Odaesan National Park

오대산국립공원, 五臺山國立公園
Odaesan National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Coordinates	37°47′43″N 128°32′35″E / 37.79528°N 128.54306°ECoordinates: 37°47′43″N 128°32′35″E / 37.79528°N 128.54306°E
Area	303.93 km^2 (117.35 sq mi)[1]
Established	1 February 1975
Governing body	Korea National Park Service

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

Odaesan National Park (Korean: 오대산국립공원, 五臺山國立公園) is located in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It was first designated as the 11th national park in 1975.^[1] The park is named after the 1,563-metre (5,128 ft) mountain Odaesan, which means "Five Plains Mountain", named after the five plains between the area's five major peaks.^[2] The park is home to a total of 3,788 species: 1,040 plant species, 28 mammal species, 103 bird species, 13 amphibian species, 12 reptile species, 35 fish species, 1,976 insect species and 157 spider species.^[1]

The park has some tourist amenities such as campgrounds, walking paths, and pension-style accommodations.

Odesan Park in Autumn

References

1. "Odaesan: Intro". Korea National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
2. Hae-Jin Lee, Cecilia (2010). Frommer's South Korea. Frommer's. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-470-59154-3.

External links

• The park's page on Korea National Park Service's website