General Information
Kang Krung National Park, in Thachana District, Chaiya District, Thachang District, and Wipawadi District, Surat Thani Province, consists of forest and complicated mountain range which is the source of rivers for people in Surat Thani Province and Chumpon province, and has many nice places suitable for recreation such as waterfalls, streams, hot-water pond and mountains. The area has beautiful sceneries, and is about 541 squares kilometers or 338,125 Rai. The Royal Forest Department has proclaimed it to be a national park on December 4, 1990.
The area consists of two-complicated mountain ranges lying north and south. A valley between two mountain ranges is the source of Luangsuan River in the north, and Klongyan Canal in the south. The highest mountain is 849 meters above sea level. Most of the area is soil-mountain which has tin be an important and valuable
mineral.
Climate
Most of the area is rain forest so that causes rain all the year round and the temperature is quite
cold.
Flora and Fauna
There are economically valuable plants such as Lumpor (a kind of Leguminosae), champak and many kinds of Yang. The lower plants are, generally, fern and many kinds of climber which make the area is thick forest.
The animals found are wild elephant, tiger, bear, seladang, banteng, tapir, gibbon, monkey, langur, barking deer, deer, wild boar, stump-tailed monkey, banned langur, amphibian, and many kinds of bird such as bulbul, helmeted hornbill, crow-billed drongo, Asian
fairy-bluebird.
Banghoy Waterfall
Banghoy Waterfall, in Banghoy Sub-district, Thachang District, is a three-level waterfall which has water all year
round.
Bang Cham Waterfall
Bang Jum Waterfall, in Takooknuar Sub-district, Wipawadee Sub-amphur, is a medium-size waterfall which has much water in rainy
season.
Nam Tok Klong-Pa
Klong-Pa Waterfall, in Klong-Pa Sub-district, Thachana District, is a medium-size and seven-level waterfall, and has much water all the year
round
Hot Water Pond
Hot Water Pond, in Takooknuar Sub-district, Wipawadee Sub-amphur, is surrounded by big salt-lick area about two Rais (3200 sq-m.). There are many wild animals come to eat its salt-lick hot
spring.
Klongyan River
Klongyan River, in Takooknuar Sub-district, Wipawadee Sub-amphur, is a river which has many islands and islets. There are beautiful sceneries of rain forest along both sides of the river so that is suitable for going down the river by raft all the year
round.
Klongsa River
Klongsa River is also a river which traveler can enjoy going excitedly down the river by
raft.
Contact Address
Kaeng Krung National Park
Mu 7, Takuk Nuar Sub-district, Amphur King Amphoe Wiphawadi Surat Thani Thailand 84000
Tel. 0 6274 7208, 0 1438 0962
How to go?
By Car
Going 700 kilometers from Bangkok to Surat Thani Province, and 120 kilometers from Surath Thani Province to Thachana District, then go on 35 kilometers on tarmac road and 9 kilometers on laterite road to Kang Krung National Park
Office.