Yok Don National Park

Yok Don National Park is Vietnam's largest national park, spanning about 115,545 hectares across Dak Lak and Dak Nong provinces near the Cambodian border, about 40 km northwest of Buon Ma Thuot. Established in 1991-1992, it protects the country's largest remaining dry deciduous dipterocarp forest along the Srepok River. It is notable for its biodiversity, including Asian elephants, gaur, and diverse birdlife, and for its distinctive seasonal forest landscape.

Visitors can expect a vast dry deciduous forest landscape along the Srepok River with seasonal changes, open woodlands, and grasslands. The park offers guided trekking and cycling trails, wildlife observation points, birdwatching areas, and boat trips on the Srepok River. Facilities are centered at the park headquarters with a visitor centre, and exploration is typically done with park guides through designated forest routes and river areas.

Established in 1991 under Decision 301/CT and expanded in 1992, Yok Don is Vietnam's largest national park with an area of 115,545 hectares. It was created to protect the largest remaining area of dry deciduous dipterocarp forest in Vietnam and its associated wildlife, including Indochinese large mammals.

The park area is traditionally inhabited by ethnic groups including Ede and M'nong communities. The surrounding Buon Don area is known for its cultural traditions related to forest livelihoods and elephant care, reflected in local villages near the park buffer zone.