Khao Yai National Park
Thailand's first national park, established in 1962, and one of its largest, spreading across four provinces. Its forests hold wild elephants, gibbons and hornbills, and waterfalls such as Haew Suwat, and it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage forest complex.
- Where
- Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.3500, 101.4400
Get the Khao Yai National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Khao Yai National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Nakhon Ratchasima volume with your photos and a note.
Near Khao Yai National Park
Nang Rong Waterfall 13 km
A waterfall on the southern edge of Khao Yai National Park, in the hills above Nakhon Nayok. It is a weekend picnic spot for families from Bangkok, who come to sit by the pools under the trees.
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex 66 km
A World Heritage forest inscribed in 2005, joining Khao Yai, Thap Lan, Pang Sida and Ta Phraya national parks with the Dong Yai sanctuary. Together they cover the Dong Phaya Yen and Sankamphaeng ranges, home to wild elephants, gibbons and hornbills.
National Science Museum 85 km
A campus of museums at Technopolis in Khlong Luang, north of Bangkok, run by the national science museum organisation since the 1990s. Science, natural history, information technology and the RAMA 9 Museum each have a building of their own.
Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon 91 km
A wat on the edge of old Ayutthaya with the tallest chedi in the city. Rows of seated Buddha images draped in saffron cloth surround it, and a large reclining Buddha lies in the grounds.
Dream World 92 km
An amusement park in Thanyaburi, just north of Bangkok, with three roller coasters and a range of other rides and attractions. It is a popular day out for families from the capital.
Bang Pa-In Royal Palace 94 km
A summer palace of the Thai kings on the banks of the Chao Phraya, south of Ayutthaya. Its buildings mix Thai, Chinese and European styles around ponds and lawns, including a small Thai pavilion that seems to float in the middle of a lake.
Wat Ratchaburana 94 km
A ruined wat in the Ayutthaya Historical Park, just north of Wat Mahathat, whose main prang is one of the finest in the city. A crypt deep inside the prang, where gold treasures were found, can still be entered.
Chao Sam Phraya National Museum 95 km
A national museum opened in 1961 to hold the treasures found in the crypts of Wat Ratchaburana and Wat Mahathat. Gold regalia, jewellery, relics and votive tablets sit alongside sculpture gathered from the ruins of the old capital.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Nakhon Ratchasima
Questions
Where is Khao Yai National Park?
Khao Yai National Park is in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nang Rong Waterfall (13 km), Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (66 km), National Science Museum (85 km).
How do I get the Khao Yai National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Khao Yai National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nakhon Ratchasima volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Khao Yai National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nakhon Ratchasima volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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