[Graphic News] National park visitors rebound

The number of visitors at South Korea’s national parks continued to rise in 2025, extending the post-COVID recovery trend. The Korea National Park Service reported that total visits to national parks nationwide reached 43.31 million last year, up 6.5 percent from 2024. Park attendance had totaled 43.82 million in 2018 and 43.18 million in 2019, before dropping to 35.27 million in 2020 due to COVID-19.