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Phu Wiang National Park






Phu wiang is a name of a mountain and Amphur in Khorn Kean. Royal Forest Department declared this national park on December 8,1991, becoming 71th national park of Thailand, covers an area of 325 km2 Dinosaurs' skeletons and steps are found in this park. Beside this, human sheletons, Iron equipment, the sleep Lord Bhuddha in Thawarawadee Period and also point in before history. The topography on the mountain is a big hold of a volcano peak, which covered by dipteracarp and dry evergreen forest.


Geographical Features



Most of this area is a highland as well as a valley like a volcano. It is surrounded by two ring shaped mountains. Some area is a steep cliff, and can see a very beautiful view from the peak.


Weather Condition



Summer – March-July
Rainy - August-November
Winter - December-February


Varieties of Plants and Wild Animals



There are many kinds of valued plants and wild lives such as redwood, Para wood, sandalwood, ferns, bamboos, rattan, bananas, barking deer, antelope, foxes, civet, tiger cats, squirrels, porcupines, chipmunk, flying lemur, monkeys, flying squirrels, bamboo rats, water monitors, monitor lizards, snakes, wild fowls, hyenas, long-tailed parrot, pigeon, dove, magpie robin, owlet, magpie, and etc





Location and Journey


Phu Wiang National Park
P.O.Box 1, Nai Muang Sub-district,, Phu Wiang, Khorn Kaen, Thailand 40150
Tel. : 0 4335 8073 (VoIP), 08 5852 1771 Fax : 0 4335 8073 (VoIP)
Head's name : Titiporn Chermuang Position : Forestry Officer, Operational Level

By Car

Use the highway 12 (Khorn Kaen-Chumpae). There is a section to Amphur Phu Wiang (highway 2038), with the total distance of 56kms. Take further 4 kms from Phu Wiang; there is Pakchong Range Station, which is the location of Phu Wiang Shrine

Accommodations


Booking can be arranged through in this website or telephone booking at +66 2562 0760. Reservation can be made 60 days in advance. Payment at Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited, needs to be done within 2 days after the reservation is being made.

Foreign clients who perform online accommodation booking from outside Thailand must transfer the accommodation fee (except bank service charge) to Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited, Thailand, account number 039-6-02816-0.

It is important to e-mail The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to np_income@dnp.go.th with the following information : 1) Booking Code. 2) Name of booking person as shown in the booking information. and 3) Name of National Park that has been booked. more

Status = Online Reservation
Zone Service Name Bed
rooms
Bath
rooms
Guests/
Unit
Price/
Night
Facilities Reserve
Zone 1 1. Phu Wiang 101 (Chan Pha) 3 2 6 1,200 mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, water heater, dining table, vacuum bottle
Zone 3 2. Phu Wiang 931/1 (Youth Hoste) 1 0 30 3,000 mattress (large bed), toilet
Zone 3 3. Phu Wiang 931/2 (Youth Hoste) 1 0 30 3,000 mattress (large bed), toilet

Note : Extra visitors will be charged as follows: bungalow or terrace house 100 baht /person/night, dormitory 50 baht/person/night. Bedding will not be provided.

Zone Zone Name Zone Detail
Zone 1 Phu Wiang 101 Bungalow, Headquarters area
Zone 2 Phu Wiang 201 Bungalow, Rager Sation 1 (Phak Chong) area
Zone 3 Phu Wiang 931 Youth hoste, Tat Fa Waterfall area

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Meeting Room


Status = Online Reservation , = Contact National Park for Reservation
Zone Service Name Guests/
Unit
Price (baht) Facility Reserve
Zone 1 1. Phu Wiang 011 - Meeting Room - 1 (09.00 - 12.00 am) 60 600 meeting room (air condition) less than 60 people, amphifier, microphone, table, chair
Zone 1 2. Phu Wiang 011 - Meeting Room - 1 (18.00 - 21.00 pm) 60 600 meeting room (air condition) less than 40 people, amphifier, microphone, table, chair
Zone 1 3. Phu Wiang 011 - Meeting Room - 1 (13.00 - 16.00 pm) 60 600 meeting room (air condition) less than 60 people, amphifier, microphone, table, chair

Zone Zone Name Zone Detail
Zone 1 Phu Wiang 011 - Meeting Room 1 Meeting Room, Headquarters aea, Visitor Center


Historical

Dinosaur Footprints at Lat Pa Chat Rock Bed Dinosaur Footprints at Lat Pa Chat Rock Bed : North of Phu Wiang mountain range near Tat Fa waterfall is a large grassy rock bed in a 250 square metres area. On the rock surfaces are dinosaur footprints of different sizes, and traces of movements shown as waves by various types of ancient creatures such as worms.


Activities : Cave/Geological Touring

Dinosaurs A geologist from a uranium exploration project, Department of Mineral Resources, discovered the first dinosaurs fossils in Thailand in 1976. Further research and exploration were carried out leading to the discovery of nine fossil sites. The importance of Phu Wiang dinosaurs lies in the fact that they are new genus and species such as herbivorous dinosaurs (Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae), carnivorous dinosaurs (Siamotyrannus isanensis and Siamosaurus suteethoni), and ostrich dinosaurs (Ginareemimus). Visitors can see the dinosaur remains at four of these sites.

Excavation Site No.1 Phu Pratu Tima : The discovery at Phu Pratu Tima was the first dinosaur fossils found in Thailand. The fossils found include left and right femur, a shin bone and 6 hip bones. In addition, 3 cervical vertebrae, 2 thoracic vertebrae, and 10 pieces of a rib cage, 5 collected and 5 scattered, were also found. The specie is a large dinosaur measuring 15 metres in length and 3 metres in height. It walked on four feet and had long neck and tail. This is the world’s new plant-eating dinosaur specie (Sauropod) named Phuwiangosaurua sirindhornae. The genus name came from the location of Phuwiang District, and the specie was named in honour of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn with the gracious approval of Her Royal Highness.

Another interesting fact is that more than 10 carnosaur teeth were found in the area as well. It is believed that the sauropods were eaten by the carnosaurs thus some of their bones were scattered and buried by silt from flooding.

Excavation Site No. 2 Tham Chia : This site was excavated in 1989. The fossils found here comprised 6 cervical vertebrae of a herbivore dinosaur in a row. On 3 November 1989, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited the site, and on 25 March 1990, Princess Kalyani Wattana , also paid a visit. Damages were done to the bones wrapped in plaster casts when they were plied open, causing the bones to slip out of place and could not be repaired. Later on in 1993, a building was constructed over the site.

Excavation Site No. 3 Huai Pratu Tima : The excavation of this site began in 1993. Several vertebrae and rib cages of herbivores were found buried in hard sandstone.

Excavation Site No. 9 Hin Lat Yao : The excavation began in 1993. A variety of dinosaur bones, including vertebrae, a left hip bone, and 10 tail vertebrae, has been discovered in red sandstone. The fossils are dated back to the early Cretaceous period and appeared to be ancestor to those of the Tyrannosaurus (T-Rex) species, whose length was about 6 metres. It is the world's new dinosaur specie, Siamotyrannus isanensis, which is named after Thailand, or Siam, and the Northeast region, Isan.


Activities : Nature trail study Cave/Geological Touring View Camping

Hin Lad Huy Moei


Activities : Historical Sight Seeing Cave/Geological Touring

Reclining Buddha Reclining Buddha : A large reclining Buddha image has been engraved on a cliff at 650 meters above sea level. This image is 3.75 meters height and date back to the Tharavadee period.


Activities : Historical Sight Seeing Cultural Sight Seeing

Rong Nam Chan Tideway It is a tideway on Phu Wieng. It has water a whole year. There is a big hermit sculpture. It is far from Chumpae-Khon Kaen Road about 13 kilometers.


Activities : View

Tham Fa Mue Dang Tham Fa Mue Dang or Fa Mue Dang Cave : Located south of Phu Wiang mountain range and about 4 kilometres from Hin Rong village, the red hand palm print marks are found on sandstone folds, 7 metres deep, 3 metres high and 50 metres long. There are four large palm prints of adult hand size and two smaller ones. These pre-historic paintings were discovered by the Fine Arts Department in 1964. These are signs of pre-historic human settlement in this area . Following the discoveries, it was estimated that Phu Wiang had been settled by humans between 3,000- 3,600 years ago.


Activities : Historical Sight Seeing Cave/Geological Touring

Tham Kon Non Tham Kon Non or Kon Non Cave close to Tabpayasua Waterfall. There are line, x line and det painting by red colur on a sand stone


Activities : Historical Sight Seeing Cave/Geological Touring

Beautiful Nature

Bird Watching


Activities : Bird Watching

Hin lad Kok Klum A big stone field with groups of strange shape stone, some shape like animals. There are also beautiful wild orchid. From this point, we can see the villages and Phu Wiang.


Activities : Nature trail study Cave/Geological Touring flowers admiring View

Hua Phu Chon Reservoir is medium size with beautiful scenery


Activities : Nature trail study flowers admiring

Kukati Field It is a very wide field on the mountains, connoted between Chumpae and Phu Wieng district. There are 2,000 rai, besides can see Chumpae District and very beautiful view from there. There are water sources as well as it is far from Ban Non-saard about 6 kilometers.


Activities : Nature trail study View

Lad Champa Waterfall closes to Huaphuchan reservoir. It is 20m high


Activities : Nature trail study Waterfall Traveling

Pong Yub


Activities : Cave/Geological Touring

Shell Fossils Site Shell Fossils Site : The oyster-shell fossils here are in the Exogyra genus, dating back around 130 million years in the early Cretaceous period. The fossils are bound together in calcium carbonate deposits and were transformed into a limestone layer within a sandstone layer which largely belongs to the Khorat Group. It is summerised that the former originated in a brackish water environment.


Activities : Cave/Geological Touring

Sum Chumpa Waterfall


Activities : Waterfall Traveling

Tard Klang Waterfall It is located in Nai-muang Sub-District, Phu Wieng Khon Kaen. It is a big waterfall nearby Ban Koksoong. There are Dinosaurs’ footprints from Hin Lard Pahchart to Tung Yai Sao Aram about 4 kilometers


Activities : Nature trail study Waterfall Traveling

Tat Hang Rin Waterfall There is a small waterfall near Khok Sung checkpoint. This waterfall show an irrigation system created from indigenous knowledge. It was made by a wooden trough with supporting posts and tied to tree trunks to carry water from the waterfall to the canals and fields.


Activities : Waterfall Traveling

Tat Pha Waterfall Tat Pha Waterfall : A medium size waterfall with a vertical drop of 15 metres, it is located to the north of Phu Wiang mountain range. There is a 7 kilometres hiking trail to the top of the waterfall from Khok Sung checkpoint. Traces of an ancient community, residence, and temples are found in the vicinity known as Thung Yai Sao Aram. The area around this waterfall is covered by good forest. Campground is also available for visitors.


Activities : Waterfall Traveling Camping Trekking

Thap Phaya Sua Waterfall Thap Phaya Sua Waterfall : Located on the south of Phu Wiang mountain range, this 400-metres long waterfall is one of the beautiful places to relax and view Dong Chan Pha of the dinosaur era. There is a 5 kilometres hiking trail from Hin Rong Kla checkpoint to the waterfall.


Activities : Waterfall Traveling

Tungyai Sao-a-ram a wide grassland cover by wild flowers. It is also wildlife habitats.


Activities : Nature trail study flowers admiring View

Wang Sak Sil Waterfall Wang Sak Sil Waterfall : A small waterfall with 4-kilometres walk from Klok Sung checkpoint is a beautiful place to visit.


Activities : Waterfall Traveling

Nature Education

Mountain Bike Trail


Activities : Biking Trail

Nature Trail Nature Study Walks : There are short forest hikes and over-night trips. Contact a guide at the visitor information centre or at the park headquarters. Suitable for anyone interested in plants, wildlife, and biodiversity.

Nature Study Trail 1 Starting from the visitor information centre to excavation site 2. Interpretation signs are found along the way. This 2-kilometres trail takes about 1-2 hours.

Nature Study Trail 2 From Camping Site 1 to Camping Site 2. There are several Interpretation signs along the way. This 2.5-kilometres trail goes through valleys, streams, mixed deciduous forests, deciduous dipterocarp forests, dry evergreen forests, and natural diversity. It takes about 2-3 hours.


Activities : Nature trail study

Facilities


Men's restroom There are toilets for men.


Women's restroom There are toilets for women.


Accommodation 2 bungalows are also available


Camping site Phu Wiang National Park provides camping area for travelers.


Food services Food shops are provided.


Visitor center Visitor Center is open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.






Phu Wiang National Park
P.O.Box 1, Nai Muang Sub-district, Amphur Phu Wiang Khorn Kaen Thailand 40150
Tel. 0 4335 8073 (VoIP), 08 5852 1771 Fax 0 4335 8073 (VoIP) E-mail Phuwiangnp71@hotmail.com






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