Huai Nam Dang National Park


Huai Nam Dang National Park is a national park in Thailand's Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son Provinces. This mountainous park features scenic mountain viewpoints, waterfalls, and hot springs.

Geography

Huai Nam Dang National Park is about north of Chiang Mai in the Mae Taeng and Wiang Haeng Districts of Chiang Mai Province and Pai District of Mae Hong Son Province. The park's area is. The highest point is Doi Chang peak at. The park's streams are the source for rivers including the Pai and Ping.

Attractions

Doi Chang and Doi Kiew Lom mountains offer popular viewpoints of neighbouring mountains and a "sea of fog" effect on winter mornings. Park namesake waterfall, Huai Nam Dang, consists of four levels and is about high and wide. Mae Yen is another year-round waterfall.
Park hot springs include Pong Dueat, consisting of three or four large pools, and Tha Pai in the Pai District section of the park.

Flora and fauna

The park is home to numerous forest types, including deciduous, deciduous dipterocarp and evergreen forest. Tree species include takian, Dipterocarpus alatus, Michelia floribunda, Ailanthus triphysa, Xylia xylocarpa, Lagerstroemia tomentosa, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Toona ciliata, tabaek, Sumatran pine, Shorea obtusa and Shorea siamensis.
Animal species include elephant, sambar deer, tiger, macaque, mongoose, porcupine, palm civet, and wild boar. Bird life includes thick-billed green pigeon, vernal hanging parrot, Richard's pipit, rufous-throated partridge, hill myna, and bulbul.

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