Namtok Chat Trakan National Park

Namtok Chat Trakan National Park is the 55th national park of , established in 1987 and covering a total area of 543 square kilometres in Chat Trakan and Nakhon Thai districts in . Generally it provides nice surroundings, scenic viewpoint and the first historic art of human being, the animal symbols carved.

Geography Overall, the Namtok Chat Trakan National Park features rugged mountain ranges with the higest peak, “Phu Kai Hoi”, towers at 1,277 metres above mean sea level. The watershed gives birth to the main tributaries of the Phak and Lam Khwae Noi rivers. The vast rocky formations mainly consist of sandstone. Climate The summer season is from March to May (25-29 degree Celsius), rainy season is from June to October and winter is from November to February. Flora and Fauna Mixed deciduous and deciduous dipterocarp forests can be found in the national park including Pterocarpus The national park is home to small animals such macrocarpus, Shorea roxburghii, S. obtusa, Dipterocarpus as Northern Red Muntjac, Wild Boar, Lesser Oriental alatus, Anisoptera costata, Lithocarpus sp., Mangifera Chevrotain, Black Giant Squirrel, Northern Treeshrew sp. and Calamus sp. as well as various kinds of and various kinds of birds such as Crested Sepent- bamboo. eagle, Asian Barred Owlet and Olive-backed Pipit. 72 National Parks in Thailand

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❚ From Phitsanulok, take the Phitsanulok-Lom Sak ❚ Alternatively, take Asia-Phitsanulok- route. route. Turn left into Nakhon Thai district before Turn into of Uttaradit and arriving at . Continue a further Chat Trakan district (1 km), then continue a further distance of 2 kilometres along the route of the distance of 12 kilometres along the route of the Chat Namtok Chat Trakan National Park. The total Trakan National Park. The total distance is 160 distance is 145 kilometres. kilometres.

Attractions to Phu Soi Dao National Park ◆ Chat Trakan Waterfall. The most beautiful waterfall in the national park, cascades down the cliffs over 7-level with dense forest on either side. Bung Pham Pha Khukha Large natural pools form on each level. The Nam Kum Na spectacular attraction is the stream which cascades Pha Kradan Lek Na Chan

for 15 metres in the first basin covering 800 sq. to Uttaradit metres. Some tiny but beautiful beaches have also Headquarters Chat Trakan been created. Chat Trakan ◆ The Waterfall’s Cliffs, illustrate the vivid colours Na Fong Daeng to Dan Sai of sandstone. From January to June, a swarm of Tat Fa bees and butterflies usually construct their beehives and cocoons in this area. Khao Chang Luang ◆ The First Historic Art of Human, beings was found at Khao Kradan Lek (Pha Kradan Lek). Here, Nakhon Thai the animal symbols carved by human beings, are a to Ban Yaeng significant historic discovery. to Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park

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