Visitors 105,930 (in 2007) Phone +66 55 268 019 | Area 1,262 km² Established 1963 | |
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Location Phitsanulok and Phetchabun Provinces, Thailand Address Highway 12, Ban Yaeng, Nakhon Thai District, Phitsanulok, Thailand Similar Wat Pha Sorn Kaew, The imperial phukaew, เขาค้อวัลเล่ย์, ภูลู่ลมรีสอร์ท, ปรายฟ้า การ์เด้นฮิลล์ รีสอร์ท | ||
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Thung Salaeng Luang National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติทุ่งแสลงหลวง) is a 1,262 km2 national park in Phitsanulok and Phetchabun Provinces of Thailand. It encompasses substantial portions of Amphoe Wang Thong and Amphoe Lom Sak.
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TopographyEdit
The park consists of limestone hills, slate and hardpan at altitudes ranging from 300 to 1,028 meters. Thung Salaeng Luang is inlaid with meadows, especially in the southern portions of the park. The park is the source of numerous streams. There are large salt licks at Pong Sai in the northwest and Pong Thung Phaya in the southwest. the Wang Thong River flows through the park.
ForestEdit
The park's forest is primarily classified as deciduous, with lowland scrub and tropical broadleaved evergreen covering smaller areas.
ClimateEdit
The average annual temperature is 25° C, although temperatures often reach 30° C during late spring and early summer. The average annual rainfall is 1.7 meters.
HistoryEdit
Thung Salaeng Luang was proposed for inclusion in the national parks system In 1959. Thung Salaeng Luang was declared a national park in 1972. From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, the park's forest was used as a base for guerrillas of the Communist Party of Thailand.
Thung SalaengEdit
Thung Salaeng is a meadow area of the park.
Thung Nang PhayaEdit
Thung Nang Phaya is a meadow area of the park known for its combination of meadow and pine trees.
Thung Non SonEdit
Thung Non Son is a meadow area near the center of the park on a plateau. In the fall, Thung Non Son is resplendent with large clusters of flowers.
Kaeng Sopha WaterfallEdit
Thung Salaeng Luang National Park is home to the Kaeng Song Waterfall, (or Namtok Kaeng Sopha) which is a three-tiered waterfall of the Wang Thong River. Shaped like a stairway, Kaeng Sopha is the largest waterfall in Phitsanulok, and it has been dubbed the Niagara Falls of Thailand. The torrents are very strong in the rainy season. The vapor rising in the area creates a vast rain-like curtain. Kaeng Sopha is the subject of a June 2007 postage stamp in the Thailand Waterfall series.
Animal speciesEdit
Among the species of animals in the park are:
Plant speciesEdit
Many of the wild meadow flowers bloom in November.
MalariaEdit
Historically, malaria was a health issue in the park.
CavesEdit
The park has several caves including Wang Daeng and Dao Duan.
RapidsEdit
Kaeng Wang Nam Yen Rapids are located within the park.
Effects of human presenceEdit
Communist insurgents as well as hilltribe people and other intruders have destroyed some of the park's flora and fauna over the years.
FacilitiesEdit
There are seven bungalows at the park's headquarters and five bungalows at Nong Mae Na office. There are also four campsites at the park. There are no concessions in the park.