National Center for Forest Therapy, Daeunsan

National Center for Forest Therapy at Daeunsan in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do, is one of the flagship national forest-therapy centers operated by the Korea Forest Service — part of the same network that includes Gimcheon (batch 6 verified) and Jecheon (batch 9 verified) forest-therapy centers. The Daeunsan site sits on the slopes of Daeunsan mountain in the Nonsan-Gyeryongsan foothills, with a network of therapy-walking paths, structured forest-therapy programs led by certified forest-medicine professionals, on-site accommodation, and a wellness center with sauna and hot-spring facilities. The Daeunsan location combines forest-therapy programming with the surrounding Daeunsan mountain landscape — a relatively lesser-known central-Korea mid-elevation mountain that produces the specific pine-and-broadleaf forest cover suitable for phytoncide-rich forest bathing programming. Specific programs include phytoncide-forest walking, meditation-and-mindfulness sessions, sleep-therapy overnight programs, and family-oriented weekend nature programs. Program reservations through the Korea Forest Service portal (foresttrip.go.kr); overnight cabins book 3 months in advance. Best in summer for cool air and phytoncide density. Access: about 30 minutes from Nonsan town by taxi. Pair with the broader Nonsan cultural attractions including Donam Seowon (UNESCO seowon 2019, batch 5 yeonsan-spa-park cross-reference) and the Nonsan Strawberry Festival area for a Nonsan cultural-and-nature day.