Tourism Base Construction - Sinsido Island National Recreational Forest Constr
Project Overview
Creation of a national natural recreation forest in Sinsido to produce a tourism synergy effect by linking the tourism resources of the Saemangeum area and the beautiful marine landscape of Gogunsangundo in line with increasing demand for tourism and recreation driven by the construction of Saemangeum
Project Promotion Direction
Focus on marine leisure and sports and forest experience-type tourism contents by tapping into the marina and the forest resources in keeping with one-day or weekend leisure type tourism pattern
Expected Effects
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Increasing demand for domestic tourism by introducing experience facilities capable of meeting tourism, leisure, and healing demand all together
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2
Creation of a tourism belt in connection with nearby Sinsi-Yami and a marine leisure experience complex
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3
Raising awareness of Saemangeum and energizing the local economy through tourism promotion
Project Summary

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Location/Land Size/Budget
- 17-1, Sinsido-ri, Okdo-myeon, Gunsan-si
- 120ha
- 23 billion won (100% national expenditure)
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Period
2018-2020 (To open in 2021)
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Project Operator
Korea Forest Service
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Major Functions
Accommodation, experience/education, convenience, etc.
Progress
- 2007. 11 Announcement of designation of Sinsido Natural Recreational Forest (Korea Forest Service Notification No. 2007-133)
- 2017. 12 Reflection in 2018 budget (8.6 billion won)
- 2018. 6 Contest for basic concept and design (2nd)
- 2018. 8 Total project cost increase reflected in the 2019 budget (KRW 8.6B → KRW 23B)
- 2018. 9 Kickoff of basic concept and design engineering service
- 2019. 6 Completion of basic concept and design engineering service
- 2019. 11 Completion of the construction plan and notification
- 2019. 11 Kickoff of the construction project (1st civil engineering work: access road and site development)
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- 2021. Recreational forest opening and operation