萬安湖國家濕地公園(試點),于2016年12月經國家林業局批準列為國家濕地公園(試點)。位于萬安國家森林公園(上游森林公園南界)至贛縣區段水庫,建設范圍面積4075.88公頃,其中濕地面積2052.98公頃,濕地率達50.37%。濕地公園分為5大功能區,即生態保育區、恢復重建區、合理利用區、管理服務區、宣教展示區。國(guo)家森林公(gong)園、江(jiang)西省風景(jing)名勝(sheng)區。位(wei)于贛(gan)江(jiang)中上游(you),萬安縣城南1公(gong)里(li)。距(ju)贛(gan)粵高速(su)公(gong)路萬安互通口(kou)8公(gong)里(li),離105國(guo)道(dao)18公(gong)里(li)。是湖(hu)泊型(xing)自然風景(jing)區。因國(guo)家七五重(zhong)點工程(cheng)“萬安水(shui)電站”建成后形(xing)成的巨型(xing)人工湖(hu)。
萬(wan)安(an)湖在萬(wan)安(an)縣境內(nei)長(chang)約45公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里,寬約2公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里,總面(mian)(mian)積(ji)16333公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)頃,蓄水(shui)量(liang)22.16億立方米(mi)(mi),公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園東側山(shan)地(di)呈梯形(xing)地(di)貌(mao),丘(qiu)陵海(hai)拔(ba)(ba)由250米(mi)(mi)突至804米(mi)(mi),形(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)水(shui)庫屏障(zhang)。境內(nei)較(jiao)高海(hai)拔(ba)(ba)加沙嶂高804.3米(mi)(mi),山(shan)勢(shi)挺拔(ba)(ba)陡峻,峰巒(luan)林立。公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園內(nei)植(zhi)被類型多(duo)樣,種(zhong)類繁多(duo),已(yi)知高等植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)有2000余種(zhong),以(yi)殼斗科(ke)、樟(zhang)科(ke)常綠種(zhong)類為主(zhu),公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園內(nei)森林覆蓋率達(da)80%。區內(nei)生長(chang)著大量(liang)的(de)野生動物(wu)(wu),其中(zhong)不(bu)乏(fa)一(yi)些珍稀保護(hu)物(wu)(wu)種(zhong)。公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園內(nei)古有十八(ba)灘為天下水(shui)道之(zhi)險,歷代文(wen)人名士歐陽修、楊(yang)萬(wan)里、蘇東坡、辛(xin)棄疾、文(wen)天祥、解縉、王(wang)士禎等留(liu)下大量(liang)詩詞文(wen)章而形(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)豐富(fu)的(de)“十八(ba)灘文(wen)化”。如(ru)今萬(wan)安(an)湖水(shui)面(mian)(mian)開闊、碧波蕩漾、群山(shan)連(lian)綿、奇峰疊翠,是千(qian)里贛(gan)江(jiang)風光(guang)(guang)較(jiao)美的(de)一(yi)段。公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園既是科(ke)考、野營、教學的(de)重要(yao)(yao)場所,又是旅游(you)、觀(guan)光(guang)(guang)、度假的(de)理想(xiang)場所。主(zhu)要(yao)(yao)景(jing)觀(guan)有蜜溪坑(keng)、造口壁、觀(guan)音(yin)閣(ge)、貴富(fu)潭、紅軍醫院、增文(wen)堂、古驛道等。景(jing)區日前已(yi)開辟水(shui)上旅游(you)線(xian)路,是贛(gan)西南黃金旅游(you)線(xian)路中(zhong)重要(yao)(yao)一(yi)環。觀(guan)音(yin)閣(ge):位于(yu)萬(wan)安(an)湖內(nei),距(ju)縣城15公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里。初建于(yu)晉朝,原(yuan)名“一(yi)粒庵(an)”,經唐(tang)、宋(song)(song)、元、明、清、民國等朝代,庵(an)神極靈(ling)、聲(sheng)名遠播。造口壁:庫區一(yi)塊巨(ju)大天然(ran)石壁,宋(song)(song)淳(chun)熙(xi)三(san)年,愛國詞人辛(xin)棄疾在此寫下著名詞篇《菩(pu)薩(sa)蠻·書江(jiang)西造口壁》。如(ru)今“青山(shan)遮不(bu)住,畢竟東流(liu)去(qu)”已(yi)成(cheng)(cheng)千(qian)古名句。