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On 1 April 2005 Camp Page closed and preperations were made to transfer ownership of the facility to the Republic of Korea. This tranfer was completed in 2005. Mention of this shift was made in US-ROK Land Partnership Plan in 2002, when the expected date of closure was 2011.

Camp Page was located on the northwest side of the city of Chunchon in the north-central portion of the ROK. It lay in a river valley on the southeast bank of the Pukan River. The Taebaek Mountains in the area reach heights of 5,000 feet. Chinchon, some 60 miles northeast of Seoul, was a booming tourist city with lakes, mountain climbing, and Buddhist temples. A one way trip to Seoul from Camp Page, some 48 miles, took about 2 hours by car or bus. Its climate features included, on average, summers between 80 and 90 oF, winters between -5 and 30 oF, and 48-56" of rain during a rainy season between July and August.