Khao Yai Information

Khao Yai National Park is Thailand's second largest, covering 2,168 sq km, encompassing 11 districts and 4 provinces; Sara Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachin Buri, and Nakhon Nayok. It was Thailand's first National Park, and was established on September 18, 1962. It was originally known as 'The National Park Heritage of Asian Group Countries'. Khao Yai National Park has within its boundaries many thick, flourishing forests, and a plentiful supply of wildlife, such as families of elephants, tigers, gibbons, deer, and wild pigs, etc. This park is the source of five important waterways: the Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri , Lamtacong , Lamtaplung, and Hui Muak Lek Rivers.