Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Major's family camping #1 Juda campsite, Syuhai PingTung 28 Feb 2015

梅之家族第一露 九大露營區 屏東旭海 2015年2月28日


Juda campsite, Syuhai PingTung  九大露營區 旭海屏東

I have been refusing to go camping after we moved back to Taiwan simply because my impression of camping was back at my high school days (and that was many many years ago!) - dirty toilet and shower (or no shower facility at all), hard to sleep on the ground, noisy, bugs and scary! It took me a long time to find the courage and go camping again after knowing that the camping nowadays are much more civilized and the campsite facilities are much better. Victor was scared that without a good night sleep, he will end up with a cranky wife. So on our first camping trip, I actually stayed in the room on the campsite, not in the tent with the kids and Victor.

The whole camping thing starts with my college classmate organizing a gathering. We did not want to stay indoor with the kids and husbands feeling bored and playing phones while we girls chatting away happily. Someone suggested camping and I felt it may be a good start for my family. We could give it a try. So we did.


Juda campsite on google map

Juda campsite is located in Syuhai, Mudan township PingTung county. It was quite easy to get there. Follow google map on the road to Kenting, then turn left towards TaiTung on Nanhui road. 


Turn right here at the border of TaiTung and PingTung county

Make a right turn at the border of TaiTung and PingTung county onto county road no 199 like the photo above. Make a left turn at Mudan township onto 199Ja road. The campsite is on the right after passing Syuhai public hot spring bath. It took at least 3.5 hours from Kaohsiung including lunch and toilet break for us.


First time putting up our tent 第一次搭帳篷

By the time we get there, it was nearly 2pm. First thing the kids and Victor set out to do is to get the tent up. He did not want me to be around. So I left him with the kids helping him. They took 2 hours to get it done! wola!


yes! the tent is up!! after 2 hours of hard work! 2 個小時之後, 帳篷終於搭起來了! 哈!

I was relaxing and chatting while the kids and Victor were working hard! hahaha

After some resting and before it gets too dark, we drove up to Syuhai Grassland Recreation Area which is about 10 mins drive. It was on the east shire of Taiwan looking out to Pacific ocean. This grassland is one of the top spot to watch sun rise in Taiwan. It takes 40 mins to stroll through the grassland trail. Fresh air, great view, easy walk and good time.


Syuhai Grassland Recreation Area, Mudan township PingTung 旭海大草原, 屏東牡丹鄉

me and my friends~~ 我和以前專科的同學

Juda campsite is a comfortable campsite with a lot of grass area and tree, easy to get to, well equip facility although we did not actually use it because we went to the nearby Syuhai hot spring after dinner. The campsite is good when the weather is not too hot. The onsite rooms are not recommended though. It was over-priced for what it is. As for the Syuhai public hot spring, it is ok - not very clean, a bit crowed, but ok. In the future, we may go back to Syuhai area again but try different campsite and visit the famous beach around there. One thing for sure, we have had many camping trips organised after this one because everyone of us really had a great time there!


Campsite info sheet
Name: Juda campsite, Syuhai, Mudan township PingTung county.
Altitude: sea level
Temperature in Feb: cool at night. light jacket and blanket for evening.
Toilet and shower facility: available
Electricity: available (need long extension cable)
Charge: NT$300/tent; NT$500/tent+gazebo

Address: 屏東縣牡丹鄉旭海路1-16號
Phone: 08-8830196; 0910950196


Syuhai Grassland Recreation Area
Entrance fee: NT$10/motorcycle; NT$40/car; NT$100/bus
Opening time: 08:00 - 17:00

Syuhai Grassland Recreation Area 旭海大草原


Syuhai hot spring
Entrance fee: public bath area NT$100/person; NT$50/concession
Opening time: 12:30 - 21:30 Mon-Sat; 8:00 - 17:00 Sun

Syuhai hotspring 旭海溫泉


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Major's family camping #1 Shuangliou National Forest Recreation Area, PingTung 28 Feb 2015



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