Thai Elephant Conservation Center

The Thai Elephant Conservation Center is a government-run elephant conservation facility in Wiang Tan, Hang Chat District, Lampang Province, northern Thailand. Operated by the Forest Industry Organization under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, it is notable as the world's first elephant hospital and home to the Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital. The center focuses on elephant healthcare, conservation, and mahout training.

Visitors can expect a large forested campus along the Lampang-Chiang Mai Highway with open enclosures, bathing pools, and demonstration grounds. The visit includes scheduled elephant bathing and talent shows, a walk-through elephant hospital viewing area, a small museum on elephant history and dung paper production, and opportunities to observe and feed elephants under staff supervision. Facilities are spread out and explored on foot with some shuttle service.