Cheow Lan Lake
A 185 square kilometre lake inside Khao Sok National Park, made in 1987 when the Rajjaprabha Dam was built across the valley. Limestone cliffs and rainforest rise straight from its green water, and some visitors stay overnight on floating rafts.
- Where
- Khao Sok, Surat Thani, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 9.0000, 98.7667
Get the Cheow Lan Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cheow Lan Lake. 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 Surat Thani volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cheow Lan Lake
Khao Sok National Park 27 km
The largest stretch of virgin forest in southern Thailand, a rainforest older than the Amazon, spread over about 739 square kilometres. Its centrepiece is Cheow Lan Lake, held back by the Ratchaprapha Dam, with limestone towers rising out of green water.
Khao Lak 71 km
A string of quiet beach villages in Phang Nga, named for the Lak mountain just to the north. It is the usual starting point for boats out to the Similan and Surin islands.
Ko Panyi 79 km
A fishing village built on stilts over the water of Phang Nga Bay, tucked against the foot of a limestone island. About 1,600 people live here, descended from two seafaring Muslim families from Indonesia, and the mosque rises above the rooftops.
Phang Nga Bay 82 km
A 400 square kilometre bay between Phuket and the mainland, filled with sheer limestone islands rising straight out of green water. Much of it has been protected since 1981 as Ao Phang Nga National Park, and it is best seen from a long-tail boat or a sea kayak.
James Bond Island 86 km
A pair of limestone islands in Phang Nga Bay that became famous after appearing in a James Bond film. Just offshore stands Ko Tapu, a 20 metre spike of rock that narrows towards its base and seems to balance on the water.
Khao Phanom Bencha National Park 87 km
A national park in the hills north of Krabi town, named after the mountain of Khao Phanom Bencha at its heart. It protects a stretch of virgin rainforest and rare wildlife, a world away from the beaches along the coast below.
Ko Phayam 91 km
A small island in the Andaman Sea off Ranong, close to the border with Myanmar, about 8 kilometres from end to end. There are no cars, only narrow roads for motorbikes, and long sandy bays on its western side.
Ao Nang 106 km
A resort town on the Krabi coast, one of the ten subdistricts of Mueang Krabi, its beach framed by tall limestone cliffs. Long-tail boats leave straight from the sand for Railay and the islands offshore.
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Questions
Where is Cheow Lan Lake?
Cheow Lan Lake is in Khao Sok, Surat Thani, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Khao Sok National Park (27 km), Khao Lak (71 km), Ko Panyi (79 km).
How do I get the Cheow Lan Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cheow Lan Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Surat Thani volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cheow Lan Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Surat Thani volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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