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Juknokwon Bamboo Forest

Close your eyes. This forest sounds different.

Juknokwon Bamboo Forest

죽녹원 · Damyang, Jeollanam-do

A hillside forest of towering bamboo with shaded walking paths. The sound of wind through bamboo is the whole point.

Local tipPair it with the nearby metasequoia-lined road and tteokgalbi (grilled rib patties), Damyang's signature dish.
Getting thereBus from Gwangju, about 1 hour.

Photo: Christian Bolz (크리스티안 볼츠) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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