湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)柘溪國家森林(lin)公園以安化縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)林(lin)科所為(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)心,由柘溪景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、云(yun)臺山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、茶(cha)馬古(gu)道(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)三(san)大(da)(da)部分組成(cheng),公園總面(mian)積(ji)8579.3公頃。三(san)大(da)(da)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)以縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)心分布(bu)(bu),相互之間(jian)有(you)(you)(you)水泥硬化公路(lu)或(huo)水路(lu)相鏈接,交(jiao)通(tong)方式多樣,三(san)大(da)(da)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)相距不到五十公里。其(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)柘溪景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)位于(yu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)西南(nan)面(mian),與(yu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)相距48公里,主(zhu)要特(te)色是(shi)(shi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)湖(hu)(hu)、湖(hu)(hu)中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、群山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)環抱(bao)、峰巒疊翠的(de)"高(gao)峽平湖(hu)(hu)"特(te)色。云(yun)臺山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)位于(yu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)西面(mian),與(yu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)相距28公里,景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)內(nei)的(de)龍泉(quan)洞(dong)是(shi)(shi)安化眾多旅游景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)點(dian)中(zhong)(zhong)一(yi)顆璀璨的(de)明(ming)珠(zhu),也是(shi)(shi)目前湘中(zhong)(zhong)地(di)區(qu)(qu)(qu)規(gui)模最大(da)(da)的(de)溶洞(dong)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)觀,現已探明(ming)洞(dong)底(di)面(mian)積(ji)5萬平方米(mi)(mi),垂直高(gao)度達80米(mi)(mi),構架地(di)層4層,由一(yi)條陰河,兩個(ge)天窗(chuang)和多個(ge)干洞(dong)組成(cheng)。已開發的(de)游覽線路(lu)長(chang)達1868米(mi)(mi),沿途分布(bu)(bu)6個(ge)主(zhu)要景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu),上百個(ge)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)點(dian)。溶洞(dong)內(nei)有(you)(you)(you)陰河,有(you)(you)(you)瀑布(bu)(bu),石鐘(zhong)乳(ru)、石筍、石旗、石幔、石花比(bi)比(bi)皆是(shi)(shi),栩栩如生(sheng),集雄、奇、險、美(mei)于(yu)一(yi)身。尤(you)其(qi)是(shi)(shi)洞(dong)內(nei)長(chang)達2.08米(mi)(mi)的(de)石鵝管,獨(du)有(you)(you)(you)的(de)倒掛金鉤石鐘(zhong)乳(ru),高(gao)達35米(mi)(mi)的(de)溶洞(dong)瀑布(bu)(bu)以及(ji)惟妙惟肖的(de)石珊瑚等四大(da)(da)特(te)色景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)觀,堪稱世界罕見,國內(nei)獨(du)有(you)(you)(you)。茶(cha)馬古(gu)道(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)位于(yu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)南(nan)面(mian),與(yu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)相距46公里。它以南(nan)方最后一(yi)支馬幫和最完整的(de)茶(cha)馬古(gu)道(dao)遺風而著稱。由于(yu)保存了原(yuan)生(sheng)態的(de)高(gao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)民(min)居(ju)和峽谷風光,遠離塵囂,秀美(mei)獨(du)特(te),故(gu)被稱為(wei)"高(gao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之城(cheng)(cheng),茶(cha)馬遺風",是(shi)(shi)一(yi)處融(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)水風光和歷史文化于(yu)一(yi)體的(de)風景(jing)(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)。