省級森林公園——枕(zhen)頭山,位于(yu)三明市尤溪縣洋中鎮后(hou)樓(lou)村以及西濱鎮境內,與尤溪河一(yi)坡之隔,素有(you)“天(tian)然(ran)生態園”的美稱。公園處于(yu)東(dong)(dong)經118°21′59″~118°23′23″,北(bei)緯(wei)26°17′03″~26°19′17″,呈東(dong)(dong)北(bei)西南走(zou)向,山形遠望似枕(zhen)頭,故而(er)得名。
枕頭山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)森林公園總(zong)(zong)面積為(wei)398.67公頃,最高點王(wang)巖頭(仙(xian)嶺頂(ding))海拔(ba)976.4米(mi),最低點坪坑溪180米(mi),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上覆(fu)蓋著5800多(duo)畝參天古(gu)(gu)木(mu),覆(fu)蓋率達97%。公園總(zong)(zong)體為(wei)枕頭山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的東南向一面坡,內有(you)多(duo)條溪流,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)勢起伏,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)峰(feng)陡峭,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巒參差,奇峰(feng)競拔(ba),怪石嶙(lin)峋,珍貴樹木(mu)和保護(hu)動物繁多(duo),夏(xia)無(wu)酷暑、冬無(wu)嚴寒,氣候宜(yi)人(ren)。在霧靄環(huan)繞中,群山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)若隱若現,宛如仙(xian)境;當麗日晴空之際,云蒸霞(xia)蔚,氣象(xiang)萬(wan)千,美不勝收。其中,位于山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)的蓬萊閣,有(you)史以來便是人(ren)們朝圣之所(suo),四季香火不斷;每逢農歷(li)初一、十(shi)五,總(zong)(zong)有(you)上山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)祈福者絡繹不絕。還(huan)有(you)兩(liang)座明(ming)末(mo)清初踞勢險要的古(gu)(gu)寨(zhai)(zhai)遺(yi)址——馬腰寨(zhai)(zhai)、酸棗寨(zhai)(zhai)(也稱興隆寨(zhai)(zhai)),相傳為(wei)明(ming)末(mo)清初義士嘯聚山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)林的古(gu)(gu)寨(zhai)(zhai)址,二十(shi)世(shi)紀四十(shi)年(nian)代,中共地下武工(gong)隊在此(ci)一帶(dai)活動,撒播革命種子。游人(ren)上山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)尋蹤,依然能從斷壁殘垣中分(fen)辨(bian)出厚實而狹長(chang)的古(gu)(gu)寨(zhai)(zhai)城(cheng)墻,足見當年(nian)古(gu)(gu)寨(zhai)(zhai)規模龐大,興盛一時。
根據森林(lin)公園資源條件,總體規劃(hua)(hua)將景區(qu)(qu)(qu)劃(hua)(hua)分為:綜合(he)服務(wu)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、農業體驗區(qu)(qu)(qu)、山顛攬(lan)勝區(qu)(qu)(qu)、森林(lin)探險區(qu)(qu)(qu)。景區(qu)(qu)(qu)擁有“馬腰賽”、“斷崖瀑”、“貞女峰”等眾多天然景觀,素(su)有“七(qi)嶺八峰、七(qi)拐八彎、七(qi)古八怪”之(zhi)稱,是集險、奇、幽(you)、雅(ya)于一體的生態旅(lv)游(you)景區(qu)(qu)(qu)。2016年(nian),枕頭山被評為國家AAA級(ji)旅(lv)游(you)景區(qu)(qu)(qu)。