Khao Kradon

Open Days: Daily

Opening Hours: 08.00 – 17.00

 

Khao Kradon is located at Moo 2, Ban Non Krat, Nong Ya Khao Subdistrict, Sikhio District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province 30140. It is a natural mountain viewpoint and outdoor recreation area known for its alternating hills and rock cliffs, an elevation of about 1,000 meters above sea level, walking routes, camping areas, and the scenic cliff viewpoint known as Chongon Pha. The site offers wide views over Sikhio’s rural landscape, villages, fields, local roads, hill lines, and open sky. Khao Kradon is therefore a mountain destination shaped by real terrain, local community, rock formations, and camping atmosphere rather than by heavy commercial development.

 

The identity of Khao Kradon comes from its simple but powerful landscape. The mountain rises from the rural area of Nong Ya Khao and Ban Non Krat, creating a high natural viewpoint above the surrounding countryside. Visitors do not arrive at a polished urban attraction. They enter through local community roads, farmland, and village scenery before reaching the mountain area. This gradual movement from lowland community to hilltop viewpoint is part of the travel experience and gives Khao Kradon a grounded local character.

 

The terrain is described as alternating hills and rock cliffs. This combination creates both movement and visual drama. The hills form the walking route and natural slope, while the rock cliffs create the site’s most memorable viewpoints. The cliffs and open hilltop areas allow visitors to see the wider geography of Sikhio District. From above, the landscape opens into villages, agricultural land, rural roads, distant hills, and the broad sky of western Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

The elevation of about 1,000 meters above sea level gives Khao Kradon a different atmosphere from the lowland areas around Sikhio. The height creates wider visibility, stronger exposure to wind, and a clearer sense of being above the surrounding countryside. The view gradually expands as visitors move upward, and the final viewpoint provides a strong sense of space. This makes Khao Kradon valuable as both a scenic viewpoint and a place for outdoor walking.

 

Chongon Pha is the key scenic point of Khao Kradon. The name refers to the cliff viewpoint that opens toward the surrounding landscape. It is the place where the mountain’s rock identity becomes clearest. Standing at this point, visitors see how the cliff, hills, village areas, farmland, and sky connect into one wide scene. Chongon Pha is not only a place for taking photographs. It is the defining visual landmark of Khao Kradon.

 

Khao Kradon is also known as a place for forest walking and outdoor movement. The route is not like a flat urban park path. It involves natural slopes, open ground, earth, stone, and changing elevation. This gives the walk a physical rhythm and a stronger connection with the landform. As visitors move through the terrain, they experience both the effort of ascent and the reward of an expanding view.

 

Camping is another important part of the Khao Kradon area. The open mountain landscape and surrounding hill views create a strong camping atmosphere, especially around sunset, night, and early morning. Staying overnight gives visitors a different relationship with the place than a short stop. They can experience changing light, wind, open sky, quiet rural night, and early morning views. Nearby camping-related operators such as Thiokhao Kradon Resort and Phukradone Camping also show that the wider Khao Kradon area continues to function as a camping and mountain-stay zone in Sikhio.

 

The mood of Khao Kradon changes throughout the day. Morning gives soft light and quiet views over the surrounding villages and countryside. Midday reveals the details of rock, slope, plants, and the distant landscape. Late afternoon creates stronger shadow on the cliffs and hill surfaces. These changes make the site especially connected with light, weather, and open-air experience.

 

Khao Kradon belongs to Nong Ya Khao Subdistrict in Sikhio District. This area contains a mixture of farmland, rural villages, local roads, hills, and mountain viewpoints. Sikhio itself is an important district on Mittraphap Road, connecting Saraburi, Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Dan Khun Thot routes. Khao Kradon adds a nature and mountain dimension to Sikhio’s identity, which is already associated with Lam Takhong Dam, Luang Por To Temple, rest stops, and the western Korat travel corridor.

 

Ban Non Krat is the local base of Khao Kradon. The mountain is identified with Moo 2 of this village, making the attraction closely tied to the community. Visitors pass through or near the village before reaching the mountain area. This means that Khao Kradon is not separated from local life. It is part of a real village landscape where tourism, community roads, farmland, and mountain scenery overlap.

 

The name Khao Kradon is connected with the mountain in the Ban Non Krat and Nong Ya Khao area. The place is remembered through the physical experience of walking up the hill, seeing the rock cliffs, reaching Chongon Pha, and looking out over the wider landscape. Its name is therefore tied to experience rather than large architecture. Khao Kradon is a local mountain whose identity is built by terrain, height, cliff, and viewpoint.

 

There are 4 main access routes to Khao Kradon. The first route uses Mittraphap Road through Khlong Phai Subdistrict Administrative Organization and Nong Nam Sai Subdistrict Administrative Organization for about 18 km. The second route uses Mittraphap Road through Lat Bua Khao Subdistrict for about 17 km. The third route uses Sikhio–Dan Khun Thot Road at kilometer marker 6 for about 15 km. The fourth route uses Sikhio–Dan Khun Thot Road at kilometer marker 9 for about 19 km. These routes connect Khao Kradon with both Mittraphap Road and the Sikhio–Dan Khun Thot corridor.

 

The 4 access routes show that Khao Kradon is positioned between several local travel lines in Sikhio District. Travelers from Mittraphap Road can approach through Khlong Phai, Nong Nam Sai, or Lat Bua Khao. Travelers using the Sikhio–Dan Khun Thot Road can enter from the kilometer 6 or kilometer 9 areas. Although there are several routes, the final approach remains local and rural, giving the mountain a quieter character than attractions located directly beside the highway.

 

Getting There from Bangkok uses Phahonyothin Road to Saraburi, then Mittraphap Road through Muak Lek, Pak Chong, and Sikhio. From Sikhio, travelers enter the local route toward Nong Ya Khao Subdistrict and Ban Non Krat. From Nakhon Ratchasima city, travelers use Mittraphap Road toward Sikhio and then continue into Nong Ya Khao and Ban Non Krat. Private vehicles are the most practical way to reach the mountain because the site is on local and upland routes rather than a direct public-transport stop.

 

The current listed status of Khao Kradon is open as a natural attraction, viewpoint, walking area, and camping-related mountain destination. The listed opening time is daily from 08.00 to 17.00. No general admission fee is published in the main place information. Local coordination can be made through Nong Ya Khao Subdistrict Administrative Organization, while camping or accommodation services in the surrounding area are operated by separate local businesses.

 

The main zones of Khao Kradon can be understood by function: Ban Non Krat access zone, mountain access route, hill and walking trail zone, rock cliff zone, Chongon Pha viewpoint zone, panoramic viewpoint zone, camping zone, and surrounding community zone. These are not built as formal commercial zones. They are created by the natural terrain and how people use the area for walking, viewing, camping, and local travel.

 

The Ban Non Krat access zone links the mountain with local settlement. It gives visitors context before reaching the natural area. Houses, farmland, local roads, and the rural rhythm of Nong Ya Khao form the first part of the experience. As the route moves toward the mountain, the setting changes from village to hill, and the natural character of Khao Kradon becomes clearer.

 

The mountain access route and walking zone create the physical experience of Khao Kradon. Visitors move through slopes, earth paths, rocky ground, and open land. The climb reveals the elevation step by step. The higher the route goes, the wider the view becomes. This progressive opening of the landscape is one of the main pleasures of a mountain viewpoint.

 

The rock cliff and Chongon Pha zones are the most distinctive parts of the site. The cliffs create a dramatic natural edge and give the mountain a clear visual identity. From Chongon Pha, the surrounding view becomes the main subject. The eye moves across villages, farmlands, roads, lowlands, and hills. The rock surface, sky, and open distance combine to create the central image of Khao Kradon.

 

The panoramic viewpoint zone helps visitors understand the geography of Nong Ya Khao and Sikhio. The view is not limited to one narrow direction. The landscape opens broadly, showing how villages and farms are arranged below the mountains. This makes Khao Kradon useful not only as a scenic destination but also as a place to understand the shape of western Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

The camping zone connects scenery with overnight stay. Camping areas in and around Khao Kradon allow visitors to stay longer than a short viewpoint visit. The experience changes from daytime scenery to evening light, night sky, and morning atmosphere. Nearby places such as Thiokhao Kradon Resort and Phukradone Camping strengthen the identity of this area as a mountain-camping zone of Sikhio District.

 

Khao Kradon is also connected with Khao Sadao, another mountain in Nong Ya Khao Subdistrict known for paragliding. These two places give Nong Ya Khao a strong outdoor and mountain identity. Khao Kradon focuses on cliffs, viewpoint, walking, and camping, while Khao Sadao is known for wind and paragliding. Together they show that this part of Sikhio has more than roadside travel; it has mountain-based outdoor tourism.

 

Nearby attractions around Khao Kradon include Lam Takhong Dam, Khao Yai Thiang viewpoint, Wat Non Kum or Luang Por To Temple, Suwan Corn Farm, and the Pak Chong route. Lam Takhong Dam gives Sikhio its water-and-mountain landscape. Khao Yai Thiang adds another highland viewpoint and wind-related landscape. Wat Non Kum gives the route a major religious landmark on Mittraphap Road. These places allow travelers to connect Khao Kradon with a broader western Korat travel route.

 

Lam Takhong Dam is one of the most important landscape features of Sikhio. It is a large reservoir surrounded by hills and road corridors. The dam area has long been a familiar stop for travelers on Mittraphap Road. When Khao Kradon is viewed together with Lam Takhong, visitors can understand how this part of Nakhon Ratchasima is shaped by mountains, reservoirs, farmland, roads, and rural communities.

 

Wat Non Kum or Luang Por To Temple is one of Sikhio’s major religious landmarks. Located along Mittraphap Road, it is known for its large Buddha image and large-scale temple grounds. The route connecting Khao Kradon, Sikhio, Lam Takhong, and Wat Non Kum gives travelers a mixture of nature, religion, roadside culture, and local mountain scenery within the same district.

 

Restaurants near Khao Kradon are found in Nong Ya Khao, nearby villages, Sikhio town, and along Mittraphap Road. Food options include local village food shops, noodle shops, cafés, suki restaurants, grill restaurants, coffee shops, and roadside dining areas. Well-known nearby names include M Coffee Sikhio, Nut Suki Sikhio, Jam Shop Sikhio, PunThai Coffee Sikhio, Term Wan Roti Sikhio, Khrua Saen Suk Sikhio, and Farm Chokchai Steakhouse farther toward Pak Chong.

 

Accommodation near Khao Kradon ranges from camping areas and local resorts near the mountain to hotels and resorts in Sikhio, Lam Takhong, and Pak Chong. Thiokhao Kradon Resort is directly associated with the Khao Kradon area. Phukradone Camping is another camping place in Sikhio. Other accommodation options include Pha Song Tawan Homestay, Mountain Creek Golf Resort & Residences, Panorama Golf & Country Club, The Green Land Farm, Lam Takhong area stays, Sikhio town accommodation, and Pak Chong accommodation.

 

For international travelers, Khao Kradon shows a local side of Nakhon Ratchasima beyond Khao Yai National Park, Phimai Historical Park, and Korat city. It is a rural mountain viewpoint with rock cliffs, walking routes, camping atmosphere, and community access. Travelers interested in rural landscapes, camping, hiking, local viewpoints, and mountain scenery can understand western Korat through this site.

 

Khao Kradon has several layers of value. The first is scenic value from hills, cliffs, and wide views. The second is outdoor value from walking and camping. The third is community value from its connection with Ban Non Krat and Nong Ya Khao. The fourth is route value because it connects with Sikhio, Lam Takhong Dam, Khao Yai Thiang, Wat Non Kum, and Pak Chong. These layers make Khao Kradon more than a hill; it is a local mountain landscape with tourism, community, and outdoor identity.

 

In summary, Khao Kradon at Moo 2, Ban Non Krat, Nong Ya Khao Subdistrict, Sikhio District, Nakhon Ratchasima is a natural mountain viewpoint open daily from 08.00 to 17.00. Its main features are alternating hills and rock cliffs, an elevation of about 1,000 meters above sea level, Chongon Pha viewpoint, walking routes, camping areas, and wide views over Sikhio District. With 4 access routes from Mittraphap Road and Sikhio–Dan Khun Thot Road, Khao Kradon links local community, mountain scenery, camping, and the western Korat travel landscape in one place.

 

 

A: Khao Kradon is open as a natural attraction, viewpoint, walking area, and camping-related mountain destination in Nong Ya Khao Subdistrict, Sikhio District, Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

A: Khao Kradon is open daily from 08.00 to 17.00.

 

A: Khao Kradon is located at Moo 2, Ban Non Krat, Nong Ya Khao Subdistrict, Sikhio District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province 30140.

 

A: Khao Kradon is known for its alternating hills and rock cliffs, elevation of about 1,000 meters above sea level, Chongon Pha viewpoint, walking routes, camping areas, and panoramic scenery around Sikhio District.

 

A: Yes. Khao Kradon is associated with camping areas and nearby mountain stays such as Thiokhao Kradon Resort and Phukradone Camping.

 

A: There are 4 main routes: from Mittraphap Road through Khlong Phai and Nong Nam Sai, from Mittraphap Road through Lat Bua Khao, from Sikhio–Dan Khun Thot Road at kilometer marker 6, and from Sikhio–Dan Khun Thot Road at kilometer marker 9.

 

A: Chongon Pha is the main cliff viewpoint of Khao Kradon. It opens a wide view over Nong Ya Khao Subdistrict, Ban Non Krat, rural landscapes, and the surrounding area of Sikhio District.

 

A: Nearby places include Khao Sadao, Lam Takhong Dam, Khao Yai Thiang Viewpoint, Wat Non Kum or Luang Por To Temple, Mountain Creek Golf Resort & Residences, Suwan Corn Farm, Farm Chokchai, and Khao Yai National Park on the Pak Chong side.