Doi Phu Kha National Park

Doi Phu Kha National Park is a large mountainous national park in Nan Province, northern Thailand, centered in Pua District. Established on 17 June 1999, it covers about 1,704 square kilometers along the Luang Prabang Range near the Laos border. Notable for its 1,980-meter Doi Phu Kha peak, pristine evergreen and pine forests, and the rare pink-flowered Chomphu Phu Kha tree found only here, it offers viewpoints, waterfalls, caves and a cool montane climate.

Visitors can expect a mountainous forested park with winding mountain roads, cool climate, and panoramic viewpoints such as Doi Phu Kha summit and Doi Phu Wae. The park features evergreen forest trails, waterfalls including Sila Phet and Ton Tong, caves, camping grounds and bungalows near the headquarters. In February to March the endemic Chomphu Phu Kha (Bretschneidera sinensis) blooms with pink flowers. Facilities include a visitor centre, nature trails, and camping areas surrounded by highland scenery.

Established on 17 June 1999 as Thailand's 85th national park, covering 1,704 sq km across Pua, Bo Kluea, Chaloem Phra Kiat and Thung Chang districts. The park protects watershed forests of the Luang Prabang Range and was created to conserve the endemic Chomphu Phu Kha tree and montane ecosystems along the Thai-Laos border.

The park lies in an area inhabited by Tai Lue and other highland communities. The Chomphu Phu Kha tree is regarded locally as a significant natural heritage symbol of Nan Province, and the forested mountains are traditionally valued as watershed and community forest areas.