National Parks of Taiwan

Reservation for Heliu Campground

Guidelines and Reservation for Heliu Campground

Heliu campground, located at 171.4 km on Provincial Highway 8, is comprised of 12 wooden tent platforms (3.7*4.2 square meters), restrooms (including cold showers), and washstands, and is equipped with running water and lighting. The daily fee per wooden platform is NT$300 and is first-come, first-served. Use of the campsite depends on your registration order during weekdays and weekends until the wooden platforms are fully booked.

Because numerous scenic spots (Yuewang Pavilion, Lushui Trail, and Tianxiang recreation area) are close to Heliu Campground, this area becomes a very popular site for all visitors. For the benefit of campers: if there are four public holidays in a row (consecutively), advanced booking is required for 6 wooden platform tent spaces (each big tent = 10 persons tents, on a raised plank). Reservation should be completed 1-7 days prior to your requested date. Operation of campground is outsourced by the park. To book tent space, please call 03-8691359 (Service hours: 08:30 am – 16:30 pm) The other 6 wooden platform tent space remain first-come, first-served. For the upcoming four-day Holiday for Children’s Day and Tomb Sweep Day from April 4th – 7th 2019, campground reservation begins at March 27, 2019. Please make a reservation ahead.

A second campground(Lüshui Campground), is 800 meters west of Heliu. The floor of Lüshui campground is earth and grass, and the camp site offers lighting and washstands. This campground is not equipped with tent platforms nor showers. Campers are free to use toilets of Lüshui Service Station (next to the shop). No booking is required and use of the campground is free of charge.

Please

(a) keep the environment clean,

(b) do not build campfires,

(c) do not feed wild animals, and

(d) please bring your trash with upon your departure.

Traffic Control Information

Provincial Highway 8 traffic control information for July 2019

The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC (Taroko Maintenance Office) is responsible for the maintenance of road safety within Taroko National Park. There will be roadwork between 119.3 km – 184.1 km on Provincial Highway 8 (Bilu Tunnel –Changchun unnel) from 01 July – 31 July 2019. Specifically:

1. Provincial Highway 8 at 119.3 km (Bilu Tunnel Section), 120.13 km (Guanyuan Section), 148.5 (Hualuxi Section), 162.1km (Xibao Section) Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Passage Time: Every 1 hour on the hour for 10 minutes (e.g. 09:00 – 09:10, 10:00 – 10:10, etc.)

2. Provincial Highway 8 at 169.7 km (Tianxiang Section) Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Passage Time: accessibility follows traffic lights.

3. Provincial Highway 8 at 173.1 km (West of Jiuqudong Tunnel Section) Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Passage Time: Every 1 hour on the hour for 10 minutes (e.g. 09:00 – 09:10, 10:00 – 10:10, etc.)

4. Provincial Highway 8 at 184.1 km (Changchunchi Tunnel- Eternal Spring Shrine Section) Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Passage Time: Every hourly on the half hour for 10 minutes (e.g. 08:30 – 08:40, 09:30 – 09:40, 10:30 – 10:40, etc.) Note: Traffic control for all the above construction sites do not apply on weekends and public holidays.

Visitors who are planning to visit Taroko Gorge (the 19km section between Taroko – Tianxiang) will be affected by the above list (for both directions) #2-4. Visitors who are heading to Taichung or Puli, Nantou via Provincial Highway 14A (14 Jia) will be affected by #1-4 of the above list (for both directions).

The Directorate General of Highways reminds drivers to check the Provincial Highway real-time road condition bulletin, listen to police traffic road broadcasts, pay attention to road traffic related information, and plan your itinerary ahead of your trip. The Highway General Administration wishes you a safe journey. Responsible Unit: Taroko Roadworks Section Road condition inquiry: 03-9962683 Inquiry contact: Section Director Zhang Yu Bo (03-8610775)

The Directorate General of Highways urges drivers that, after a week after earthquake or heavy rain, roads in mountain areas are prone to rockfall and that it is advisable to avoid driving on these roads. Please keep in mind the current road situation and information at all times. The Highway General Administration wishes you a safe journey.

Organizer: The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC

Road condition inquiry: 03-9962683 or Taroko Maintenance Office 03-8610775 Contact person: Deputy Director Liu Shitong

News Issued by The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC

News Posted by Taroko National Park

Provincial Highway 9 traffic control information for July 2019

1.The 137 km + 500 m (Wuta section) of Provincial Highway 9 will be under construction for improvement of the slope stabilization. The construction begins at 8:00 am –17:00 pm Control schedule: June 25 - July 12 2019 Passage Time: Every 30 minutes.

2. The 144 km + 700 m ~ 146 km of Provincial Highway 9 will be under construction for improvement of the highway drainage. The construction begins at 8:00 am –17:00 pm Control schedule: June 25 - July 31 2019 Passage Time: Not predetermined - accessibility depends on construction conditions.

3. The 158 km (Hepin Township) of Provincial Highway 9 will be under construction for the highway channelization island construction. Control schedule: June 4 - July 18 2019

Passage Time: Accessibility follows the traffic lights. Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic. Road users are advised to follow the construction on-site personnel’s direction.

Note: Traffic control for all the above construction sites do not apply on weekends and public holidays.

Notice from Directorate General of Highways: Please pay attention for own safety. In the event of an earthquake or a week after heavy rains, please do not enter the mountain road. Plan ahead before your trip. Have a safe and pleasant journey!

Road Repair Unit: Directorate General of Highways, Nan’ao Maintenance Office, Section Chief Mr. Zhuan, Shi-Zhen TEL: 03-9982161 & Hualien Maintenance Office TEL: 03-8230570

News issued by Directorate General of Highways, MOTC, The fourth Maintenance Construction office & Hualien Maintenance Office

News Posted by Taroko National Park

Accommodation in Taroko

How To Get There

Map Of The Park

Park Contacts

Information of Visitor Center

Visitor Safety

Attention for visitors

Travel Guide

Bicycle Trip

Valley and trail route

Visitor Center → Shakadang Trail → Buluowan → (Yanzikou/ Swallow Grotto) →Tiansiang → (backward) Jiucyudong/ Tunnel of Nine Turns Trail → Changchun Shrine/ Eternal Spring Shrine → Entry pass of Taroko Gorge.

※ Instructions:

1. Trails: Shakadang (to the middle spot: Wujianwu/ 5D Cabin), Lyushui Trail, Baiyang Trail, Wenshan Hot Spring Trail (closed), Changchun Shrine Trail. Choose one of them.
2. The best landscape of the Taroko Gorge is located between Yanzikou to Jiucyudong. Choose one of them to walk (the latter is safer for the separation of cars and tourists).

Gorge and Cingshui Cliff Route

Visitor Center → Buluowan → (Yanzihkou/ Swallow Grotto) → Tiansiang → (backward) Jiucyudong Trail/ Tunnel of Nine Turns Trail → Changchun Shrine (Eternal Spring Shrine) → Entry pass of Taroko Gorge → Chongde Tunnel N. Opening Trail (or Huide Tunnel N. Opening Trail)

Bus Trip

Five-hour Trip

1. Hualien (bus) → Visitor Center →(walking) → Shakadang Trail (Wujianwu/ 5D Cabin) → backward
2. Hualien (bus) → Visitor Center →(walking) → Changchun Shrine Trail (Eternal Spring Shrine Trail) →> backward
3. Hualien(bus) → Tiansiang → (walking) →Baiyang Trail → backward(bus) [ On the way home: Sightseeing of the Central Cross-Island Highway landscapes]
4. Hualien(bus) → Lyushui Trail → (walking) → Tiansiang → backward(bus) [On the way home: Sightseeing of the Central Cross-Island Highway landscapes]
5. Hualien(bus) → Wenshan Hot Spring (closed) → (walking) → Tiansiang → backward(bus) [On the way home: Sightseeing of the Central Cross-Island Highway landscapes]

※Instructions:

1. Buses from the Hualien Bus Company go through the Central Cross-Island Highway. Or, bus tours are offered by local travel agencies and hotels.
2. If taking the train, tourists can get off at Sincheng Train Station and take a taxi (about 7 minutes) to the Visitor Center. Or, tourists can get off at Hualien Train Station and then transfer bus (or rental car) to Taroko Station (at least an hour needed) or to Tiansiang Station (about two hours).

One-day Trip

Carefree tour around the mountains and waters—Jiucyudong Trail/ Tunnel of Nine Turns Trail

Hualien ← 26km → Visitor Center ← 2.3km → Changchun Shrine ← 4.4km → Yanzikou ← 3.8km → Jiucyudong Trail ← 5.5km → Tiansiang ←(lunch) ←2km → Lyushui (Lyushui Trail) ← 12.7km → Buluowan ← 36.7km → Hualien

“Thousand-year waves wash off dusts” — Cingshui Cliff tour

Hualien ← 26km → Visitor Center ← 14km → Cingshui Cliff ← 6km → Chongde (Lunch) ← 16.7km → Yanzikou (Swallow Grotto) 3.8km → Jiucyudong Trail ← 3.5km → Lyushui ← 10.7km → Buluowan ← 36.7km → Hualien

“Like assorted pearls falling in a jade plate” － Baiyan Trail tour

Hualien ← 26km → Visitor Center ← 2.3km → Changchun Shrine ← 7km → Buluowan (lunch) ← 3.4km → Yanzikou ← 3.8km → Jiucyudong Trail ← 5.5km → Tiansiang ← 0.9km → Baiyan Trail ← 44.9km → Hualien

Two-day Trip

Huoran Pavilion — Tiansiang Trail

Day 1

Hualien ← 26km → Visitor Center ← 16km → Cingshui Cliff ← 16km → Taroko ← 8.7km → Yanzikou (Swallow Grotto) ← 10.2km → Baiyang Trail ← 6.4km → Jiucyudong Trail ← 38.5km → Hualien (Lodging)

Day 2

Hualien ← 28.3km → Changchun Shrine ← 7.7km → Buluowan ← 13.7km → Tiansiang (lunch) ← 8.5km → (Huoran Pavilion－Tiansiang Trail，1.6km/ to-and-fro 30 minutes--only open the trail entrance from Tiansiang Youth (Hostel) Activity Center 800m section ) ← 46km → Hualien

Mt. Cingshui — Shakadang Trail and Suhua Landscape

Day 1

Suhua Highway ← 41km → Cingshui Cliff ← 7km → Cingshui Cliff Trail ← 5km → Chongde Tunnel N. Entrance ← 3km → Chongde (lunch) ← 5km → Visitor Center ← 1km →Shakadang Trail ← 9.2km → Buluowan (lodging)

Day 2

Buluowan ← 3.4km → Yanzikou ← 3.8km → Jiucyudong Trail (around 2km for one-way walking, 40 min needed) ← 3.6km → Lyushui － Heliu Trail ← 2km → Tiansiang(lunch) ← 18km → Central Cross-Island Highway → Backward

Traveling in Central Cross-Island Highway and Returning in Suhua Landscape

Day 1

Central Cross-Island Highway (Kunyang) ← 2km → Wuling ← 2.3km → Mt. Shihmen Trail ← 8.5km → Dayuling ← 5km → Guanyuan (lunch ← 11km → Bilyu ← 5.79km → Cih-en ← 9.2km → Sinbaiyang ← 11.2km → Luoshao ← 7.5km → Sibao ← 8.4km → Tiansiang(Lodging)

Day 2

Tiansiang ← 0.9km → Baiyan Trail ← 3.5km → Lyushui ← 3.6km → Jiucyudong ← 3.9km → Yanzikou ← 9.5km → Visitor Center ← 20km → Su-hua highway(Heren boundary tablet) → backward

Three-day Trip

Central Cross-Island Landscape — Lianhua Pond Trail

Day 1

Hualien ← 26km → Visitor Center → 6.7km → Yanzikou ← 3.8km → Jiucyudong Trail ← 5.5km → Tiansiang (lunch) ← 4.9km → Lianhua Pond Trail (around 3.7kmX2, 3-4 hours to-and-fro) → 5.1km → Tiansiang (lodging)

Day 2

Tiansiang ← 7.8km → Sibao ← 7.8km → Luoshao(lunch) ← 11.4km → Sinbaiyang ← 9.2km → Cih-en → 5.3km → Bilyu ← 10.9km → Guanyuan (lodging)

Day 3

Guanyuan ← 4.8km → Dayuling ← 6.1km → Mt. Shihmen Trail(height:3237m) ←1.3km → Wuling (Wu Peak, height:3275m) ← 2km → Kunyang → backward