Phu Sang National Park

Phu Sang National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติภูซาง
IUCN category II (national park)
The water of Namtok Phu Sang comes from a hot spring with water temperatures around 33-35°C
Location within Thailand
Location	Chiang Rai and Phayao Provinces
Coordinates	19°32′N 100°27′E / 19.53°N 100.45°E / 19.53; 100.45Coordinates: 19°32′N 100°27′E / 19.53°N 100.45°E / 19.53; 100.45[1]
Area	284.88
Established	2000
Governing body	สำนักอุทยานแห่งชาติ

Phu Sang National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติภูซาง) is a national park in Northern Thailand.

It covers the Thoeng District of Chiang Rai Province and Chiang Kham and Phu Sang Districts of Phayao Province.

Description[]

Phu Sang National Park is located in one of the north-easternmost mountain chains of the Phi Pan Nam Range bordering Laos.^[2] The sources of many rivers are in these mountains. The park also has caves with stalactites and stalagmites and a warm water waterfall, Namtok Wang Kaew.^[3]

Flora and fauna[]

Trees in the protected area include Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, Dipterocarpus alatus, Dipterocarpus turbinatus, Lagerstroemia loudonii, Lagerstroemia calyculata, , Anisoptera costata, , Artocarpus lacucha, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Afzelia xylocarpa, Xylia xylocarpa, Terminalia bellirica, Tectona grandis, Dillenia pentagyna, Schleichera oleosa, Lithocarpus densiflorus and Irvingia malayana.

Animals in the park area include the Indian muntjac, the Burmese hare, the Indochinese flying squirrel, black giant squirrel, the Java mouse-deer and the jungle cat.

References[]

External links[]

• Phu Sang National Park - Thaiforestbooking
• Namtok Phu Sang National Park - Tourism Thailand^{[permanent dead link]}