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Phu Phayon National Park
Opening days: Daily
Opening hours: 06.00 - 18.00
Phu Phayon National Park It is located in Tao Noi District. Phu Phan mountain range There is an area covered in Mueang Sakon Nakhon District. Khok Si Suphan District, Tao Noi District, Sakon Nakhon Province, Nakae District, Nakhon Phanom Province and Dong Luang District, Kham Cha-i District, Mukdahan Province.
An area of approximately 825 square kilometers or 517,850 rai is a national park in honor of His Majesty the King. Declared a national park on July 28, 1988. The general forest condition is a plateau alternating with sandstone mountains.
The forest condition consists of mixed deciduous forest, deciduous dipterocarp forest, dry evergreen forest, hill evergreen forest. The plants found are Takhian, Tabaek and Kakok. Wildlife found are barking deer, deer, hyena, etc. Interesting places in the park include.
Huai Huat Reservoir It is located about 500 meters from the park office. It was caused by the construction of an irrigation dam under the royal initiative of His Majesty the King. At the pavilion on the right bank of the reservoir, there is a strange shaped rock. You can also see 2 streams of waterfalls which flow into Huai Huat Reservoir.
Kham Nam Sang Waterfall It is the highest waterfall in the park. If you stand on the dam ridge looking down to the south, you will be able to see the waterfall. The waterfall is 25 meters high and the waterfall is 1.8 kilometers from the park office.
Phu Phayal has a beautiful viewpoint. Around the cliff there are various carvings, images that are about 3,000 years old. Travel by Highway No. 2339 (Tao Noi - Si Wicha) and turn left into Ban Na Ang - Muang Kham. Travel through Ban Phon Bok - Phon Phaeng to Ban Na Pang 5 kilometers from Tao Noi District, can be reached by car.
Pha Phaya Tao Noi from the park office Follow the Ban Huai Wad - Khok Klang route for about 7 kilometers, you will find Pha Phaya Tao Noi along the road. It looks like a sandstone shaped like a turtle about to go into the water facing down to the fountain. It is believed that any area with elephants shows that it is an area of abundance. and is a legend that called Ban Tao Noi.
Lan Dusita is a large stone courtyard. Around the end of the rainy season, there will be a dazzling array of small flowers. Especially the Dusita flowers, which are purple. And there are flowers, silver buttons, Suwanna necklaces, swaying, dewdrops, which the national park Have made a walkway for tourists to see the beauty of nature. without trampling on these beautiful little plants. There are also other attractions such as Tham Heep Phu Pha Nang, Tham Saowapa, and Dong Noi Reservoir. and Tham Phra Wet.
The park provides accommodation and a tent area for tourists. Ask for details at Phu Phayon National Park, Tao Noi District, Sakon Nakhon Province 47260 Tel. 0 4298 1057 or Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Tel. 0 2562 0760.
How to get there: From Mueang Sakon Nakhon District, take the Sakon Nakhon-Nakhon Phanom highway for about 14 kilometers, turn right for about 12 kilometers, you will reach Tao Noi District. And continue traveling for about 6 kilometers to reach the office of the park. or take the Sakon Nakhon-Kalasin route for about 5 kilometers, turn left onto Highway No. 2339 to the national park for about 35 kilometers.
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Category: Nature and Wildlife
Group: National Parks and Marine Reserves
Last Update : 3 YearAgo
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