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National parks in Thailand

National parks in Thailand are defined as an area of least ten square kilometres that contains natural resources of ecological importance or unique beauty, or flora and fauna of special importance. Currently there are 102 national parks (including 21 marine national parks). Often forest parks are miscalled as national parks as well, however those are less protected and governed by the provincial administration.

The parks are administrated by the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department (DNP), which is part of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE). The department was newly created in 2002, and took over the national parks from the Royal Forest Department of the Ministry of Agriculture.

The first national park was Khao Yai in 1961, when the National Park Act B.E. 2504 was passed. The first marine park was Khao Sam Roi Yot, established in 1966. In 1993 the administration of the national parks was split into two divisions, one for the terrestrial and one for the marine parks.

Controversies about Thailand's national parks include excessive development and private concessions. Ko Samet, and other island-based national parks, are particularly impacted by private concessions, often in the form of excessive bungalow developments. Further, many of the northern parks are greatly impacted by illegal swidden farming and poaching.

There are 33 national parks and three marine parks in the process of creation, and are scheduled to be officially gazetted in the future.

Haeo Suwat waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand's first national park, designated in 1961.
Haeo Suwat waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand's first national park, designated in 1961.



How to Travel in National Park


National Park is an area that contains natural resource of ecological importance or unique beauty such as beautiful scenery, waterfall, caves, and mountains, or flora and fauna of special importance.

National Parks of Thailand offer the visitors tremendous variety of attractions, in addition, they consists of ecologically, economically and scientifically valuable plants and animals. Most of Thailand National Parks are blessed with natural beauty and historical importance. The geology, landscape and natural beauty of the parks was recognized by visitor, both locally and internationally. Their appearances are self-interpretive.

National Parks, in the sense of protected areas, play significant roles in maintaining ecological stability and preserving biological diversity. These protected areas also are excellent places for recreation and education. Up to now, the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has established 103 national parks .

According to the necessity and importance of conservation of biological and ecological diversity of nature and resource, pushed the Royal Forest Department to establish many national parks covering every part of country, from the highest peak of

mountain in the Doi Inthanon National Park to the lowest area of river and sea such as Krabi National Park continuously covering sea coast and mid-sea of the Surin Islands National Park.

Regarding the diversity of species and genetics, actually the Thai academic knowledge of plant and animal species is very limited and consequently sometime is the cause of pitfall of nature and resource management. However, the conservation of natural habitats of these species and genetics in the national park boundaries throughout the country could make a confidence to our children that some varieties of wild species would be conserved at some degree. In addition, some academic research promotion is parallelly proceeded and hoped that one day Thailand would be ready and able to efficiently use this nature and biological resources diversity.

Another valued nature and resource of Thai national parks is the natural-born things which are very unique in the world or so called the natural and resource uniqueness of geological form, for example the 75 million years of shell cemetery of the Nhopharat-Thara-Phi Phi Islands National Park, the James Bond Island of the Phang Nga National Park, the exotic stalactite cave of the Jalermratanakosin National Park, Hin Ngam beach of Taru Tao National Park, the button rock terrace and cracked rock terrace of Phu Hin Rongra National Park, the cliff rock of Rom Sak Cliff and the right place of the 3-leaf pine tree on the cliff of Phu Kradeung National Park.

These prominent of nature and resources, if be destroyed, we could not recreate them by a big money at all and also our proudest possession of these nature and resources would be gone forever. The other side of these valued nature and resources which we don't have too much in the Thai national parks are the natural and resource culture of original communities. For example Chaw Le of Surin Islands National Park, Taru Tao National Park and Lanta Islands National Park, Sa Kai Wild Negrito of Taleban National Park , or the mountain tribe community which the traditional of living style and culture of these communities would gradually dilute, so the left communities are the uncomparable valued thing that we must conserve.

And the last thing is the historical nature and resources which exists here since the age of prior historical record, such as color paint picture at Pha Tam National Park or evidence and dinosaur fossil at Phu Wiang National Park or even some historical evidence which is very important for our nation appearing on many national parks, for example Khuha Khareuhash Throne at Khaow Sam Roi Yod National Park, Phra Nang Raue Lom at Priow Waterfall National Park and the political jail at Taru Tao National Park. Therefore, these nature and resources conserving for our children in Thai national parks are very difficult for us to evaluate them as a value of money.


Name Province
Thung Salaeng Luang Phitsanulok, Phetchabun
Nam Nao Phetchabun
Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai
Doi Khuntan Lamphun, Lampang
Lan Sang Tak
Ramkhamhaeng Sukhothai
Doi Suthep-Pui Chiang Mai
Sri Satchanalai Sukhothai
Mae Ping Lamphun, Tak, Chiang Mai
Wiang Kosai Phrae, Lampang
Namtok Mae Surin Mae Hong Son
Taksin Maharat Tak
Klong Lan Kamphaeng Phet
Phu Hin Rong Kla Phitsanulok, Loei
Mae Yom Phrae
Mae Wong Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan
Namtok Chat Trakan Phitsanulok
Kaeng Chet Khwae Phitsanulok
Chae Son Lampang
Sri Lanna Chiang Mai
Doi Luang Chiang Rai, Phayao, Tak
Klong Wang Chao Kamphaeng Phet, Tak
Aob Luang Chiang Mai
Sa La Win Mae Hong Son
Khun Chae Chiang Rai
Huay Nam Dang Chiang Mai
Lam Nam Nan Phrae, Uttaradit
Yab Mog Phetchabun
Mae Moei Tak
Doi Phukha Nan
Mae Phang Chiang Mai
Phu Zang Chiang Rai, Phayao
Chiang Dao Chiang Mai
Mae Wa Lampang, Tak

Name Province
Khao Yai Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi, Prachinburi
Phu Kradung Loei
Phu Phan Sakon Nakhon, Kalasin
Phu Rua Loei
Tat Ton Chaiyaphum
Kaeng Tana Ubon Ratchathani
Thab Lan Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachinburi
Phu Kao-Phu Phan Kam Khon Kaen
Phu Chong-Na Yoi Ubon Ratchathani
Huay Huat Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan
Mukdahan Mukdahan
Phu wiang Khon Kaen
Phu Pha Man Loei, Khon Kaen
Pha Tam Ubon Ratchathani
Phu Sa Dok Bua Ubon Ratchathani, Yasothon, Mukdahan
Sai Thong Chaiyaphum
Na Haew Loei
Ta Pha Ya Sa Kaeo, Buriram
Khao Pravihan Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket
Nam Phong Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum

Name Province
Namtok Phlew Chanthaburi
Erawan Kanchanaburi
Khao Chamo-Khao Wong Rayong, Chanthaburi
Khao Khitchakut Chanthaburi
Chaloem Rattanakosin Kanchanaburi
Sai Yok Kanchanaburi
Pra Budda Chai Saraburi
Kaeng Krachan Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan
Khaoen Sri Nakarin Kanchanaburi
Pang Sida Srakaeo, Prachinburi
Khao Laem Kanchanaburi
Phu Toei Suphanburi
Kuiburi Prachuap Khiri Khan
Namok Huay Yang Prachuap Khiri Khan

Name Province
Khao Luang Nakhon Si Thammarat
Khao Sok Surat Thani
Khao Panom Benja Krabi
Khao P-Khao Ya Phattalung
Si Phang-nga Phang Nga
Namtok Yong Nakhon Si Thammarat
Khao Nam Khang Songkhla
Kaeng Krung Surat Thani
Tai Rom Yen Surat Thani
Bang Lang Yala
Namtok Ngao Ranong, Chumphon
Budo-Sungai Padi Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala
Namtok Si Khid Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani
Khlong Phanom Surat Thani
Sriniat Phuket

Name Province
Khao Sam Roi Yot Prachuap Khiri Khan
Ao Phang Nga National Park Phang Nga
Tarutao
Thaleban
Mu Koh Ang Thong Surat Thani
Than Sadet-Ko Pha-Ngan
Mu Koh Surin Phang Nga
Sirinath
Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samed Rayong
Had Chao Mai Trang
Mu Koh Similan Phang Nga
Mu Ko Chang Trat
Laemson
Had Nopparatthara-Mu Koh Phi Phi Krabi
Mu Koh Phetra Trang, Satun
Khao Lam Pee-Had Thai Muang
Koh Lanta Krabi
Khao Lak-Lam Ru
Had Vanakorn
Tarn Boke Koranee
Mu Ko Chumphon
Lam Nam Kraburi Ranong

Name Province
Mai Ta Khai Chiang Mai
Aob Khan Chiang Mai
Doi Wiang Pha Lampang
Tham Phathai Lampang
Doi Phaklong Phrae
Klong Tron Uttaradit
Sri Nan Nan
Doi Phunang Phayao
Mae Tho Chiang Mai
Namtok Pacharoen Tak
Kaeng Jegquar Phitsanulok, Uttaradit
Khun Khan Chiang Mai
Mae Ngao Mae Hong Son, Tak, Chiang Mai
Pa Mae Paem Chiang Rai, Phayao
Pu Soidao Uttaradit
Mae Charim Nan
Mae Wang Lampang, Lamphun
Mae Phasa Tak
Khunnan Nan
Nunthaburi Nan
Thong Pha Phum Kanchanaburi
Lam Klong Ngu Kanchanaburi
Namtok Klong Kaew Trat
Pa Hin Ngam Chaiyaphum
Phu Lang Ka Nong Khai
Phu Pha Lek Sakon Nakhon, Ubon Ratchathani
Phu Lang Ka Chaiyaphum
Namtok Sai Khao Pattani, Yala, Songkhla
Khao Nan Nakhon Si Thammarat
Sun Gala Khiri Yala, Songkhla
Namtok Shipo Pattani, Narathiwat
Chaloem Phrakiat Thai Prachan Ratchaburi
Hat Khanom - Mu Ko Thale Tai Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani


Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Thailand

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