省級森林公(gong)園——枕(zhen)頭山(shan),位于三明(ming)市尤(you)溪(xi)縣洋(yang)中(zhong)鎮后樓(lou)村以及西(xi)(xi)濱鎮境內,與(yu)尤(you)溪(xi)河一坡(po)之隔,素有“天(tian)然生態園”的(de)美稱。公(gong)園處于東經(jing)118°21′59″~118°23′23″,北緯26°17′03″~26°19′17″,呈東北西(xi)(xi)南走向(xiang),山(shan)形(xing)遠(yuan)望似枕(zhen)頭,故(gu)而(er)得名。
枕(zhen)頭(tou)(tou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)森林公(gong)(gong)園總面(mian)積(ji)為(wei)398.67公(gong)(gong)頃,最(zui)(zui)高點(dian)(dian)王巖頭(tou)(tou)(仙嶺頂)海拔976.4米,最(zui)(zui)低點(dian)(dian)坪(ping)坑溪180米,山(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)覆蓋著(zhu)5800多(duo)(duo)(duo)畝(mu)參天古(gu)木(mu),覆蓋率達(da)97%。公(gong)(gong)園總體為(wei)枕(zhen)頭(tou)(tou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)東(dong)南(nan)向(xiang)一(yi)面(mian)坡,內有多(duo)(duo)(duo)條(tiao)溪流,山(shan)(shan)(shan)勢(shi)起(qi)伏,山(shan)(shan)(shan)峰(feng)陡(dou)峭,山(shan)(shan)(shan)巒參差,奇峰(feng)競拔,怪石嶙峋,珍貴樹木(mu)和保護動物繁多(duo)(duo)(duo),夏無酷暑、冬無嚴寒,氣候宜人。在霧靄(ai)環繞中(zhong),群(qun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)若隱若現,宛如仙境(jing);當麗日晴空之際(ji),云(yun)蒸霞蔚,氣象萬千,美不勝收。其(qi)中(zhong),位于山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂的(de)蓬萊閣,有史以來(lai)便是人們朝圣之所,四季(ji)香火(huo)不斷;每逢農歷初(chu)一(yi)、十(shi)五,總有上(shang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)祈福者絡繹不絕。還有兩座(zuo)明(ming)末清(qing)初(chu)踞勢(shi)險要的(de)古(gu)寨(zhai)(zhai)遺址(zhi)——馬(ma)腰寨(zhai)(zhai)、酸(suan)棗(zao)寨(zhai)(zhai)(也稱興隆寨(zhai)(zhai)),相傳為(wei)明(ming)末清(qing)初(chu)義士嘯聚(ju)山(shan)(shan)(shan)林的(de)古(gu)寨(zhai)(zhai)址(zhi),二十(shi)世紀四十(shi)年代,中(zhong)共地(di)下武工隊在此一(yi)帶活動,撒播革(ge)命種子。游人上(shang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)尋蹤,依然能從斷壁殘垣中(zhong)分(fen)辨出(chu)厚實而狹長的(de)古(gu)寨(zhai)(zhai)城墻,足(zu)見當年古(gu)寨(zhai)(zhai)規模龐(pang)大,興盛一(yi)時。
根據(ju)森林公園資源(yuan)條件,總體(ti)(ti)規劃將景(jing)區(qu)(qu)劃分為:綜合服務區(qu)(qu)、農業體(ti)(ti)驗區(qu)(qu)、山(shan)顛攬勝區(qu)(qu)、森林探險區(qu)(qu)。景(jing)區(qu)(qu)擁有“馬(ma)腰賽”、“斷(duan)崖瀑(pu)”、“貞(zhen)女峰(feng)”等眾(zhong)多天然景(jing)觀(guan),素有“七嶺八峰(feng)、七拐八彎、七古(gu)八怪”之稱,是集(ji)險、奇(qi)、幽、雅于一體(ti)(ti)的生態旅游景(jing)區(qu)(qu)。2016年(nian),枕(zhen)頭山(shan)被評為國家(jia)AAA級旅游景(jing)區(qu)(qu)。