ASEAN Heritage Parks

Phu Kradueng National Park

The park offers various ecotourism activities to its guests such as hiking and visiting waterfalls. Visitors may also enjoy the breathtaking views of the sunrise and sunset. The best time to visit the park is from October to May.

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Location
Located in Loei Province, in the Phetchabun Mountain Range, the Park stretches from the lower northern region of Thailand down to the upper central region, with a total length of 586 kilometres.
Area
25,932.1 hectares
Date declared as an AHP
2023
Other international designations
Habitat types
The park is covered by natural forests which consist of 39.420 per cent mixed deciduous forest; 25.084 per cent deciduous dipterocarp forest; 17.733 per cent pine forest; 10.819 per cent hill evergreen forest, and 6.743 per cent dry evergreen forest, as well as 0.130 per cent of water sources.
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Unique Flora

There are 33 species of endemic and rare plants found in the area such as Ya dok lam phong (Photinia stenophylla), Phak Chi Phu Kradueng (Limnophila cephalantha), White rhodedendron (Rhododendron lyi), Indian azalia (Rhododendron simsii), and Proh Phu (Caulokaempferia thailandica)

Unique Fauna

The park is home to critically endangered species such as the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) and Elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata); and five endangered species, namely, Phayre’s langur (Presbytis phayrei), White-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar), Dhole (Cuon alpinus), Elephant (Elephas maximus), and Big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum)

Habitat Types

mixed deciduous forest, deciduous dipterocarp forest, pine forest, hill evergreen forest and dry evergreen forest

The park offers various ecotourism activities to its guests such as hiking and visiting waterfalls. Visitors may also enjoy the breathtaking views of the sunrise and sunset. The best time to visit the park is from October to May.

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