Sangso-dong Recreational Forest
상소동 산림욕장
A forest recreation area on the southeastern outskirts of Daejeon, with hundreds of stone cairns, suspension bridges, and a photogenic valley. In winter, the valley turns into an ice and snow playground.
Sangso-dong Recreational Forest sits at the southern tip of Daejeon's Dong-gu district, at the foot of Mount Manin. It was once a local forestry test site and is now a free public forest park. Its most famous feature is the hundreds of stones stacked by residents and visitors along the valley, forming a unique 'stone pagoda forest.' Combined with suspension bridges, a lake, and a stand of metasequoia trees, it has become a popular photo spot on the outskirts of Daejeon. In summer, there is a water play area in the valley. In winter, some years bring ice pillars and an ice and snow park to the valley, and there is also a car camping ground nearby. Admission is free, and a walk takes about 1 to 1.5 hours. Getting there: take a bus from Daejeon Station for about 40 minutes to Sangso-dong Recreational Forest stop. Buses run infrequently, so a taxi or car takes about 30 minutes. It can be visited on the same day as Jangtaesan, but the two are in different directions, so you will need a car.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Sikjangsan Observatory
- Daejeon O-World
- Daejeon Jungang Market
- Sungsimdang Bakery
- Former Chungnam Provincial Office
- Sojedong Railway Village
- Uam Historic Park
- Jangtaesan Recreational Forest