湖(hu)南柘溪(xi)國家森林公(gong)園以(yi)(yi)(yi)安化(hua)(hua)縣林科所為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心,由柘溪(xi)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、云臺(tai)山(shan)(shan)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、茶(cha)馬古(gu)道(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)三大(da)部(bu)分(fen)(fen)組成,公(gong)園總(zong)面積8579.3公(gong)頃。三大(da)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)以(yi)(yi)(yi)縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心分(fen)(fen)布,相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)互之(zhi)間(jian)有(you)(you)(you)(you)水泥硬化(hua)(hua)公(gong)路或水路相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)鏈接,交通方式(shi)多(duo)樣,三大(da)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)距不到五十公(gong)里。其中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)柘溪(xi)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)位(wei)(wei)于(yu)(yu)縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西南面,與縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)距48公(gong)里,主要特(te)色是(shi)山(shan)(shan)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)(you)湖(hu)、湖(hu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)(you)山(shan)(shan)、群(qun)山(shan)(shan)環抱、峰巒疊翠(cui)的(de)(de)(de)"高(gao)(gao)峽平(ping)湖(hu)"特(te)色。云臺(tai)山(shan)(shan)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)位(wei)(wei)于(yu)(yu)縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西面,與縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)距28公(gong)里,景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)內的(de)(de)(de)龍泉洞(dong)(dong)是(shi)安化(hua)(hua)眾多(duo)旅游(you)景(jing)(jing)(jing)點中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)一顆璀(cui)璨的(de)(de)(de)明(ming)珠,也是(shi)目(mu)前湘(xiang)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)地(di)區(qu)(qu)規模最大(da)的(de)(de)(de)溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)景(jing)(jing)(jing)觀,現已探明(ming)洞(dong)(dong)底面積5萬平(ping)方米,垂(chui)直高(gao)(gao)度達80米,構(gou)架地(di)層(ceng)4層(ceng),由一條陰河,兩個(ge)天(tian)窗和多(duo)個(ge)干洞(dong)(dong)組成。已開發的(de)(de)(de)游(you)覽線(xian)路長達1868米,沿途分(fen)(fen)布6個(ge)主要景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu),上百個(ge)景(jing)(jing)(jing)點。溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)內有(you)(you)(you)(you)陰河,有(you)(you)(you)(you)瀑布,石(shi)(shi)鐘乳、石(shi)(shi)筍、石(shi)(shi)旗、石(shi)(shi)幔、石(shi)(shi)花比比皆是(shi),栩(xu)栩(xu)如(ru)生,集(ji)雄、奇、險、美(mei)于(yu)(yu)一身。尤其是(shi)洞(dong)(dong)內長達2.08米的(de)(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)鵝(e)管,獨有(you)(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)倒掛金(jin)鉤石(shi)(shi)鐘乳,高(gao)(gao)達35米的(de)(de)(de)溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)瀑布以(yi)(yi)(yi)及惟妙惟肖的(de)(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)珊瑚等四大(da)特(te)色景(jing)(jing)(jing)觀,堪(kan)稱世界罕見,國內獨有(you)(you)(you)(you)。茶(cha)馬古(gu)道(dao)(dao)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)位(wei)(wei)于(yu)(yu)縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)南面,與縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)距46公(gong)里。它以(yi)(yi)(yi)南方最后(hou)一支(zhi)馬幫和最完整的(de)(de)(de)茶(cha)馬古(gu)道(dao)(dao)遺風(feng)而著稱。由于(yu)(yu)保存(cun)了原生態的(de)(de)(de)高(gao)(gao)山(shan)(shan)民居和峽谷風(feng)光,遠離塵囂,秀美(mei)獨特(te),故被稱為(wei)(wei)"高(gao)(gao)山(shan)(shan)之(zhi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),茶(cha)馬遺風(feng)",是(shi)一處融山(shan)(shan)水風(feng)光和歷史文(wen)化(hua)(hua)于(yu)(yu)一體的(de)(de)(de)風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)。