Mountainous
Hallasan
한라산국립공원
かん拏山國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Jeju-do 1970 153 km2 (59 sq mi) Mountainous
Hallyeohaesang
한려해상국립공원
閑麗海上かいじょう國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Jeollanam-do,
Gyeongsangnam-do
1968 545 km2 (210 sq mi) Marine and coastal
Jirisan
지리산국립공원
さとしやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Jeollanam-do,
Jeollabuk-do,
Gyeongsangnam-do
1967 472 km2 (182 sq mi) Mountainous
Juwangsan
주왕산국립공원
しゅうおうやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Gyeongsangbuk-do 1976 107 km2 (41 sq mi) Mountainous
Naejangsan
내장산국립공원
內藏やま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Jeollanam-do,
Jeollabuk-do
1971 81 km2 (31 sq mi) Mountainous
Odaesan
오대산국립공원
五臺山ごだいさん國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Gangwon-do 1975 304 km2 (117 sq mi) Mountainous
Seoraksan
설악산국립공원
ゆき嶽山たけやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Gangwon-do 1970 398 km2 (154 sq mi) Mountainous
Sobaeksan
소백산국립공원
小白山こしろやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Chungcheongbuk-do,
Gyeongsangbuk-do
1987 322 km2 (124 sq mi) Mountainous
Songnisan
속리산국립공원
ぞく離山はなれやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Chungcheongbuk-do,
Gyeongsangbuk-do
1970 274 km2 (106 sq mi) Mountainous
Taeanhaean
태안해안국립공원
たいやす海岸かいがん國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Chungcheongnam-do 1978 326 km2 (126 sq mi) Marine and coastal
Wolchulsan
월출산국립공원
月出つきでさん國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Jeollanam-do 1988 56 km2 (22 sq mi) Mountainous
Woraksan
월악산국립공원
つき岳山たけやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Chungcheongbuk-do,
Gyeongsangbuk-do
1984 288 km2 (111 sq mi) Mountainous
Mudeungsan
무등산국립공원
とうやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Gwangju,
Jeollanam-do
2012 75 km2 (29 sq mi) Mountainous
Taebaeksan
태백산국립공원
太白山たいはくさん國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Yeongwol, Jeongseon, Taebaek, Gangwon
Bonghwa, Gyeongsangbuk-do
2016 70 km2 (27 sq mi) Mountainous
Palgongsan
팔공산국립공원
はちおおやけやま國立こくりつ公園こうえん
Daegu,
Gyeongsangbuk-do
2023 126 km2 (49 sq mi) Mountainous

References

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  1. ^ "e-나라지표 국립공원현황" (in Korean). Statistics Korea. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  2. ^ "National Parks: About the Korea National Park Service". Korea National Park Service. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ^ "とく别保护区指南しなん". 国立こくりつこう管理かんりこう团. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  4. ^ (韩)韩相いち (February 2002). "韩国国立こくりつこう园概况". 中国ちゅうごく园林》.
  5. ^ "About National Parks". Korea National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
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