Chae Son National Park


Chae Son National Park is a national park in Lampang Province, Thailand. Home to the namesake Chae Son waterfall, the park is also host to caves and hot springs.

Geography

Chae Son National Park is located north of Lampang town in Mueang Pan and Chae Hom districts. The park's area is. Park mountains form part of the Khun Tan Range and are an important water source for the surrounding area. In places the park reaches elevations of.

History

Originally a Forest Park, on 28 July 1988 Chae Son was designated Thailand's 58th National Park.

Attractions

The park's main attraction is Chae Son Waterfall, a six-tiered waterfall in height. Mae Peak is a three-tiered waterfall in height. Other waterfalls include Mae Koon, also, and Mae Mawn.
Chae Son hot spring is an area of sulfurous pools from nine boreholes emitting waters at temperatures around. The park also has numerous cave systems including Pha-ngam, Mor, Luang and Loug Kae.

Flora and fauna

The park's forests are mixed deciduous and deciduous dipterocarp. Tree species include Afzelia xylocarpa, Chukrasia velutina, Toona ciliata, Diospyros, Lagerstroemia calyculata, Dipterocarpus alatus, Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, Pinus merkusii, Pinus kesiya, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Shorea obtusa and Shorea siamensis.
Animal species include serow, barking deer, mouse deer, Siamese hare, Malayan flying lemur, langur, macaque, golden cat, porcupine, treeshrew and wild boar.
Bird life in Chae Son includes white-rumped shama, red junglefowl, woodpecker, bulbul, barbet, tailorbird, green pigeon, warbler, babbler and dove.