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Heal Yourself with Your Companion Dog in Forest, Swija Park in Yangpyeong
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Heal Yourself with Your Companion Dog in Forest, Swija Park in Yangpyeong
When you step into Swija Park, your body will notice nature. Your eyes will open to green forest, and your ears will listen to birds chirping. The colors and sounds of nature that you rarely experience in cities will make your heart refreshed. As such, encountering Swija Park starts with special experience of being united with nature.
Swija Park is one of the representative recreational forests in Korea. With the area 180,000㎡ on Yongmunsan Mountain, it comprises themed parks, including an Eco Marsh, a Forest of Contemplation, Swija Garden, as well as facilities for forest experience, such as Forest Education Center and Healing Center, and accommodations like Chogawon and House of Healingmodations like Chogawon and Healing House. It is a charming place for dog-lovers as they are allowed to bring their dogs. Dogs are admitted to Swija Park if they are wearing a leash and a muzzle (for large dog).
The best way to enjoy Swija Park is walking. Walking as slowly as possible. While walking the path that way, you will feel your body and mind ease up. You will feel the moments to experience a magical healing power of forest. If you get tired, all you have to do is sit down under a tree and take a rest. You are determined to rest during the travel, and you are in no hurry.
All spaces in Swija Park are closely connected through pretty walking paths. You may take steps to wherever you like, and you will naturally arrive through Eco Marsh and Swija Garden to the outdoor stage. The outdoor stage, where you can find a large lawn, is a natural playground for your dogs and children to run and play. As you enjoy running and playing in the open space, an hour or two will pass in a twinkling. After you sweat running around, cool yourself at Ankle Pool. Open from May to September, Ankle Pool uses only groundwater of which the quality has been examined for a safe water play for children. Unfortunately, dogs are not permitted to enter Ankle Pool.
If you walk towards Forest Education Center from Ankle Pool, you will reach the path to Healing Forest. You have to climb fairly steep stairs from Suspension Bridge that you can see after passing the Healing Center to the Wind Bath Rest Area, but climbing would not be too difficult if you go slowly. Healing Forest Trail, which starts from the ticket office and goes around Swija Park, runs for about 2.3 km.
There are lots of places to take a rest in Swija Park. Low wooden benches for for five or six people to sit on, wooden chairs, and tables with decks that look like those of an outdoor café. Most of all, the most famous place in Swija Park is Pine Rest Place. As seen in its name “rest place,” you can experience complete ‘rest’ here without interference from people coming and going, with individual places for rest scattered throughout the dense pine forest. You are not allowed to pitch a tent or camp here, but you can lay a mat and install a canopy, which is why it is a perfect place for a family picnic. Swija Park has no convenience stores nor drinking fountains, so it is better to prepare a packed lunch, snacks, and beverage.
Forest commentary and forest experience program
- Forest Education Center operates forest commentary and forest experience programs twice a day (10 AM and 2 PM). Anyone, regardless of age or gender, can participated in the forest commentary and forest experience programs under the themes, such as stories about trees and flowers in Swija Park, making friends with nature, and making cherishable memories with family. Customized programs for groups are available under various themes. The duration of a program is 60-90 minutes.
- Address: 193, Swija Park-gil, Yangpyeong-eup, Yangpyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Tel.: +82-31-770-1009
- Application: Website, phone, on-site
- Period: Permanent
- Experience Fee: Free
- Website: https://www.swijapark.com/
Nearby Tourist Destination
Dumulmeori, a landscape with wet fog like an ink-and-wash painting
It is the point where Namhangang River and Bukhangang River join together. “Dumulmeori” means that it is the place where two large streams of water meet. Rising fog that is produced early in the morning is so spectacular that you may remind of a masterpiece of art. If you want to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Dumulmeori for a longer time, it is a good choice to walk Dumulmeori Mullaegil starting from Yangsu Station.
- Address: 145, Dumulmeori-gil, Yangseo-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
- Tel.: +82-31-770-1001, 1002
- Fee: Free
Yangpyeong Wild Flower Arboretum with balmy flower scents
This place provides a beautiful view of Namhangang River in harmony with its wild flower garden. In the wild flower garden, you can find about 200 kinds of native wild flowers. From the rainbow pinks spread like a carpet to the geumgang lanterns even whose name is pretty, flowers are everywhere you look at. The Nature Ecology Museum that has an insect and a freshwater fish exhibition hall is also popular among visitors.
- Address: 16, Sumogwon-gil, Yangpyeong-eup, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
- Tel.: +82-31-772-1800
- Website: http://www.nemunimo.co.kr/
- Fee: Adult KRW 8,000 / Adolescent KRW 6,000 / Child KRW 5,000
Recommended Accommodation
Located on the riverside of Namhangang River, Hanok Village Hwangto Pension is a two-story hanok pension built with chunyang pine and red clay. Looking like two overlapped hanoks, it has an imposing, impressive appearance. It has a total of five guest rooms. The family room with a gorgeous wooden floor is a space for a group of people; the twin room is for a couple who deserves a romantic atmosphere. The two guest rooms located across each other with veranda in the middle are good for family visitors. If you want a separate space, you may be satisfied with a detached guest room. Rakseonjeong with a great view and a spa built with red clay are open for anyone to use free. Up to two companion dogs are welcome.
- Address: 43-6, Jeonui 1-gil, Gangha-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
- Tel.: +82-10-9081-5411
- Room Prices: Weekdays KRW 70,000- / Weekends KRW 100,000- / Weekdays (peak season) KRW 100,000 / Weekends (peak season) KRW 120,000 (※ If you bring a companion dog, KRW 15,000 is added to the room charge per night.) ※ Room rates are subject to change.
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Located in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do, Blue Hill Pension is an accommodation you can find deep in nature. Yongmunsan Mountain surrounds it like a folding screen while Namhangang River flows leisurely in front of it. It has a total of eight guest rooms, categorized into three types: studio, duplex, and separate room. The charm of Blue Hill Pension is that visitors of all rooms can enjoy not only a beautiful view but also a private indoor barbecue area and spa. Its facilities are good for couples and families to relax in privacy. When you look at Namhangang River in a bathtub enjoying smells of sun tree, in particular, you will be naturally healed. Studio and duplex rooms are designed with large windows, which enables you to enjoy the wonderful view to your heart's content.
- Address: 138, Baegan 3-ri-gil, Yangpyeong-eup, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
- Tel.: +82-31-772-7702
- Website: www.blue-hill.kr
- Room Prices: Weekdays KRW 180,000- / Weekends KRW 250,000- / Weekdays (peak season) KRW 220,000 / Weekends (peak season) KRW 300,000 ※ Room rates are subject to change.
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