Bukhansan

Byeonsan-bando

Chiaksan

Dadohaehaesang

Deogyusan

Gayasan

Gyeongju

Gyeryongsan

Hallasan

Hallyeohaesang

Jirisan

Juwangsan

Naejangsan

Odaesan

Seoraksan

Sobaeksan

Songnisan

Taeanhaean

Wolchulsan

Mudeungsan

Woraksan

Taebaeksan

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

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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 km ² (850 sq mi), but almost all of this is water. The smallest park is Wolchulsan , with an area of only 56.1 km ² (21.7 sq mi).

As of 2016, there are 22 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 [ edit ]

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]}

Name (English, hangul , hanja )	Photo	Location	Designated	Area	Land type [5]
Bukhansan 北漢山國立公園 北漢山國立公園		Seoul , Gyeonggi	1983	80 km 2 (31 sq mi)	Mountainous
Byeonsan-bando 邊山半島國立公園 邊山半島國立公園		Jeollabuk-do	1988	155 km 2 (60 sq mi)	Marine and coastal
Chiaksan 雉岳山國立公園 雉岳山國立公園		Gangwon-do	1984	182 km 2 (70 sq mi)	Mountainous
Dadohaehaesang 多島海海上國立公園 多島海海上國立公園		Jeollanam-do	1981	2,325 km 2 (898 sq mi)	Marine and coastal
Deogyusan 德裕山國立公園 德裕山國立公園		Jeollabuk-do , Gyeongsangnam-do	1975	232 km 2 (90 sq mi)	Mountainous
Gayasan 伽倻山國立公園 伽倻山國立公園		Gyeongsangnam-do , Gyeongsangbuk-do	1972	77 km 2 (30 sq mi)	Mountainous
Gyeongju 慶州國立公園 慶州國立公園		Gyeongsangbuk-do	1968	137 km 2 (53 sq mi)	Historical
Gyeryongsan 계룡산국립공원 鷄龍山國立公園		Chungcheongnam-do , Daejeon	1968	65 km 2 (25 sq mi)	Mountainous
Hallasan 漢拏山國立公園 漢拏山國立公園		Jeju-do	1970	153 km 2 (59 sq mi)	Mountainous
Hallyeohaesang 한려해상국립공원 閑麗海上國立公園		Jeollanam-do , Gyeongsangnam-do	1968	545 km 2 (210 sq mi)	Marine and coastal
Jirisan 智異山國立公園 智異山國立公園		Jeollanam-do , Jeollabuk-do , Gyeongsangnam-do	1967	472 km 2 (182 sq mi)	Mountainous
Juwangsan 周王山國立公園 周王山國立公園		Gyeongsangbuk-do	1976	107 km 2 (41 sq mi)	Mountainous
Naejangsan 내장산국립공원 內藏山國立公園		Jeollanam-do , Jeollabuk-do	1971	81 km 2 (31 sq mi)	Mountainous
Odaesan 五臺山國立公園 五臺山國立公園		Gangwon-do	1975	304 km 2 (117 sq mi)	Mountainous
Seoraksan 설악산국립공원 雪嶽山國立公園		Gangwon-do	1970	398 km 2 (154 sq mi)	Mountainous
Sobaeksan 小白山國立公園 小白山國立公園		Chungcheongbuk-do , Gyeongsangbuk-do	1987	322 km 2 (124 sq mi)	Mountainous
Songnisan 속리산국립공원 俗離山國立公園		Chungcheongbuk-do , Gyeongsangbuk-do	1970	274 km 2 (106 sq mi)	Mountainous
Taeanhaean 泰安海岸國立公園 泰安海岸國立公園		Chungcheongnam-do	1978	326 km 2 (126 sq mi)	Marine and coastal
Wolchulsan 월출산국립공원 月出山國立公園		Jeollanam-do	1988	56 km 2 (22 sq mi)	Mountainous
Woraksan 月岳山國立公園 月岳山國立公園		Chungcheongbuk-do , Gyeongsangbuk-do	1984	288 km 2 (111 sq mi)	Mountainous
Mudeungsan 無等山國立公園 無等山國立公園		Gwangju , Jeollanam-do	2012	75 km 2 (29 sq mi)	Mountainous
Taebaeksan 太白山國立公園 太白山國立公園		Yeongwol , Jeongseon , Taebaek , Gangwon Bonghwa , Gyeongsangbuk-do	2016	70 km 2 (27 sq mi)	Mountainous
Palgongsan 八公山國立公園 八公山國立公園		Daegu , Gyeongsangbuk-do	2023	126 km 2 (49 sq mi)	Mountainous

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to National parks of South Korea .

• Korea National Park Service , manager of 21 of the 22 national parks