Na Yung-Nam Som National Park (Under Gazetting)
Contact Location : Na Yung-Nam Som National Park (Under Gazetting), Moo. 2, Ban Sawang, Na Yung, Na Yung District, Udon Thani Province 41380
Telephone Number : (+66) 8 5646 1352
Email : yungthong.wf@gmail.com
Facebook : Na Yung-Nam Som National Park (Under Gazetting)
Background
In 1975, Mr. Surachat Chamnansilp, a headman of Na Yung Sub-district, Nam Som District, Udon Thani Province, submitted a letter to the Royal Forest Department informting that the head of the O Do. 2 Forest Protection Department area and him had surveyed the forest areas in Na Yung sub-district, in the Phu Phan Mountain range, and found that its appearance is similar to that of the Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary in Chonburi but the different is that the mountain ridges of Na Yung Sub-district are beautiful and the waterfalls here are more beautiful and suitable for improvement as a recreational place. Therefore, the Royal Forest Department sent the officials of Maintenance Department to check this information and found that the forests of Na Yung sub-district are under the other hard woods concession project (O Do. 25), Section 10, Nam Som District, Udon Thani Province, but have not been logged yet. The forests are quite beautiful and deserve to be developed into a Forest Park. The Royal Forest Department, therefore on December 26, 1975, announced the establishment of a forest office and is in charge of the Udon Thani Provincial Forest Office.
Since the forest areas that have been established as a forest park have not been explored in detail yet. The Royal Forestry Department, therefore, assigned the Udon Thani Regional Forest Office to carry out this work. The further survey was found that Na Yung-Nam Som Forest Park was under the Other Hard Woods Concession Project (O Do. 26), Section 7 and Section 8 in Phue District, Udon Thani Province and the Other Hard Woods Concession Project (O Do.25) Section 10 in Na Yung Sub-district, Nam Som District, Udon Thani Province. Also, it is located in the Na Yung-Nam Som National Reserved Forest, with an area of about 20.98 square kilometers. The Na Yung-Nam Som Forest Park has later been transferred to the Udon Thani Regional Forest Office under the National Park Division, Royal Forest Department.
Then, the Royal Forest Department received a report from the Office of Natural Resources Conservation, stating that the Na Yung-Nam Som Forest Park and the nearby forest areas which are part of the Phran Prao-Kang Kai National Reserved Forest, of the Khao Kaeo-Dong Pak Chom National Reserved Forest and of the the Na Yung-Nam Som National Reserved Forest, a total area of approximately 215,000 rai (344 square kilometers). The forest conditions are fertile and contain beautiful natural conditions that are suitable for educational and tourist purpose, it should be established as a national park. The Royal Forest Department of the National Park has ordered the superintendent of Na Yung-Nam Som forest park to conduct a preliminary survey in order to establish the areas as a Na Yung-Nam Som National Park.
Note : After paying the entrance fee to the National Park, please carry the receipt for inspection.
246334.92 rai (394.135872 square kilometers)
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Nature trails ⇔ Visit Waterfall ⇔ Camping
Welfare shop : (drinking water, coffee, snacks) hours a day, from 8:30 - 16:30 hrs.
Mobile phone signal :
National Park Headquarters: AIS, TRUE, DTAC
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Na Yung-Nam Som National Park is an area bordering three provinces: Udon Thani, Loei, and Nong Khai. The terrain consists of about 200-500 meters above sea level of steep and complex mountain ranges. The highest mountain is Phu Ya U, about 588 meters. Most of the forest conditions are still fertile. It is an important watershed source for such as Nam Som Creek and Tat Ton Creek. The soil characteristics are generally sandy loam soil; lateral soils are found in dry evergreen forest and mixed deciduous forest and deciduous dipterocarp forest, and the rocks found in this area are mostly sandstone.
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It has a monsoon climate. The summer is sweltering, and the temperature is about 40 degrees Celsius between March-May. The rainy season is from June to October. Winter is from -November to February, the weather is cold with the temperature of about 10-20 degrees Celsius. The annual rainfall is about 1,000-1,500 mm.
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The forest conditions are deciduous dipterocarp forests scattered along the foothills and ridges. Essential plants include Burma Sal, Shorea siamensis, Hairy Keruing, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus Roxb, etc. The undergrowth plants are Arundinaria pusilia and Curcuma sessilis. In the mixed deciduous forest along the valleys, there are Dalbergia oliveri, Xylia xylocarpa, Burma Padauk, Sindora siamensis, and various bamboos such as Calcutta bamboo, Tinwa Bamboo, Gigantochloa albociliata Munro, and Bambusa Bamboo. Along the creeks is a dry evergreen forest, where rubber, Anisoptera costata, Hopea odorata, Bungor, Afzelia xylocarpa, etc., are found. The epiphytes are orchids and Indian birthwort are clinging to branches. Undergrowth plants are vines, palms, and herbs. Wild animals include Wild Boars, Barking Deer, Mouse-Deer, Monkeys, Langurs, Squirrels, Bengal Monitors, Snakes, and various birds. Large wild animals such as Sambar Deer, Tigers, Wild Elephants, and Asian black Bears have been hunted down. The remaining wild animals are threatened because people around the area are still hunting regularly. |
How to get there by car :
From Udon Thani Province, take Udon Thani-Nong Khai Highway and travel for 15 kilometers, turn left and pass through Ban Phue district heading for Nam Song District. 12 kilometers before reaching Nam Som District, turn right at Ban Sam Liam heading for Na Yung District. Proceed for about 15 kilometers to Ban Sawang. Turn right at the sign indicating the way to Na Yung-Nam Som National Park and continue for 2 kilometers to reach the National Park Headquarters. The total distance from Udon Thani province is 110 kilometers
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