Doi Soi Malai National Park (Under gazetting)
Contact Location : Doi Soi Malai National Park (Under gazetting), Moo 7, Tak Ok Sub-district, Ban Tak District, Tak Province 63120
Telephone Number : (+66) 8 5871 3306 , (+66) 9 6402 9013
Email : maiklaypenhin@gmail.com
Facebook : Doi Soi Malai National Park
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Background
Petrified wood was brought to the attention of Dr. Prodprasop Suraswadee, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and Mr. Somchai Piensathaporn, Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, who ordered Mr. Wachira Muangkaeo, Director of the Protected Areas Regional Office No.12 (formerly Tak Regional Forest Office), to conduct a survey into the " Sak Duek Dam Ban Mai Klai Pen Hin Forest Park", which could become an eco-tourism attraction in Tak Province.
Protected Areas Regional Office No.12 (formerly Tak Regional Forest Office) had given Mr. Sakda kaeomorakot and Mr. Jitti Seriwatthana, Chief of Foresty Ranger Station No. To Ko. 11 (Mae Salit), to conduct a preliminary survey in November 2003. The survey result revealed the suitability to establish the " Protected Areas Regional Office No.12 (formerly Tak Regional Forest Office) Ancient Petrified Wood Fossil Forest Park” on November 28th, 2003, which was acknowledged by Mr Sawat Srisuwandee, Governor of Tak Province.
Petrified wood was discovered in the Mae Salit-Pong Daeng National Reserved Forest Moo. 7, Tak Ok, Ban Tak District, Tak Province, approximately 4 kilometers from the Ban Tak District Office. The entrance is located at milestone No 543th on Phaholyothin Road. To access the area, take the secondary route opposite Ban Tak Hospital, approximately 2.5 kilometers from Phaholyothin Road. The predominant forest type is deciduous dipterocarp forest and there are numerous medium and small trees scattered throughout.
Mai Klai Pen Hin Forest Park is administered by the Protected Areas Regional Office No.14, which oversees wildlife and plants. It is located in the Mae Salit - Pong Daeng National Reserved Forest, in the area of Moo 7, Tak Ok Sub-district, Ban Tak District, Tak Province, and was established by National Park, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Department Order No. 2517/2546 dated December 29th, 2003. Around 20 square kilometers in area can be additionally surveyed in preparation for the establishment of a National Park in the future.
On May 28th, 2013, a meeting was held to discuss ways to address the problem of petrified wood conservation in the Petrified Wood Fossil Forest Park area. The Director of the Office of Protected Area Regional Office No. 14 (Mr. Thanarot Photisaro) chaired a resolution of the meeting fo Petrified Wood Fossil Forest Park to create a project to develop the Petrified Wood Fossil Forest Park into a "Mai Kla” Pen HinNational Park" in collaboration with Namtok Huai Mae Khai Forest Park, Namtok Kaeng Huai Tak Forest Park to collect information for the establishment of the National Park.
On August 5th, 2013, the Protected Area Regional Office No.14 (Tak) surveyed to collect preliminary data for the three Forest Park and report to the National Parks Department, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, to consider establishing a National Park.
On November 26th, 2015. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Department issued Order No. 3051/2558 Lo Wo, dated November 26th, 2015, requiring government officials to conduct an area survey in preparation for the announcement of the establishment of a Mai Klai Pen Hin National Park.
The surveyed area in preparation for the establishment of the Mai Klai Pen Hin Forest Park is located within the Mae Salit-Pong Daeng National Reserved F’rest, which is administered by Tak Province's Ban Tak District. The location of the forest designated as a National Park covers approximately 20 square kilometers and divided into the following territories:
The northern is adjacent to Mae Salit-Pong Daeng National Reserved Forest.
The soutern is adjacent to the Mae Salit-Pong Daeng National Reserved Forest.
The eastern is adjacent to the Mae Salit-Pong Daeng National Reserved Forest.
The westhern is adjacent to Highway No. 1 (Phahonyothin Road).
The National Park, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Department announced on May 22nd, 2018 that Mai Klai Pen HinNational Park (under gazetting) would be renamed Doi Soi Malai National Park (under gazetting)).
Note : After paying the entrance fee to the National Park, please carry the receipt for inspection.
222,009.74 rai (355.2 square kilometers)
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Nature trails ⇔ Forest Viewpoint ⇔ Observe flowers/plant ⇔ Visit Waterfall ⇔ Relax in a nature ⇔ Take a photo/Video
Welfare shop : 08.30 - 16:30 hrs.
Mobile phone signal:
National Park Headquarters area: TRUE, AIS
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Topography: Geological features Petrified wood was frequently embedded in the gravel layer, according to initial surveys which are expected to have accrued during the first three quarters (Thailand Geological Map, Metric Section 1: 250,000 in Uttaradit Province, Department of Mineral Resources by Mr. Songad Piyasilp and faculty in 1974). The estimated age is approximately 800,000 years based on comparison to known rocks, age, and coincidence, and is a continuous area between high-level sediments. This is the rounded gravel layer of scabies, gravel, sand, and silt that is surrounded by residues at a low level. It is composed of a small amount of lateral soil, stone, mud, and clay (Geological Map with a scale of 1: 50,000, Geological Division, Department of Mineral Resources by Mr. Somchat Bariphatkosol, 1989). It is reasonable to assume that this se’iment accumulated in the ancient Ping River's riverbed before it was adjusted and transformed into the currently Ping River. |
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Climate: Generally, the weather is quite hot. Summer, which runs from March to April, has high temperatures of 38-43 degrees Celsius. Only between November and January does it get more pleasant with temperatures between 12 and 20 degrees Celsius, which produces fog. The average temperature throughout the year is between 28 and 34 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity is greater during the rainy season and lower during the winter and summer
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Ressources forestiers The majority of the forest in the Mai Klai Pen Hin Forest Park is Deciduous Dipterocarp Forest forest that is relatively intact. Certain trees are quite densely packed including Burma Sal, Burmese sal, Hairy Keruing, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Xylia xylocarpa, Burma Padauk, Lagerstroemia calyculata Kurz, Sindora siamensis Teijsm, Siamese neem tree, Lannea coromandelica, Canarium subulatum, Morinda coreausingettia brandisiana Kurz, Cycas pectinata Buch (False Sago), Phoenix acaulis, Diospyros ehretioides, Cyathostemma micranthum, Melientha sauvis Pierrre, Siam weed, wild grass, and various other grasses that are found on the lower ground. A small area of mixed deciduous forest also exists. Wildlife resources According to the survey conducted in the Mai Klai Pen Hin Forest Park area, numerous species of wildlife live there with the majority small creatures. Among the more common species are Red Jungle, Burmese Hare, Common Palm Civet, Squirrels, Pteromyini, Clouded Monitor Lizard, Ground Lizard, Snakes, Eastern Bent-Toed Gecko, and birds and insects. Less frequently noticed wild animals include wolves, ’ and porcupines. |
How to get there by car :
Khun Phawo National Park is located approximately 140 kilometers north of Tak town and 50 kilometers south of Mae Sot town. Visitors can travel from either directions.
Route 1:
Take Highway No. 105 from Tak town through Mae Sot and Mae Ramat District.
Then continue straight for 16 kilometers along National Highway No. 1175 to reach Khun Phawo National Park.
Route 2:
To reach Khun Phawo National Park from Tak town, take the Phahon Yothin Highway to Ban Tak district and turn left onto Highway No.1175.
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